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idesofmarch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Sexual assault and Alcoholism
Moderate: Toxic friendship
Minor: Stalking
abimyers_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
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The Road Trip follows a group of people travelling to a wedding together after their cars crash. In one car is Addie and Deb who are sisters and Rodney a random person needing a lift and the other car happens to be Dylan Addie's ex and his best friend Marcus.
Duel perspective following Addie's and Dylan's relationship at the beginning and being forced together in a car.
Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Stalking, and Sexual content
Minor: Car accident
jg34's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Things that annoyed me (maybe sort of spoilers???)
-Marcus obviously
-Jumping forward and backward in time only getting tiny bits of the story until the very end
-Friend group reminded me of magnolia parks (a book I did not finish bc I couldn’t stand the toxic friendships)
-The overall fact that Dylan never stood up for Addie and couldn’t see Marcus blatantly trying to break them up
The fact that all of this comes together and gets resolved quite well at the end proves to me it was all worth it and it was all calculated on the authors part but I was truly about to go crazy at times. So enjoyment level.. 2/5 but everything else 5/5??? I guess I went into this hoping for a lighthearted rom com but that is not what I got
Graphic: Addiction and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
ineedsomemoretea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Stalking, Alcohol, and Toxic friendship
itsbumley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Car accident
sissiemilia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, and Drug use
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Rape
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
elysedc's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Rape, and Sexual assault
patsypoo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
It still passed the time though and I will continue to read more Beth O'Leary for the foreseeable future.
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault
avisreadsandreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Stalking, and Vomit
Minor: Car accident and Pregnancy
downsophialane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I would recommend Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren or Happy Place by Emily Henry over this for anyone looking for a second chance dual timeline, but I didn't have a bad time reading it so I wouldn't not recommend it. I will definitely be seeking out Beth O'Leary's other work.
Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, and Mental illness
Moderate: Stalking and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Suicide attempt