Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary

14 reviews

hmatt's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Classic Beth O'Leary here: a hilariously-told and very cute romance with complex characters and a slightly ridiculous premise. This one felt just a little too long for me with a bit of weird pacing, like the antics were slightly too ridiculous and then the ending creeped up and it was all wrapped up too fast. I also felt like the characters were less relatable than those in the author's other books, but that has more to do with their younger ages and how many of them were posh English people than how they were written. This author always does a fantastic job of writing rich and flawed characters that feel very real, and I once again came away wanting to "check up" on all the primary and secondary characters after the novel finishes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Stalking

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Violence, and Vomit

Minor pregnancy tag for breastfeeding and discussions of becoming pregnant. Minor homophobia tag for several brief mentions of a minor homophobic character.

devilianty's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Homophobia, Pregnancy, and Stalking

100_pages_hr's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Car accident and Stalking

berodatheelf's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Vomit