Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary

72 reviews

sins97's review against another edition

dark inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Mental illness, Infidelity, Vomit, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Sexual harassment

helenacarys13's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.5

Not my favourite Beth O’Leary book but her writing is so gripping I once again couldn’t put it down. Great character development and a simple but effective setting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Not in detail and not graphic but it’s still there

sissiemilia's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Rape

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

aseel_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

Just another sweet story by this author. I was a bit worried that I wouldn't vibe with their relationship during the first flashback, but it quickly became very engrossing and I wanted to understand their history immediately. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Bullying, and Classism

meredith_williams_'s review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

2.75

This book was so melodramatic. I went in expecting a romcom, and while there were moments of comedic relief, the overall story was a bit pretentious and felt like I was reading a less glamorous version of an episode of gossip girl. The main characters fall in love one summer abroad but their relationship struggles due to class divide and family expectations. A few years later, they reconnect on the way to a friend’s wedding when the MMC breaks down and has to road-trip to Scotland with the FMC. I liked the alternating timelines between past and present as it kept the reader engaged with the main characters’s love story, but when the reason for their original break up was revealed, I was over it. I did not think what the MMC did was easily forgivable despite his mental health struggle and honestly felt that the main couple should just stay broken up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug use, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, and Cursing

Moderate: Homophobia, Classism, Alcohol, Misogyny, and Sexual content

jessicastewart's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I liked this book and was going to give it 3* but the last 2 hours of the audiobook hit different! So good :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Addiction

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit, Drug use, Car accident, and Stalking

dukeofkel's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Rape

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

Minor: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism

carla20's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, Addiction, Drug use, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Sexual content

Minor: Eating disorder

isabellaft's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Minor: Eating disorder and Medical trauma

btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Homophobia, and Drug use

Moderate: Vomit, Classism, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

Minor: Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

TW: attempted rape