Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary

74 reviews

_anne_05's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Outing and Vomit

archivofrances's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Homophobia, Vomit, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Eating disorder, Car accident, Classism, and Pregnancy

imds's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Vomit, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Eating disorder

your_true_shelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Emotional abuse

karolinaz's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse

nicksalex's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Toxic friendship, Stalking, Vomit, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexual assault, and Drug use

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

cutepatzie's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A nice light read. Like the second chance trope. I like the book but the middle ending is the ending on a wedding crasher. It was just so fictional. Fun in the books but highly realistic But over all good book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Car accident

jen1804's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

I have mixed feelings about this one. The book flicks between the ‘Then’ and the ‘Now’ which I really liked. The plot was mostly entertaining with comical almost slapstick things occurring throughout the road trip from Chichester to Scotland. Despite this however, it did feel slow at times. What compelled me to keep reading was that I wanted to find out what had happened in the past between Addie and Dylan to cause the tension in the car today. After O’Leary shares this with the reader, the last 50 pages or so were more difficult to read purely because there was no incentive to keep going. Therefore I clearly was not very invested in them as a couple, or invested in the other characters. Some of the relationships/friendships were largely unhealthy, but this is acknowledged within the book, and through use of time and therapy the characters show growth.
I did really love Deb’s character the whole way through though.
Satisfactory ending? Yes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Stalking, Drug abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

gillenwaaah's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-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

3.0

I keep hoping Beth’s books will be something they’re not! This one has a looooot of trauma weaved through out. A lot of depression and toxic relationships and substance abuse and mania and stalking and like, it is still funny in parts and she does show the dangerous of those things and how the characters have to grow and apologize but it’s just a bit too heavy for a romcom? It’s too real life and that is unfortunately it’s flaw. I want escapism! Also. No sex.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Stalking

libraryofkayla's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Car accident, Eating disorder, Stalking, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship