Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary

22 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

yareliz's review

medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Car accident, Classism, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

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

mishaps's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, Sexual assault, Addiction, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Minor: Bullying, Blood, Classism, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

chelle22's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Stalking, and Car accident

Minor: Infidelity, Violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Vomit

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

loverbot's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective tense fast-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

Na verdade, até entendo. Acho. O amor como um trato. Tipo, entregar o coração é assustador, mas exequível se a outra pessoa o fizer em simultâneo, como dois soldados a baixarem as armas ao mesmo tempo.

Mas o pavor que sinto não parece sabê-lo. O pavor sabe apenas que o futuro é vasto, e terrível, porque, inevitavelmente, faça eu o que fizer, irei falhar.

Aquela gargalhada soa a conforto, a simples prazer, ao deleite de sentir que a pessoa que amamos também nos ama.

Mas o quase é mesmo assim: podemos ter 99 por cento de certeza, podemos estar a uma unha negra de o fazer, mas, se nos impedirmos de transpor essa linha, nunca ninguém saberá quão perto estivemos.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Toxic friendship

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

Minor: Pregnancy, Vomit, Stalking, and Sexual content

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

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

loeams93's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Infidelity, and Rape