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instalovewithbooks's review against another edition
Dylan is a "nice guy", his best friend Marcus is a twat, and Addy is a bit more likable but honestly I got sick of her too.
This is probably my least fave of Beth's works which also includes The Switch.
Ah, well, up and over.
Graphic: Sexual content and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Addiction
Minor: Vomit
sins97's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Mental illness, Infidelity, Vomit, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Sexual harassment
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
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
avisreadsandreads's review
- 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
owls_rainbow'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Vomit and Sexual assault
Minor: Homophobia
melissa08's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
After reading The Flatshare, I wanted to read more of Beth O’Leary’s books as her writing style is gorgeous, she makes it really easy to read and follow along with the story.
The Road Trip begins with Addie and Dylan making their way to a wedding on the other side of the country with a friend each (plus Rodney), in separate cars. Without spoiling the story, an accident happens and they all end up in the one car in order to make it to the wedding.
The story is told in dual perspective flicking between past and present in order to give you the full story of Addie and Dylan’s relationship. It was a fun read with a couple of heavy hitting topics.
Again, Beth O’ Learys writing was lovely to listen to and there was plenty of laugh out loud moments as these 5 people were squashed into a Mini.
Trope: Second Chance Romance and Forced Proximity
Trigger warnings: Sexual Assault
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Toxic friendship, Stalking, Vomit, and Alcoholism
hootypocket's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Vomit and Rape
jessicastewart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Addiction
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Vomit, Drug use, Car accident, and Stalking
impalalibrary'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
3.5
I really really didn’t like Dylan and Marcus for like 99% of the book and I couldn’t stand the way they both low key bitched on and about Addie the whole time.
I only liked reading from Addies perspective and the parts in the past as I couldn’t care less about Dylan’s thoughts because I didn’t like him at all, lol!
The end was, as always with Beth’s books, really really sweet and comforting and currently kind of relatable, which is why I went for 3,5 stars instead of 3
Really looking forward to more of her books!❤️
Graphic: Homophobia, Vomit, and Sexual harassment