Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary

29 reviews

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

avisreadsandreads's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Vomit, Violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Sexual violence, Stalking, Car accident, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Blood, Alcoholism, and Mental illness

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

c_totume's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug abuse, Vomit, Bullying, Car accident, and Pregnancy

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

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

lifeonasofa's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

3.25

“But that’s the thing about almost: you can be ninety-nine per cent there, you can be an inch away from doing it, but if you stop yourself from stepping over that line, nobody will ever know how close you were” - Beth O’Leary 🚶🏻‍♀️

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 3.25 stars

I adore Beth O’Learys writing, I find her books so easy to pick up. The Flatshare was actually the reason I got into chick lit reads. I just love how she combines fluffy and cozy with funny and real characters. 💕

Unfortunately, this one wasn’t my favourite but that’s okay! I’m not big on second chance romance anyway and this particular pairing didn’t win me over. I enjoyed Addie and her sister, wish the other female characters got their chance to shine ✨ 

The males in this book were all toxic! Don’t get me wrong, it added to the plot and some parts were SO FUNNY but it wasn’t the perfect set up for a romance. Dylan was such a wet wipe, Marcus was so predictably dickish, and Rodney well I’m not against him being inserted for some extra drama but it was random 😂

I understand why the use of ‘then’ and ‘now’ was needed to unravel the story. I felt O’Leary was trying to mix up her style with a deeper plot, but personally I think it took away from her usual loveable style. The beginning was pretty fun but as the book went on, I could’ve done without flashbacks. TW: Sexual Assault ⚠️ 

I’m still an O’Leary fan but this one didn’t hit the mark for me 💍

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Stalking, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Rape, and Cursing