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The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary

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booksbikesnpoms's review against another edition

lighthearted

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

2.0

Sigh. I keep trying to like romance novels but I think it just isn’t a great genre for me. The characters felt a little flat with fake flaws that seem elementary in their construction rather than deeply rooted and high definition. All of the drama that drives the plot forward is pretty petty though the author tries to tie it back to something “heavy” and “serious” it just feels like a desperate attempt to lean on sexual harrassment instead of finding true depth and flaws to your characters.

Would not recommend, but I did finish it so I can’t give it two stars. Just not the genre for me. I want a much deeper hurt at the center of my love stories.

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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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medium-paced

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

1.0

This review is a big ol spoiler but I might save you from reading this because it's definitely not worth the time

I had high hopes starting this book as I'd just finished the flat share and decided to work my way through Beth O'Leary's other books. Disappointingly I choose this one. The more I read the more I disliked it. I nearly didn't finish the book but decided to push through it.

First off these characters are pretty horrid. Addie, I honestly don't even know her character all I know is she's short, long hair, wears bracelets, went to France for the summer and is a teacher. That's it. Dylan is constantly making up poems which maybe his whole personality but his personality is being Marcus's door mat and being obsessed with Addie. Finally Marcus is a destructive asshole and I don't think I could possibly dislike a character more.

Dylan and Addie's relationship honestly isn't healthy. Yes them being in france together was kinda cute but once they eventually lived together it was not healthy for either or them. Marcus can 100% be blamed for this and he's either a really good friend to Marcus or he lets Marcus walk all over him and sabotage his relationship. Take your pic. They rely on one another way too much. The relationship is their life and Dylan specifically just wants Addie to tell him what to with with his life. The tipping point was when Addie was sexually assaulted by her boss and dylan wouldn't listen to addie's side of the story. This was after Addies boss spoke to Dylan first and told him Addie was coming onto him not the truth that he sexually assaulted her. I did not want Dyan and Addie to get back together at all. FInding out their history more and more as the book went on too I could not root for these two.

Marcus is the worst character ever he stalked Addie, he got super creepy and didn't like that he couldn't have her because Addie said she wasn't into him. Then constantly sabotaged the relationship. Then it comes out at the end he loved her the whole time......yeah that's not love. He's just so dang creepy, mean and icky

I could keep going, between the creepy comments men make throughout the book objectifying women and the plot which got more and more chaotic as the book went on. It felt like a horrible train wreck or a very bad road trip. I will say one positive is it was easy to keep track of going from the present to the past in the book. One positive. That's it. </spoiler

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