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The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary

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pinksloth's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective fast-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

5.0

walkintime's review against another edition

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emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I'm having some mixed feelings about this one. Exes-to-lovers is one of my favorite tropes and I was yet to find a story like this that I didn't enjoy, but this one managed to make it to the list. I wasn't able to get attached to Addie and Dylan's relationship as I would've liked and, although I looked forward to understanding what had happened, I didn't really care if they would end up together or not. I noticed that I was very bothered by the difference in their social realities and I also didn't like how intertwined with Marcus their relationship was. Despite that, I was entertained by what was going on, especially during the Road Trip part, but I just couldn't care much about the romance

lydiabobidia's review against another edition

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2.0

Absolutely adored The Switch and The Wake Up Call, but this one was very different. The flirtation and butterflies from the other two books was not present in this one. For 80% of the book I felt miserable. Toxic friendships, miscommunication, lying, manipulation, and general yuck was the bulk of this story and that just isn’t for me.

kateander's review against another edition

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funny medium-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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kle105's review against another edition

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2.0

Having loved The Flatshare I was excited to read this one. Gone was the typically romcom vibes. This one had a lot of darker themes. It starts with Dylan in the car with his friend Marcus, however when he recognizes the person in the car in front of him he is distracted. He ends up hitting the car, and gets confirmation that the driver is his ex Addie.

Since they are heading to the same wedding for a mutual friend Addie grudgingly agrees to let them ride with her, her sister, and a stranger Rodney......in a Mini Cooper. If you have ever ridden in a Mini you know that is a tight fit for 5 adults.

While the beginning of their story was sweet having met while he was on vacation and she was working as the caretaker it quickly gets creepy. With Dylan's creepy Uncle Terry showing up unannounced and then Marcus. The friendship between Dylan and Marcus is toxic. Marcus gets into Dylan's head, and is always causing doubt.

All the relationships were toxic, and didn't communicate. The numerous issues on the road trip started to become a little much and not believable. Also Addie forgave Dylan a little too quickly in my opinion, even though he didn't change much since the break-up. Marcus was the biggest a-hole of them all and while therapy was discussed he hadn't changed much. There was also a twist at the end that I didn't feel was handled well.

Overall this one had way too many issues for me. While I appreciated that therapy was discussed I saw little change or remorse from Dylan and Marcus.

I received an ARC for review for review, all opinions are my own and given freely.