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A review by kle105
The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary
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.
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.