Review by meganjeg - The Road Trip

meganjeg 's review for:

The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary

3.0

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I was on board with this concept - you and your ex are stuck in a car together on a long-haul drive from London to Scotland, tension and drama to ensue. But the characters are so unlikable and grating that I found the first half of this book a slog. Also, for a book titled 'The Road Trip' you spend a lot of time in flashbacks and not that much time on the road. That all being said, the plot felt more unpredictable than you would expect for this genre and by the last part of the book I was hanging on to see how it would all play out.

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