Book Review #94: The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary
I have read Beth O'Leary's two books before this one, and I liked them both. Overall I preferred 'The Flatshare' to 'The Switch', but they were light, entertaining stories that I enjoyed, so I was excited to read this one. Addie and her sister are driving to a wedding when their car gets rear-ended. The driver of the other car? Addie's ex-boyfriend Dylan, also travelling to the wedding. Dylan and his best friend have totalled their car, so Addie offers them a ride. Suddenly the car is full... of luggage and secrets, and Addie and Dylan are forced to confront the end of their relationship. But is it really the end? I didn't love this book. There were things that I liked, but mostly it was just okay. I went back and forth on my opinions of the main characters, Dylan and Addie. To start with Dylan, he is a poet, and this is show in his unrealistic speech patterns. I felt like at times it was a bit too on-the-nose - we didn't needed to be reminded that...