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The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary
DID NOT FINISH: 35%

Unfortunately this was a DNF at 35% for me. I went back and forth about wanting to finish this one, but there's a few reasons I did not:
1. The characters are all awful. I felt no concern for any one of them nor did I care.
2. Marcus is a tool. The fact that Dylan still hangs out with him makes me think Dylan is also a tool.
3. The then and now timelines was not great. I did not feel any chemistry between the two characters. I am told they love each other, but do they?

After almost just going on and telling myself to plow through, I checked some lower reviews and I must say I am surprised with all the horrible actions in this book that it is so liked. I LOVED O'Leary's last two books and I will count the days until her next book. But after looking at some spoilers, I am happy I did not press on. Many trigger warnings in my opinion that seem to be taken lightly by the characters in the book. If you do not want full spoilers but want TWs please reach out to me!