{"id":7334,"date":"2023-07-17T09:57:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T07:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/?p=7334"},"modified":"2023-07-17T09:57:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T07:57:08","slug":"the-road-trip-by-beth-oleary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/mk\/the-road-trip-by-beth-oleary\/","title":{"rendered":"The Road Trip by Beth O&#8217;Leary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readwithstefani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/51405046.jpg?resize=341%2C529&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7335\" width=\"341\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readwithstefani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/51405046.jpg?w=432&amp;ssl=1 432w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readwithstefani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/51405046.jpg?resize=193%2C300&amp;ssl=1 193w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readwithstefani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/51405046.jpg?resize=8%2C12&amp;ssl=1 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>Very nearly the perfect contemporary read for me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I read and loved The Flatshare last year and I should not have waited a year to read another O\u2019 Leary book.<br><br>The Road Trip is the story of Addie and Dylan, who we learn have previously been in a relationship, travelling to a mutual friend&#8217;s wedding with three other people. As they drive to Scotland in a Mini Cooper, we learn how they met, fell in love and what led to their breakup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chapters alternate between the POV of both main characters and also includes a then vs now perspective that adds a lot of background to the story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Above all, I like that it seems realistic and there\u2019s so much depth to the characters. The characters are well built and intriguing, I&#8217;d read books about Marcus, Rodney and Deb in a heartbeat if they were available.<br><br>I appreciate that were few over the top scenes which seem common in contemporary stories nowadays, made the story seem realistic, like these are real people and real events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would list triggers but they\u2019re kind if spoilery, only look them up if absolutely necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highly recommended! 4.5 stars <br><br>I&#8217;m definitely going to read O&#8217;Leary&#8217;s other books. Let me know your thoughts on this or her other books in the comments. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Very nearly the perfect contemporary read for me! I read and loved The Flatshare last year and I should not have waited a year to read another O\u2019 Leary book. The Road Trip is&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1065,352,1064],"class_list":["post-7334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-book-review","tag-beth-oleary","tag-book-review","tag-the-road-trip"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readwithstefani.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/51405046.jpg?fit=432%2C671&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/mk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/mk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/mk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/mk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/mk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7334"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/mk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7337,"href":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/mk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7334\/revisions\/7337"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/mk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/mk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/mk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/mk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}