Published by Quercus on November 17, 2021
Format: Audiobook, eARC
Source: Net Galley
Pages: 401
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Also by this author: The Flatshare
Addie and her sister are about to embark on an epic road trip to a friend's wedding in the north of Scotland. The playlist is all planned and the snacks are packed.
But, not long after setting off, a car slams into the back of theirs. The driver is none other than Addie's ex, Dylan, who she's avoided since their traumatic break-up two years earlier.
Dylan and his best mate are heading to the wedding too, and they've totalled their car, so Addie has no choice but to offer them a ride. The car is soon jam-packed full of luggage and secrets, and with three hundred miles ahead of them, Dylan and Addie can't avoid confronting the very messy history of their relationship...
Will they make it to the wedding on time? And, more importantly... is this really the end of the road for Addie and Dylan?
I started the audiobook of this with slight trepidation for a couple of reasons. Would I love this as much as The Flatshare and why the heck did I look at the reviews π
I am always going to love The Flatshare but this does come second to that. I had no idea how this would pan out. Even my mini-me was invested in the audiobook, although she told me off for all the swearing coming out of the speakers π
I had to know what happened with Addie and Dylan! We had to know how it would all pan out, as we had no clue. I was that impatient much to the mini-me’s disappointment I spent the last 45 minutes reading the book so I knew how it would end, sorry!
This book is slightly darker with the themes tackled here. Depression and self-loathing and lack of confidence hangs really heavy here. But it made the book that much more realistic, throw in unrequited love to destroy people and you have a sad tale. It was sad to see how they got from the past to the present day, and I was hoping for some kind of reconciliation.
Addie and Dylan start off as a holiday romance, but they know nothing about each other. Will they be able to make it in everyday life? Or is there just too much against them? Why is Marcus so absolutely horrific? And why is Grace not in the book more!!
I had so much time for these characters. I thought the dysfunctional family really worked in the car. I thought Rodney was cute…. until he wasn’t!! Shocking!! Although not much with him was resolved and dealt with.
I did have a lot of emotion with this book and in the bathroom scene of the hotel, I was holding my breath. It was so emotionally charged and it was the start of something. It still moves me thinking about it.
I did enjoy the book and the narrators were awesome too! I love their voices throughout the book. Just a little sad it has all come to, a satisfying, end.
Until the next time xxx
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