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The Five Year Lie

Sarina Bowen

3.85 AVERAGE

mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I found this quite entertaining although it was predictable.
mysterious medium-paced
emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes


I am fan of Bowen's romances and loved her first domestic thriller. I could not put this one down, the premise of the story about receiving a text from someone you loved and is dead is chilling and Ariel's story of figuring out what happened with Drew. I love all the twists and turns and the multiple POV. The reference to Toy Story was fun too. Buzz was such a cute kid and added some light heartiness to the story. I felt the ending was a bit rush and there were some pieces that I wanted more wrapped up. All the 3 narrators did a phenomenal job and kept me engrossed.
adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional tense medium-paced