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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-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:
No
mysterious
medium-paced
𝓡𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 3.5/5 ⭐️
The Five Year Lie by Sarina Bowen is a thriller following Ariel after the tragic loss of the father of her son and a strange conspiracy five years later. Ariel met Drew and she thought it was love but then he suddenly disappears. Five years later she gets a disturbing text from him!
I had a hard time getting into this one. The prologue was intriguing the premise was good but it felt kind of slow for me. I kept waiting for something to happen I feel like. The different timelines were interesting. I liked that it gave us a glimpse into the past.
The POV in the villain was a nice touch. It definitely kept you guessing on who it could have been! The last 75 pages or so were really fast-paced and I felt like everything was just happening bam bam. I did enjoy the ending! Thought it was fitting.
Overall a sweet thriller. I say sweet because it didn’t really cause me any panic and was easy to read but it didn’t keep me on the edge of my seat.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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:
Complicated
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Eh.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I want to start with stating that this was not really a thriller, more like a romance story with some mystery added in. The writing was good but the pacing was very slow. I actually had to get an audiobook to finish it.
Overall it was just ok - too slow for a thriller and not romantic enough for a romance.
Thank you Harper Paperbacks and the author for a free ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Overall it was just ok - too slow for a thriller and not romantic enough for a romance.
Thank you Harper Paperbacks and the author for a free ARC in exchange for my honest review.
adventurous
mysterious
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:
No