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The Five Year Lie

Sarina Bowen

3.85 AVERAGE

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

This was fun and different for sure! I enjoyed the mystery behind Drew and what happened to him. I also enjoyed Ariel teaming up with Zain.
I very much so wish he didn’t die tho that was sad and rough.
I loved Buzz and the ending of the story was fun too. Not much else to say.

lanieh09's review

4.0
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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nastystig's review

3.0

3.5 stars (Rounded down)

This was a solid domestic thriller that kept me engaged from start to finish—fast-paced, juicy, and full of suspense—but I’ll admit, the ending left me with a few lingering questions, and there seemed to be a couple of loose threads.

The setup is so compelling: Ariel gets a text from the man she thought died five years ago, and it cracks open everything she thought she knew. I was hooked! But by the time I turned the last page, I couldn’t help feeling like some of the bigger reveals didn’t quite get the depth they needed. And seriously—am I really supposed to believe Drew was out here stalking Ariel’s Insta but somehow missed the local news?

larissardz's review

4.0
adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Lots of unexpected events very enjoyable. Switching between characters keeps you engaged!

kawiemken's review

4.0

Kept me interested from the start. As the plot unfolds, you can’t help but wonder if sinister people engage in these activities in real life.

sonya3312's review

4.5
emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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preshsuperfresh's review

5.0
adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes

kiki19's review

5.0
mysterious medium-paced

mirandadarrow's review

5.0

I love it when successful romance authors write domestic suspense because they can already write amazing chemistry and romantic subplots but get to shine in the twisty main plot. Nicely done.
emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes