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It was a little too wealthy-corporate-New York for my taste, but it kept my attention. The characters' journey was compelling and not too predictable. I even cried a little. And I definitely agree with people saying this isn't a romance (though there are romantic elements). It is primarily about FRIENDSHIP and SELF DISCOVERY.
*and privilege, but that's incidental.

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challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Another one in the column of Books That Made Me Ugly Cry!!! Hooray, for I so dearly love a story that brings such emotions to the forefront. (Not sarcasm, btw)

I had no idea what to expect going into this book. Well, that’s a lie. I knew it was a love story, and I’d heard it would make me cry.

But I did not anticipate in the slightest, why it would make me cry. Or what kind of love story I’d feel very deeply apart of.

You very easily slip in to this story. It reads like any other, until it doesn’t. And when it doesn’t, you simply must keep reading to see where it leads. Love, heartbreak, celebration, tragedy, compromise, friendship. Life, changing without approval, no matter how much you plan for it not to. Life, out of your hands.

“In Five Years” is as comforting as it is devastating. It’s both a tight, warm hug and a fierce, bitter wind. It answers the questions you’ve never even thought about before, and asks of you things you’ve never had to give.

Give it all. The characters in this novel deserve it.

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

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milenasbooknook's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

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betsygrace's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

Originally, I thought this was going to be a romance or a focus on the main character’s love life, but the longer I listened, the more I realized this book actually turned out to be a beautiful story of everlasting friendship. I really enjoyed the character development, and despite some bittersweet and sad feelings,

it was a reminder of how important it is to love people hard while they are still here. I’ve lost several relatives to cancer, and it sucks every time.

What a beautifully written story.

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mlthomas234's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

3.0

Really interesting premise, but doesn’t follow through. It’s not really about the romance at all so much as it is about the friendship— which is pretty epic and almost a romance in and of itself (nearly sapphic). If this was framed around the friendship from the start, I would have enjoyed it a lot more. There’s also something very basic in the details that are called out (the brand of clothes worn or when xyz was bought) that detracts from the mysticism of the premise and overall tone of something that could be very magical. I did feel compelled to finish it to know what happened, but was less and less intrigued as I got closer to the end.

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