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mmalone's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Medical content, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Cancer, and Child death
Minor: Abortion
_holliepao's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Medical content, Grief, Sexual content, and Terminal illness
Minor: Abandonment, Infidelity, and Sexual content
tacoshark's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-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? Yes
3.5
This was quite different from what I thought it was going to be when I started - I was expecting something much lighter and well, light this is not. My expectations colored my experience of it, but even more than that, I found this a strange read as a lawyer. The main character is a corporate lawyer and she loves it but god, even though she loves it she really manages to make it seem awful. I didn’t find the main character very sympathetic, so I had some trouble really caring all that much about what happened to her. Very strange book overall.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Abandonment
emilypapp's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Abandonment
kelly_e's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
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
5.0
Thank you to Atria Books, and Simon & Schuster Canada for providing me with an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
5 glowing stars!
In Five Years was one of my most anticipated reads of 2020 and it did not disappoint! Without even knowing what it was about, I was drawn first to the title and then the cover. After reading the synopsis, I just knew it was a book for me!
Dannie, an ambitious young lawyer, lands her dream job, gets engaged to her boyfriend, and experiences a vivid dream propelling her five years into her future all in one day. In the dream, she wakes up in an unknown apartment, with an entirely different man. This vision has the potential to alter her entire life forever. When she wakes up the following morning, she cannot shake how real it all seemed, but does her best to bury it. Her best friend, Bella, couldn't be more different than her, wild, whimsical and living life on edge. Despite their differences, Bella has always been a constant in Dannie's life. A couple years down the road, she meets the very man from her dream. Dannie's five-year plan begins to unravel as she moves closer and closer to the moment she lived in her dream. A beautiful story of loyalty, friendship and love.
Serle has crafted a literary treat with In Five Years - the story, the characters, the setting, the writing, the flow, I could go on and on. This was not the story I was expecting, it was so much more - an ode to friendship, a different take on love. It made me laugh and it certainly made me cry, but most of all it made me embrace life. The friendship aspect is one of the reason I loved this one so much. I'm hopeful this is the start of a new sub-genre celebrating the different types of love, not just romantic love. The uniqueness, emotional depth and unpredictability made this a 5-star read for me.
There's a reason this book is everywhere - it's a story unlike any other and I cannot recommend it enough! If you're looking for something a little different, stop what you're doing and get yourself a copy! If you loved One Day or Me Before You, you need to read In Five Years. Even if you don't read romance novels, you NEED to read this one. Lastly, it would make a perfect book club selection, especially one involving your closest girlfriends. This story was simply a breath of fresh air during a particularly difficult time for me. I cannot wait to read for of Rebecca Serle's work!
Favourite Quotes:
" 'You mistake love. You think it has to have a future in order to matter, but it doesn't. It's the only thing that does not need to become at all. It matters only insofar as it exists. Here. Now. Love doesn't require a future.' "
"But all of that is an hour from now. Now, on the other side of midnight, we do not yet know what is coming. So be it. So let it be."
5 glowing stars!
In Five Years was one of my most anticipated reads of 2020 and it did not disappoint! Without even knowing what it was about, I was drawn first to the title and then the cover. After reading the synopsis, I just knew it was a book for me!
Dannie, an ambitious young lawyer, lands her dream job, gets engaged to her boyfriend, and experiences a vivid dream propelling her five years into her future all in one day. In the dream, she wakes up in an unknown apartment, with an entirely different man. This vision has the potential to alter her entire life forever. When she wakes up the following morning, she cannot shake how real it all seemed, but does her best to bury it. Her best friend, Bella, couldn't be more different than her, wild, whimsical and living life on edge. Despite their differences, Bella has always been a constant in Dannie's life. A couple years down the road, she meets the very man from her dream. Dannie's five-year plan begins to unravel as she moves closer and closer to the moment she lived in her dream. A beautiful story of loyalty, friendship and love.
Serle has crafted a literary treat with In Five Years - the story, the characters, the setting, the writing, the flow, I could go on and on. This was not the story I was expecting, it was so much more - an ode to friendship, a different take on love. It made me laugh and it certainly made me cry, but most of all it made me embrace life. The friendship aspect is one of the reason I loved this one so much. I'm hopeful this is the start of a new sub-genre celebrating the different types of love, not just romantic love. The uniqueness, emotional depth and unpredictability made this a 5-star read for me.
There's a reason this book is everywhere - it's a story unlike any other and I cannot recommend it enough! If you're looking for something a little different, stop what you're doing and get yourself a copy! If you loved One Day or Me Before You, you need to read In Five Years. Even if you don't read romance novels, you NEED to read this one. Lastly, it would make a perfect book club selection, especially one involving your closest girlfriends. This story was simply a breath of fresh air during a particularly difficult time for me. I cannot wait to read for of Rebecca Serle's work!
Favourite Quotes:
" 'You mistake love. You think it has to have a future in order to matter, but it doesn't. It's the only thing that does not need to become at all. It matters only insofar as it exists. Here. Now. Love doesn't require a future.' "
"But all of that is an hour from now. Now, on the other side of midnight, we do not yet know what is coming. So be it. So let it be."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Terminal illness, and Cancer
Moderate: Abandonment and Death
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