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swimmer120x 's review for:
The Five Year Lie
by Sarina Bowen
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book took me a little while to get into it, but then I enjoyed it. I emotionally felt for the characters — I loved some of them and despised others. I teared up when Buzz was on the train with his mom and he cried because he was so hungry. He saw the man across from him eating McDonald’s but didn’t understand why he couldn’t have any (since their money got stolen). Then double tears when the man shared his French fries. Even more tears when he left the envelope and note while Ariel slept.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use