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In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

23 reviews

butilikeit's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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expecto_padronum's review

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emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was not at all what I was expecting, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I was shook that the protagonist was so toxic - Rory Gilmore level of terrible friend and girlfriend - and the constant cringiness of her choices knocked the rating down a little for me. I wonder if the author intended for readers to dislike Danielle as much as I did. That being said, I was hooked and I devoured this book in 2 days so points for that + the unique premise. I’ll go on a rant with spoilers but at the end of the day, this book is a reminder that characters don’t need to be likeable for a story to be interesting and thought provoking.

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your best friend is literally DYING and she gifts you a whole apartment, personally decorated, and you repay her by…. Kissing her fiancé?!?!? Wtf!!! And when her best friend was diagnosed with cancer she called her weak and said she couldn’t handle it!! I repeat: wtf!!!! I was cheering for David when he finally broke up with her AND kicked her out of the apartment. Should’ve done it 3 years earlier but better late than never Dave. Her re-proposing to you and then only wanting you to finish her off instead of having a mutual intimate moment was a big fat red flag (waving proudly among many other giant red flags from this woman). And I know Rebecca Serle didn’t invent the concept of the best friend + boyfriend hooking up after the funeral, but good lord I hate that trope. So uncomfy. Lastly, I found some of the details in the premonition scene to be a bit of a stretch to make us think she and Aaron were together. I personally probably wouldn’t wear my best friend’s engagement ring after she died. I also find it hard to believe that Aaron left sweatpants at her apartment from when he was working on it… in a drawer… after she’s been living there for weeks…. Oh well.

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sarahmae531's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Nothing says I love my best friend like

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sleeping with her fiancé a week after she dies of cancer.

I literally have nothing else to say on the matter. 💀

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cassmills's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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lqvekanej's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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mariavale4's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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anmiko's review

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emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

At one point, the main character says that she and her friend are a stereotypical workaholic and golden party girl - and that’s exactly what they are. The main character is

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annoying, self centered, and obsessed with her job and best friend more than her own fiancée. I knew as soon as the book jumped 4.5 years that the story would not build naturally or anything answer all of a readers questions. The magical premise of the book is never explained - probably because the author couldn’t think of anyway to pull it off. More importantly, who the hell sleeps with their dead best friends fiancé??? And then mistakes grief for love??? But don’t worry, she still gets her typical rom-com chance of with her bffs doctor at the end!!

Unless you like a good premise ruined with a bad story but pages full of details about food, find something else to read.

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ashlikes's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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? No

3.25

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lanaaa21's review against another edition

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Loveable characters? No

1.0

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It’s been a while since I’ve gave a book 1 star! The first chapters are fine, but after that it is all downhill. Hated it. The main character was a horrible friend! Felt bad for Bella and David. It would be 2 stars but after reading that her feeling towards Aaron is grief I wanted to scream like no pls. It was quite short but feels like I wasted a lot of precious time :/ also the ending???? Wtf

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greys527's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective 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? No

4.0

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