A review by daybreakreads
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

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

2.0

I read the synopsis and it bought it might be similar to “The Midnight Library”. After getting about halfway through and realizing that wasn’t the case, I almost gave up on this entirely. I would say I didn’t like the first 75% of this book. The characters were flat and not very likable; you had a Type A Jewish lawyer nerd (seemed a bit stereotypical) and a carefree ditzy blonde dullard who lives entirely “in the moment” at the whims of daddy’s credit card. There were random details that didn’t make sense (I could’ve sworn early on David’s eyes were said to be brown, but later on it said they were green, and after it said Aaron had green eyes…)

The ending was a bit different than I anticipated. No major plot twists, but I thought it was ended nicely. 

Seemed a bit oversexualized for women in their 30s though
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