A review by analia
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

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

2.5

I feel like this story had a lot of potential that fell flat. The plot was an interesting concept that I was excited to read. But the characters just felt way too robotic. A lot of their dialogue felt corny or inauthentic. Admittedly I did cry, but I felt like it was more from personal stuff that related to what was happening in the book. I also got the sense that this was written as movie or tv bait, because I think it would work better as a script than a novel. The prose was just lacking.  
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