Author: Rebecca Serle
Genre: Romance
Published on: March 10, 2020 by Atria Books
When I came across this book in the Kindle Store, I thought the title was so intriguing. And the synopsis made it even more compelling. How many of us can be certain where we’ll be five years in the future? In Five Years is the story of Dannie Cohan, a lawyer from Manhattan. When she’s introduced, Dannie is about to go to the job interview she’s worked so many years for. Dannie dreams of working at Wachtell, which she believes is the best place for a corporate lawyer. After the interview, Dannie feels confident that she’ll get the job. Her boyfriend, David Rosen, takes her on a date where he proposes. Dannie accepts, feeling all the pieces of her five-year plan falling into place.
What happens next is something extraordinary and unexpected. Dannie wakes up in a strange bed, in an apartment she’s not familiar with. And there’s a man she doesn’t know. Did Dannie have a one-night stand? Of course not, she’d never cheat on David, much less on the same night he proposed. The stranger seems friendly enough, but Dannie is still cautious. She eventually discovers that she’s somehow moved forward five years into the future. Things are so different that Dannie doesn’t know what to make of it. She’s a woman with plans, and she can’t fathom how those plans will lead her to the new apartment with a different man.
Dannie spends only an hour in the future before going back to the present. She wakes up, once again disoriented. Dannie thinks what she saw must have been only a dream. She can’t get it out of her head, though. Since Dannie can’t do anything about it, she goes about her life as normal. Dannie gets her dream job, as expected. She’s also joyful about being engaged to David, the man of her dreams. They fit well together, and their schedules coordinate. The new job also proves to be exciting. Being a corporate lawyer at Watchtell means Dannie has a heavy workload, but she likes it.
An important supporting character is Bella Gold. She’s been Dannie’s best friend since they were seven years old. Whereas Dannie plans for everything, Bella is a more spontaneous kind of person. She has dreams but doesn’t have as rigid a path to get to them as Dannie does. Bella is also artistic; she paints and has a few galleries. Bella isn’t the “starving artist” type though, because her family is well-off. Bella’s romantic relationships also don’t last long. The latest one is going to be quite a shock for Dannie, though. Bella introduces the guy to Dannie and David one day. The guy, Greg, is really friendly and charismatic. But Dannie doesn’t know how to act around him.
To my surprise, the five years between Dannie’s present and future lives pass quickly. They’re not glossed over or rushed, but I still thought there’d be more. It explains why the novel is a little short. In Five Years still doesn’t disappoint. It was good and entertaining. You also root for Dannie, and try to figure out how she could possibly end up where she does in five years. Bella is a lovable character as well. And Greg’s a little mysterious. Not in a bad way, it’s just a bit of a will-they-won’t-they situation. It was...emotional when I learned the fate of one of the main characters, though. I wish that hadn’t happened, and it shocked me that that was how the pieces fell. You’re likely not going to guess the events that lead Dannie to her future. It was well-executed, if poignant.
What happens next is something extraordinary and unexpected. Dannie wakes up in a strange bed, in an apartment she’s not familiar with. And there’s a man she doesn’t know. Did Dannie have a one-night stand? Of course not, she’d never cheat on David, much less on the same night he proposed. The stranger seems friendly enough, but Dannie is still cautious. She eventually discovers that she’s somehow moved forward five years into the future. Things are so different that Dannie doesn’t know what to make of it. She’s a woman with plans, and she can’t fathom how those plans will lead her to the new apartment with a different man.
Dannie spends only an hour in the future before going back to the present. She wakes up, once again disoriented. Dannie thinks what she saw must have been only a dream. She can’t get it out of her head, though. Since Dannie can’t do anything about it, she goes about her life as normal. Dannie gets her dream job, as expected. She’s also joyful about being engaged to David, the man of her dreams. They fit well together, and their schedules coordinate. The new job also proves to be exciting. Being a corporate lawyer at Watchtell means Dannie has a heavy workload, but she likes it.
An important supporting character is Bella Gold. She’s been Dannie’s best friend since they were seven years old. Whereas Dannie plans for everything, Bella is a more spontaneous kind of person. She has dreams but doesn’t have as rigid a path to get to them as Dannie does. Bella is also artistic; she paints and has a few galleries. Bella isn’t the “starving artist” type though, because her family is well-off. Bella’s romantic relationships also don’t last long. The latest one is going to be quite a shock for Dannie, though. Bella introduces the guy to Dannie and David one day. The guy, Greg, is really friendly and charismatic. But Dannie doesn’t know how to act around him.
To my surprise, the five years between Dannie’s present and future lives pass quickly. They’re not glossed over or rushed, but I still thought there’d be more. It explains why the novel is a little short. In Five Years still doesn’t disappoint. It was good and entertaining. You also root for Dannie, and try to figure out how she could possibly end up where she does in five years. Bella is a lovable character as well. And Greg’s a little mysterious. Not in a bad way, it’s just a bit of a will-they-won’t-they situation. It was...emotional when I learned the fate of one of the main characters, though. I wish that hadn’t happened, and it shocked me that that was how the pieces fell. You’re likely not going to guess the events that lead Dannie to her future. It was well-executed, if poignant.
My rating: ★★★★ 1/2
4.5 stars - A fantastic page-turner!
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