Summary
Dead men don’t send texts…
On an ordinary Monday morning, Ariel Cafferty’s phone buzzes with a disturbing text message. Something’s happened. I need to see you. Meet me under the candelabra tree ASAP. The words would be jarring from anyone, but the sender is the only man she ever loved. And it’s been several years since she learned he died.
Seeing Drew’s name pop up is heart-stopping. Ariel’s gut says it can’t be real. But she goes to the tree anyway. She has to.
Nobody shows. But the text upends everything she thought she knew about the day he left her. The more questions she asks, the more sinister the answers get. Only two things are clear: everything she was told five years ago is wrong, and someone is still lying to her.
The truth has to be out there somewhere. To safeguard herself—and her son—she’ll have to find it before it finds her. And with it, the answer to what became of Drew.
For fans of Laura Dave and Julie Clark, but with a heart-stopping romance that only Sarina Bowen can execute, The Five Year Lie is a page-turning, spine-tingling thriller that will have you guessing until the very end.
Facts
Published: May 2024
Length: 432
Genre: Domestic Thriller
Format: ebook
✨ I received an advanced copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review ✨
Review
I don’t usually read thrillers but I love Sarina Bowen so this was a no-brainer.
The story starts in the present day with Ariel getting a text from Drew but Drew has been dead for 5 years. Understandably Ariel is freaked, so she starts digging and what she finds destroys everything she thought she knew.
I really enjoyed this story. I like how it was written with snippets of things that happened in the past which tied in with what was going on in the present day. It gave me as the reader lots of insight about what was going on but without giving away the twists of the story. I also liked how we got the past POV from Drew so we got a full view of what was going on for him and not just speculation from Ariel. Wanting to find out what had happened to Drew kept me on the edge of my seat, I flew through most of the story pretty quickly.
I enjoyed Ariel for the most part, I could understand somewhere she was coming from and why she behaved as she did. There were some very black and white views she had which was a little hard to get on board with but I felt she was a fully formed character.
Overall this was a great read and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys thrillers and to any fans of Sarinas other books, you really should give this one ago.
My Rating: 4/5 🌟🌟🌟🌟
About the Author‘s
Sarina Bowen is the twenty-four-time USA Today bestselling and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of three dozen books, including: the True North series, and Brooklyn Hockey. She’s the co-author of Him/Us and the WAGs series with Elle Kennedy. She’s the author of The Ivy Years series, and more!
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