In Five Years: A Novel Paperback – March 2, 2021

On the night of her engagement Danni gets a flash forward 5 years in the future.She does what she can to not make it come true but what she does not know was everything she thought it was, it was not. None the less she would end up there. I’m happy Bella was able to show Danni that David was not the love of her life.That she has a future of real and not calculated love ahead of her.Aaron is so sweet and I’m glad he was Bella’s soulmate and that he may weave a friendship with Danni.Goes to show you that you can truly love your friends though.

Great read. 4.50 stars ( I reserve most of my 5 for classics) I like books that hit me in the feels and make me think, this book hit on both regards. Good plot and characters. I loved the setting of New York felt I was there. Will definitely read this author again.

Like peanut butter, this story sticks with you and takes a bit to digest, or even just to swallow. Cant say i agree with some of the premises, or story direction, especially as it relates to David. We culturally already set too much expectation and romance around the word “love” and how that ties to marriage. I think we do young women a disservice when we belittle the importance of trust, respect and kindness and instead hail the virtue of some nebulous concept we call “being in love” , creating confusion and certainly causing young women to be at best misguided and at worst fatally misdirected. Still, the writing is solid, as are the characters and the story is thought provoking.

Let me start by saying, I’m not completely upset with the story or ending. But let’s be clear, this is not a love story, nor a story about friendship. Was love and friendship in the book? Yes, but so was a detailed description of their meals and the wine they chose to go along with it. I feel like I remember those scenes way more than the pages of the characters relationships.I loved the idea of having a vision of your life 5 years from now and seeing how it all transpires, but this book failed at connecting the reader to the outcome. The main character’s description of her best friend came off as obsession rather than best friends growing up together. Her reminiscing gave me stalker vibes. I couldn’t connect, I couldn’t route for anyone, except for Bella and her battle with cancer. This could have been a really good book with a great concept but unfortunately fell short.Easy read, but if you’re on the fence, find something else.

This book made me think of Barbara Delinsky books, real life situations that are difficult to maneuver through but that's what you've been given and there is no choice. It makes me search inside myself & wonder how would I cope? At the same time, the book is interesting, maybe even intriguing, makes me search my soul. This is the first book I've read by this author but I will be checking other titles by her out. It's not what I refer to as 'fluff' even though I also enjoy fluff books, lighter reading that you know basically how it's going to end. I normally dislike books written in the 1st person because I only get the one viewpoint but this one held my attention from beginning to end. I definitely recommend it.

I love books about friendship, and this is a good one. Grabs you and then has you wondering how it will reconcile, which it does very well. Enjoyed the dynamics of their friendship and definitely need some tissue for the ending.

I hate this book, well, I loved it. But it made me cry like a baby and that I hate! I thought it was a freaking romance, nothing like this! Nothing could prepare me for this. It is a love story, but not one that we expect. I stayed up at night crying because I hated what was happening to Bella. I lost my best fur friend (yes my dog) to ovarian cancer and it just hit so closed to home and made me realize that I haven’t processed her death. And I live my life very much like Dannie. I didn’t know I would go through this, and it wasn’t planned. Who could plan this?Great job at making me feel so much! Rebecca Serle is an amazing writer. A must read if you like to appreciate life and need a stern reminder that we need to be present.

It doesn’t go where you think it will. It has some turns. It’s very well written and it carries a lot of emotion in its words.