This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.

The Five Year Lie

Summary: Bestselling romance author Sarina Bowen’s debut thriller, about one woman’s search for the truth after receiving a text from her deceased ex.

She thought it was love. Then he vanished.

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.

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.

 

Traveling With T’s Thoughts:

Well, this book has been on my Netgalley shelf for awhile, but finally crossed it off!

It checked a lot of boxes for me with some romance, some mystery and thriller-lite feel.

I kept shuffling the book around on my NG to read list and then when I FINALLY started reading it, I kept pausing with it because LIFE. But that’s not a reflection on the book, just sometimes it’s taking me longer with stuff these days.

What I liked:

I love this cover. That magenta writing is def a thumbs up!

Ariel. She could have ignored what started the whole thing. She could have dismissed it. But she wanted answers and no matter how much answers were breaking her heart (and making her trust people even less), she kept on digging.

Ariel’s relationship with her dad vs her Uncle Ray. The family dynamics are pretty fascinating.

 

Bottom line: I liked this book and am curious to read Sarina’s next book (Dying To Meet You- 5.13.25) soon!

 

*This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration. All thoughts and opinions are mine alone.*

 

Pin for Later:

 

*Have you added The Five Year Lie to your TBR list?*

 

Happy Reading and Bookishly Yours,

T @ Traveling With T