"In Five Years" by Rebecca Serle

I am finding that being an adult right now is losing its luster for me. As we enter our fourth month of quarantine, all I want to do it sit in the sun on my husband’s deck and read a book. Let me improve upon that picture: All I want to do it sit on his deck, read a good book while eating Wheat Thins and drinking cold white wine from a plastic cup. Gone are my earlier days of quarantine when I cleaned closets, rolled my socks and painted my apartment. As summer approaches, let’s start cueing up the good romantic reads. “In Five Years” by Rebecca Serle puts an interesting twist on familiar girl-meets-boy scenario. In this story, a girl starts out preparing to marry one man, but suddenly wakes up five years later in the arms of another one. The story of what transpired in those five years provides the arc of this novel. New York lawyer, Dannie Cohan is the lead in this romance, and she must unravel the mystery of her own love story from the inside out. Is she destined to end up with David, the traditional legal-eagle choice for a partner? Or will she end up with Aaron, the bohemian and perhaps more spontaneous choice? In the center of this novel, is Dannie’s relationship with Bella, her best friend, her forever friend. Their friendship is put to the test when they are faced with those grownup problems we all secretly fear the most. “In Five Years” is a well-crafter, intelligent read for this summer, when we all need a break from the pace of daily worrying, and what-not. To buy this book on Amazon click here.