Review: The Five Year Lie - Sarina Bowen - May 2024  There's something deeply unsettling about the past reaching out to tap you on the shoulder, isn't there? That's exactly what happens to Ariel Cafferty one ordinary Monday morning when her phone lights up with a message from Drew - the love of her life who supposedly died five years ago. Just reading the premise gave me goosebumps, and honestly, it made me think about how I'd react if my mum's name suddenly appeared on my screen years from now. Would I be brave enough to follow through like Ariel does? Sarina Bowen crafts a proper page-turner here. Ariel's not some fearless action hero , she's a single mum trying to protect her son while unraveling a mystery that keeps getting darker with every question she asks. The candelabra tree meeting that never happens is just the beginning of lies peeling away like old wallpaper, revealing something far more sinister underneath. What I loved most was how grounde...