What happens after your five – year plan?

Synopsis

Two people. One epic love story. What if?

The perfect fun and heartwarming romance to escape with from the bestselling author of Marry Me Tomorrow

‘OMG! The chemistry between Orla and Aiden is electric!’ Netgalley reviewer

‘Sometimes you just need a good story with heart, and this is one of those books’ Goodreads reviewer

Orla is a trainee reporter with a five-year plan: work her way up the career ladder, move to London and secure a job on a big national newspaper. She doesn’t want a boyfriend, he’s only going to hold her back anyway.

Aiden spends his life travelling the world and living in a tent. He knows his goal: to photograph animals and raise awareness of global warming and wildlife conservation. He’s definitely not looking for a relationship past the odd casual hook-up!

So when Orla and Aiden’s lives collide, they do everything to not fall for each other – with the opposite effect. But they stick to their plans, and go their separate ways…

Five years later, they meet again…

If you love Mhairi McFarlane, Jo Watson and Paige Toon, you’ll LOVE Carla Burgess. The Five-Year Plan is the perfect fun and feel-good escapist read.

My review

Five hears ago, Orla and Aidan met. They had a brief but intense relationship, but as they had different dreams and plans at that moments, they went separate ways.

Orla is chasing her five – year plan, wanting to find a job for an important newspaper in London, while Aidan photographs animals and wants to rise awareness concering global warming and wildlife conservation.

What happens when they meet again after five year?

The story starts in the present, but after Orla and Aidan meet again after so many years, we quickly go back in the past.

This so that we can understand what happenend and how it affected the both of them.

What started as a work relationship, develops to friendship and even more.

I loved the dynamic between Orla and Aidan.

They are so different, but despite the differences, the attraction grows.

But their meeting was just not the right timing…

The both of them have their own dreams, and the love they have is so big, they don’t wnat to stand in the way.

And this is, despite their rather young age, a proof of how mature they are.

But what remains of those feelings after five years?

It was sweet to read how both Orla and Aidan are struggling with seeing each other after so long.

But I have to be honest too…

It was a sweet story, but I missed that spark. And it went all too smoothly and quickly in the end. The focus was too much on the past and not the present. Yes of course, you have to know the past to understand the present.

But the present is just… not that present…

Everything is solved so fast, while I would have liked to see more intense scenes, and why not, some drama too…

Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t dislike the story in its total, but I feel there was a bit more potential in it.

But it’s still a nice story to read and forget about all the ugliness of the moment!