Plot:

What if you met the right person at the wrong time?

Nell and Van meet as children when their parents fall in love, but soon they are forced worlds apart.

Five years later, they find each other.  Their bond is rekindled and new feelings take hold, but once again they must separate.

For the next two decades, fate brings Nell and Van together every five years, as life and circumstance continue to divide them. Will they ever find true happiness? And will it be together?

‘One day, maybe five years from now, you’ll look back and understand why this happened…’

Review:

Nell and Van met when they were 5-years old, sharing bunk beds in her father’s cottage. They became the best of friends and over the next few years, they have adventure after adventure together. Sadly, when they’re 10-years old, a tragedy tears them apart, sending Van to Australia to live with his father, leaving Nell behind to live with hers in England.

5-years later, Nell and Van are reunited and it’s like all the years between them have melted away. But in the place of their once strong friendship is a budding romance. They’re madly in love like teenagers usually are, but once again they’re torn apart, living on opposite sides of the world.

The story follows their journey every 5-years. Countless times, Van and Nell are brought back together, only to live separate lives, again and again. But one thing remains: their unwavering love for each other.

This is Van and Nell’s love story—but not every love story has a happy ending.

This novel reminds me of Love Rosie and a bit of One Day.

Five Years From Now is an emotional, soft-spoken story about love.

Paige Toon has done it again—she’s written a story that had me tearing up.

I enjoy books that span over decades, where we see bits and pieces of the main character’s lives every few years. This story had me thinking about how people come into our lives for a reason, but not all people you care about are meant to stay. Life is inconvenient and tears apart even soulmates, as we get to see firsthand here. While the ending was bittersweet, it felt right. I’ll leave it at that, as I don’t want to reveal too much here. Yet another heartfelt book from Paige Toon

4/5 Stars