The Five-Year Plan by Carla Burgess

The Five-Year Plan

by Carla Burgess

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.

Readers LOVE The Five-Year Plan!

‘This is such a sweet read! I got so invested! It made me smile, chuckle and even shed a tear’ Netgalley reviewer

‘Absolutely loved this book from the moment I started reading it. I was hooked and thoroughly enjoyed reading it!’ Netgalley reviewer

‘A great love story and relaxing read for anyone wanting to escape for an afternoon’ Goodreads reviewer

‘I instantly fell in love with Orla, Aiden and their relationship. This is one of the best books I’ve read this year’ Netgalley reviewer

‘I just love Carla Burgess! I love how she writes every emotion into her stories, how I feel like I know the characters and am invested in their happy ending. Another perfect book by one of my favourite contemporary authors’ Goodreads reviewer

‘I absolutely adored The Five-Year Plan. From the moment we meet Aiden and Orla, I was invested. A gorgeous, romantic read and the ending left me beaming’ Netgalley reviewer

‘I LOVED this! A very lovely, heart-warming book’ Netgalley reviewer

‘If you’re looking for a book to bring some light into your life, this is definitely one for you’ Goodreads reviewer

‘A cute feel-good second-chance romance’ Goodreads reviewer

Reviewed by stressedrach on

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The synopsis of The Five Year Plan reeled me in and the first chapter was great, Orla, a journalist received a surprise invitation to her ex-boyfriend Aiden’s (now a famous wildlife photographer) event to interview him. She hadn’t seen him in five years since they split and she was quite nervous to see him again as they hadn’t had any contact since. So brings her co-worker who also happens to be a huge fan of Aiden. Things get a bit awkward and Orla leaves, there is then a bit of a cliff hanger that leads on to the next chapter which if I’m honest seemed more page filling than anything meaningful, so go back to five years ago to when they were together and where it ended.
I felt the book was too long for the actual story and could have been cut by a fair few pages. The beginning and end were great but the middle just felt like I was pulling myself through just to get it read and I almost didn’t finish it, I’m glad I stuck through it though as the end did redeem it.
Sadly not the book for me but I am sure many will love it.

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