Five strangers. Five minutes. One of them is about to die and you have to decide who.
Thank you Crown Public for the gifted book!
Happy pub day to Five by Ilona Bannister! π
The publisher sent Take 5 bars with this one, which is perfect. Because everything about this book is built around five: five people, five minutes, one impossible outcome.
Here’s the setup: five strangers are waiting on a train platform. In five minutes, the 7:06 to London Victoria arrives and one of them won’t make it.
A young boy. His mother. An elderly woman. A businessman. A gambler.
You get all their stories. And the whole time, the book is pushing you to decide who deserves to survive.
It even breaks the fourth wall in a really clever way. You’re not just reading. You’re judging.
This storytelling is original and tense. It's a little unsettling in the best way. You can check out my full review of the book here.
I’m going LIVE with Ilona this Thursday to talk all about it. Come hang out! π
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