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Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Suicide, Pregnancy
emotional
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Suicide
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Dementia, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Pregnancy, Alcohol
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
There are so many reasons why I love this book. I love how Ashley Poston utilizes speculative features in contemporary romance. I love how the main characters are centered around my two loves: books and cooking. I love the author’s note. It made the story. Ashley Poston may well be on her way to becoming one of my favorite authors.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Cursing, Suicide
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was hesitant to give this 4 stars because for the majority of the book it was looking like a 3.5-3.75 but I think the ending saved it. The first 100 pages are the hardest to get through and I don't think I've ever taken this long to get through a 300 page romance book but you just have to stick to it. And I was in a reading slump coming back from my trip so probably not the book's entire fault.
It was a cute romance and it definitely has a punch with it's subject matter. I think tiktok might have sold it a little bit too much for what it was but I still really enjoyed it.
If I'm being completely honest, some of the stars in my rating Im giving myself because of my amazing playlist that encapsulated the vibes front to back of this book and it was fantastic. I know the book is set throughout summers but it felt more like a transitional book into autumn which I really liked.
Iwan was probably my favourite of the characters (though admittedly there's only him and Clementine worthy of merit) but I can not picture him in my head as anything other than the Bear. I can't see ginge curls and white eyes on a man in his mid 20s. Also very surprised his favourite colour wasn't blue but that was probably one of the best scenes in the book.
I really liked the direction the ending took and glad that they chose to start fresh for themselves and grow together rather than dwelling on the only thing that really brought them together.
I will add here, is it really a romance book if the fmc isn't a millennial having a career crisis? seriously i want a girl who is stable in her career and actually enjoys what she's doing until she doesn't. it's getting quite predictable
i did predict that there wouldn't be much plot about 80 pages in and i still maintain that it was more just vibes but i don't necessarily think that's a bad thing. the time travel did confuse me when he admits to her that he knew and had met her when she was 22. it only took me to the last 20 pages when i could kind of understand what he had actually meant but I'm still trying to wrap my head around it.
Overall, i did enjoy this and do think it's a pretty solid read but honestly, if i forget any of the subject matter in like a week i honestly wouldn't be that surprised. all the more reason for a re-read.
It was a cute romance and it definitely has a punch with it's subject matter. I think tiktok might have sold it a little bit too much for what it was but I still really enjoyed it.
If I'm being completely honest, some of the stars in my rating Im giving myself because of my amazing playlist that encapsulated the vibes front to back of this book and it was fantastic. I know the book is set throughout summers but it felt more like a transitional book into autumn which I really liked.
Iwan was probably my favourite of the characters (though admittedly there's only him and Clementine worthy of merit) but I can not picture him in my head as anything other than the Bear. I can't see ginge curls and white eyes on a man in his mid 20s. Also very surprised his favourite colour wasn't blue but that was probably one of the best scenes in the book.
I really liked the direction the ending took and glad that they chose to start fresh for themselves and grow together rather than dwelling on the only thing that really brought them together.
I will add here, is it really a romance book if the fmc isn't a millennial having a career crisis? seriously i want a girl who is stable in her career and actually enjoys what she's doing until she doesn't. it's getting quite predictable
i did predict that there wouldn't be much plot about 80 pages in and i still maintain that it was more just vibes but i don't necessarily think that's a bad thing. the time travel did confuse me when he admits to her that he knew and had met her when she was 22. it only took me to the last 20 pages when i could kind of understand what he had actually meant but I'm still trying to wrap my head around it.
Overall, i did enjoy this and do think it's a pretty solid read but honestly, if i forget any of the subject matter in like a week i honestly wouldn't be that surprised. all the more reason for a re-read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Pregnancy
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Absolutely enjoyed this book! Great love story, wonderful friendships, and the pigeons! It reminded me of a mix of the movies The Lake House and Just like Heaven, with it's own originality of course.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Suicide
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wow, so good. All the emotions with her aunt and then the time travelling love story with Iwan. Heartbreakingly beautiful and I enjoyed it just as much as the Dead Romantics.
Insta Love, Grief, 1/2 🔥
“My aunt used to say, if you don’t fit in, fool everyone until you do. She also said to keep your passport renewed, to pair red wines with meats and whites with everything else, to find work that is fulfilling to your heart as well as your head, to never forget to fall in love whenever you can find it because love is nothing if not a matter of timing, and to chase the moon.”
“I kept him at arm’s length because at least there he wouldn’t be able to see how broken I was. I could keep lying. I could keep pretending I was fine—because I was fine. I had to be. I didn’t like people worrying about me when they had so many other things to worry about. That was my allure, right? That you didn’t need to worry about Clementine West. She always figured it out.”
“I loved how a book, a story, a set of words in a sentence organized in the exact right order, made you miss places you’ve never visited, and people you’ve never met.”
“There was something just so reassuring about books. They had beginnings and middles and ends, and if you didn’t like a part, you could skip to the next chapter. If someone died, you could stop on the last page before, and they’d live on forever. Happy endings were definite, evils defeated, and the good lasted forever.”
“Be merciless about your dreams.”
“Snapshots of places I’d been, and the person I’d been when I painted them.”
“Because the things that mattered most never really left. The love stays. The love always stays, and so do we.”
Insta Love, Grief, 1/2 🔥
“My aunt used to say, if you don’t fit in, fool everyone until you do. She also said to keep your passport renewed, to pair red wines with meats and whites with everything else, to find work that is fulfilling to your heart as well as your head, to never forget to fall in love whenever you can find it because love is nothing if not a matter of timing, and to chase the moon.”
“I kept him at arm’s length because at least there he wouldn’t be able to see how broken I was. I could keep lying. I could keep pretending I was fine—because I was fine. I had to be. I didn’t like people worrying about me when they had so many other things to worry about. That was my allure, right? That you didn’t need to worry about Clementine West. She always figured it out.”
“I loved how a book, a story, a set of words in a sentence organized in the exact right order, made you miss places you’ve never visited, and people you’ve never met.”
“There was something just so reassuring about books. They had beginnings and middles and ends, and if you didn’t like a part, you could skip to the next chapter. If someone died, you could stop on the last page before, and they’d live on forever. Happy endings were definite, evils defeated, and the good lasted forever.”
“Be merciless about your dreams.”
“Snapshots of places I’d been, and the person I’d been when I painted them.”
“Because the things that mattered most never really left. The love stays. The love always stays, and so do we.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Grief
Moderate: Suicide
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
AHHH it’s the middle of June and this is my first five star book of the year - I am so happy I finally picked this up!
It is soooo good! I stayed up much too late reading it because I didn’t want to leave the world the author created.
This book has beautiful discussions of love (in all different forms), grief, growing up and becoming who you are and want to be. This book had me giggling and crying (and I have not cried because of a book in a very long time). This book gave me all the feels!
While I didn’t think there were really plot twists in the book because it was sort of predictable what would happen (like the end result), the way things unfolded was unexpected and kept me turning the pages to see how things would happen. Perhaps that’s a metaphor for life?
I didn’t realize before reading this that this book takes place in the same universe as the author’s previous book “The Dead Romantics.” I did a soft-DNF of that book a few months ago, but after reading and LOVING “The Seven Year Slip” I’m excited to pick up the previous book and to continue to read more of Ashley Poston’s work.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
It is soooo good! I stayed up much too late reading it because I didn’t want to leave the world the author created.
This book has beautiful discussions of love (in all different forms), grief, growing up and becoming who you are and want to be. This book had me giggling and crying (and I have not cried because of a book in a very long time). This book gave me all the feels!
While I didn’t think there were really plot twists in the book because it was sort of predictable what would happen (like the end result), the way things unfolded was unexpected and kept me turning the pages to see how things would happen. Perhaps that’s a metaphor for life?
I didn’t realize before reading this that this book takes place in the same universe as the author’s previous book “The Dead Romantics.” I did a soft-DNF of that book a few months ago, but after reading and LOVING “The Seven Year Slip” I’m excited to pick up the previous book and to continue to read more of Ashley Poston’s work.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Suicide
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing, Infertility, Toxic relationship