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emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Dementia, Grief
Moderate: Car accident, Abandonment
Minor: Alcoholism
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
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
This book wasn’t just a love story, it was a story about a mother/daughter relationship and how music connects us all. This story was a little confusing at times, but I greatly enjoyed it. I loved how it wasn’t your typical book about musicians. This book was sweet and sad with a dash of romance. I just wish I got to spend a bit more time with Sasha and Joni.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia
Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Alcohol
emotional
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Alcoholism
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
It's nice to read an Ashley Poston book again! "The Seven Year Slip" was one of my favorite read of 2023. And still remains one of my favorite romance books so I wanted to check this author out again.
It book was so fun and cozy. I don't really have much to say about it. The plot was simple. However I felt like the characters were three dimensional enough to make for a compelling story. I really enjoyed all the side characters (lowkey wouldn't mind a book on how Gigi and Mitch got together; they were so cute) and side plots. I loved reading about Joni's gripe with her dreams and coming to terms with that your dreams can change as you progress through life and evolve as a person. What kept this from being highly rated was the fact that I didn't feel emotionally connected to the romance and wanted more emotional depth for their relationship. Overall, a nice read!
Spice Rating:🌶🌶 /5
It book was so fun and cozy. I don't really have much to say about it. The plot was simple. However I felt like the characters were three dimensional enough to make for a compelling story. I really enjoyed all the side characters (lowkey wouldn't mind a book on how Gigi and Mitch got together; they were so cute) and side plots. I loved reading about Joni's gripe with her dreams and coming to terms with that your dreams can change as you progress through life and evolve as a person. What kept this from being highly rated was the fact that I didn't feel emotionally connected to the romance and wanted more emotional depth for their relationship. Overall, a nice read!
Spice Rating:🌶🌶 /5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia, Grief
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Sexual content, Car accident, Alcohol
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Complicated
Loved it. Would be 5 stars, but several big misses about OBX and Southeastern beaches in general were hard to ignore.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Dementia
Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
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:
No
6 stars ⭐️ Six, for every time this book made me cry.
Music is such a powerful tool and Ashley Poston used it to its every advantage. I tried my best to pause and listen to every reference that I could in the moment and each one just made the story more and more grounded. The songs made me slow down and feel everything. They made me laugh, dance, and cry.
Most notably, the ones that I felt the most were, Dancing in the Dark, which was also referenced beautifully in Happy Place by Emily Henry (see page 251). Stand By Me, which I think is my favorite song of all time. And Vienna…because was just criminal.
And Born to Run, as that is the song that plays when I think about goodbye I didn’t get to say.
Music is such a powerful tool and Ashley Poston used it to its every advantage. I tried my best to pause and listen to every reference that I could in the moment and each one just made the story more and more grounded. The songs made me slow down and feel everything. They made me laugh, dance, and cry.
Most notably, the ones that I felt the most were, Dancing in the Dark, which was also referenced beautifully in Happy Place by Emily Henry (see page 251). Stand By Me, which I think is my favorite song of all time. And Vienna…because was just criminal.
And Born to Run, as that is the song that plays when I think about goodbye I didn’t get to say.
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
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
A great read that I can definitely see reading again. I didn't think based on the description that I would like this book all that much but the execution was great. Highly recommend.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Dementia
Minor: Alcoholism
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia, Grief
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Alcohol
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've never read Ashley Poston before and didn't realize her books tend to have an element of magical realism in them, which is usually something I avoid. I also clearly didn't read the book summary well before starting. So I almost stopped reading when magical realism made an appearance. But I'm glad I stuck with it. This is one of my few 5 star reads this year.
The characters were interesting, flawed but obnoxious. There was no completely ridiculous 3rd act breakup that made me roll my eyes or want to scream. I really enjoyed this book. There were moments where I laughed and others where I teared up. I had to put the book down near the end because I wasn't ready to be done reading. I look forward to reading more from this author.
The characters were interesting, flawed but obnoxious. There was no completely ridiculous 3rd act breakup that made me roll my eyes or want to scream. I really enjoyed this book. There were moments where I laughed and others where I teared up. I had to put the book down near the end because I wasn't ready to be done reading. I look forward to reading more from this author.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism