Reviews

The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

sparky3733's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.25

ashleybball's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

julieshuff's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

I cried so much reading this I couldn’t see at times 🤣 don’t know if I’m sappy or if it really was that emotional 

Time travel books are so hit or miss for me, but this one was a hit. Half the time I’m caught up in the mechanics of it , but as the discussion guide at the end of the book highlights, this book is more about how we change over time, even in short intervals. 

Ashley Poston is queen of top-shelf yearning and slow burn (guess the number of years, lol) but these books are actually not that spicy-usually a fade to black or descriptions of their emotions instead. 

I also was discussing today with someone some of the career questions that Clementine was facing, so those themes were extremely relatable. 

TW: detailed on page discussions of suicide and grief. The author highlights her experience in the notes at the end of the book, which I think was why it resonated so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Grief

bshehu's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sunlitshadow's review against another edition

4.5

“You only live once. And if you do it right, once is all you need.”

“If you don’t fit in, fool everyone until you do.”

This was such a beautiful read—both lovely and devastating at the same time.

heathersargent's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

littlemissreaditall's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

5.0

elisequetzel's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

amyaad's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

dinnureads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

This is a beautifully written book. It depicts grief very believably and relatably. I wasn't sure that it's a good book for me to read right now as I have my own grief to deal with at the moment but it was a beautiful book and it didn't make me feel overly bad. 🙂
I love that this and Dead Romantics are not your regular run-of-the-mill chick lit stories but so much more and they lack the typical unnecessary drama and the love interests are decent human beings.😊