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juanat77's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Grief, Suicide, Alcohol, and Pregnancy
skillyillian's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
4.5
Okay i'm not usually a romcom girlie but this one got me. The little bit of magic, wanderlust, romance, banter, and characters just pulled me in and held me tight.
Clementine is stubborn, but funny. Girl does not know the meaning of the word "relax" but she got there eventually. I loved that her job was realistic and detailed, and her hobby was too. It was a really unique, cool hobby, and I loved hearing about it. I wanted to actually see the travel guides. She spends a little too much time dwelling on the past, but that's part of her character development so I still feel like it fit her.
Iwan? Oh my god. obsessed. he's flirty and fun and also very wise? he was just everything. he carried this book without even flinching istg. clementine was great but seeing past iwan and present iwan and learning what got him from point a to point b was insanely well done. i loved, loved, loved his passion for cooking and the way he expressed it, both with words and with the skill itself. 10/10. i loved seeing things he did in the past and guessing how it would manifest in his future.
the characters are well written and feel realistic. clementine had some moments where i was kinda iffy on her, but it didn't ruin anything by any means. she was just a bit dramatic, but isn't that the point of these kinds of books? the big city backdrop was fun, i loved the travel elements too. it was present, like her aunt, but it didn't take the foreground and trample the city. Poston writes grief incredibly well, too. her grandfather passed away from suicide as she was working on this book and you can tell she put her whole heart and all of her pain into clementine's grief for the loss of her aunt. it made me cry.
the time travel, and timing, of the apartment was great. oh, and Mother and Fucker were a key highlight. i loved them so much lmfao. i also really enjoyed that both clementine's friends as well as iwan's had their own lives, their own stories and subplots, going on too. they weren't just cardboard cut-outs.
my only gripe really was that poston got repetitive with a few things here and there. her aunt's two rules for the apartment, the passport covered in enough stamps to make any world traveler jealous, and a few others like that. the flashbacks to her aunt's rules almost felt like they happened as often as a shonen flashback lmao. the characters made some goofy decisions sometimes but they weren't bad enough to ruin the book or anything.
overall, this is a great, fun, flirty read and i loved it so much. the apartment, the characters, the romance, are all really well written. i was giggling and grinning and at one point just screaming in my car because iwan was being,,,,,, WHEW. it was excellent. the narrator for the audiobook, brittany pressley, absolutely killed it with this. her character voices were spot on, to the point of me even forgetting a few times that she wasn't a dude when iwan was talking lmao. she did great. i'll be recommending this book to my friends for sure.
Clementine is stubborn, but funny. Girl does not know the meaning of the word "relax" but she got there eventually. I loved that her job was realistic and detailed, and her hobby was too. It was a really unique, cool hobby, and I loved hearing about it. I wanted to actually see the travel guides. She spends a little too much time dwelling on the past, but that's part of her character development so I still feel like it fit her.
Iwan? Oh my god. obsessed. he's flirty and fun and also very wise? he was just everything. he carried this book without even flinching istg. clementine was great but seeing past iwan and present iwan and learning what got him from point a to point b was insanely well done. i loved, loved, loved his passion for cooking and the way he expressed it, both with words and with the skill itself. 10/10. i loved seeing things he did in the past and guessing how it would manifest in his future.
the characters are well written and feel realistic. clementine had some moments where i was kinda iffy on her, but it didn't ruin anything by any means. she was just a bit dramatic, but isn't that the point of these kinds of books? the big city backdrop was fun, i loved the travel elements too. it was present, like her aunt, but it didn't take the foreground and trample the city. Poston writes grief incredibly well, too. her grandfather passed away from suicide as she was working on this book and you can tell she put her whole heart and all of her pain into clementine's grief for the loss of her aunt. it made me cry.
the time travel, and timing, of the apartment was great. oh, and Mother and Fucker were a key highlight. i loved them so much lmfao. i also really enjoyed that both clementine's friends as well as iwan's had their own lives, their own stories and subplots, going on too. they weren't just cardboard cut-outs.
my only gripe really was that poston got repetitive with a few things here and there. her aunt's two rules for the apartment, the passport covered in enough stamps to make any world traveler jealous, and a few others like that. the flashbacks to her aunt's rules almost felt like they happened as often as a shonen flashback lmao. the characters made some goofy decisions sometimes but they weren't bad enough to ruin the book or anything.
overall, this is a great, fun, flirty read and i loved it so much. the apartment, the characters, the romance, are all really well written. i was giggling and grinning and at one point just screaming in my car because iwan was being,,,,,, WHEW. it was excellent. the narrator for the audiobook, brittany pressley, absolutely killed it with this. her character voices were spot on, to the point of me even forgetting a few times that she wasn't a dude when iwan was talking lmao. she did great. i'll be recommending this book to my friends for sure.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Grief, Alcohol, Sexual content, Death, and Suicide
Moderate: Pregnancy
yvo_about_books's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
4.25
Finished reading: February 4th 2024
"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."
I LOVED The Dead Romantics last year, and I've been meaning to read more of Ashley Poston ever since... I do love a timeslip romance and I kept hearing fantastic things about The Seven Year Slip, so of course I decided this book would be first. And I ended up having such a great time reading this story! True, it didn't beat The Dead Romantics for me, but it was still a more than solid romance and I loved the magical realism element. The timeslip/magic itself isn't too overpowering, so even if it's not your favorite element this story should still work for you. This has a lot to do with both the writing and the cast of characters, which are fantastic and make it really easy to warm up to this story. Clementine makes for such an interesting character, and while she did frustrate me at times, in this case her flaws somehow worked. I loved her best friends even more though! Such brilliant banter and they really brightened up the plot for me. The romance itself is really well done as well, and it was so great to see their connection grow and the lines between past and present blur. It's not all rainbows and sunshine during the plot, but everything feels well balanced and the character growth is excellent. I also enjoyed how everything was wrapped up in the end, and it's definitely a story that will stay with me for quite some time. Timeslip romance done right, that's for sure!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Death, Sexual content, Alcohol, Grief, and Suicide
bakergirlsbooks1999's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Suicide, and Grief
sarahsbookss's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Death
felishacb's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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? No
4.5
This romantic story with time travel is flirty, at times, but delves deeper with more character development and emotional depth than most romances I read. There is grief, mid-life career crisis, and strong friendships, including queer rep in supporting characters.
The author's note about her own life and grief after suicide was very moving and gave even more depth to my reflection after reading.
The author's note about her own life and grief after suicide was very moving and gave even more depth to my reflection after reading.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Suicide
Minor: Alcohol
whatbeccareadnext's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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
4.75
I loved, loved, loved this book. I think Ashley Poston writes really beautiful love stories with just a sprinkling of magic. This story was sweet, funny, sad, charming, and lovely all in equal measure.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, and Cursing
Minor: Dementia
booksalacarte's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
5⭐️ 3🌶️
Contemporary romance
Rom-com
Time travel
Found family
Forced proximity
Celebrity
Grief
🏳️🌈 side characters
This was a great book. It was funny, emotional, heartwarming, sad, romantic… all the good things.
I’m always pleased when a NY setting feels like a character of its own. This book did a great job at capturing that idea, but not in an overwhelming way.
The characters were so great. Reading about an almost 30yo who was stuck in a rut was so relatable.
The nickname was super cute! And the meshing of the then/now was really well done.
I just really loved reading this
Contemporary romance
Rom-com
Time travel
Found family
Forced proximity
Celebrity
Grief
🏳️🌈 side characters
This was a great book. It was funny, emotional, heartwarming, sad, romantic… all the good things.
I’m always pleased when a NY setting feels like a character of its own. This book did a great job at capturing that idea, but not in an overwhelming way.
The characters were so great. Reading about an almost 30yo who was stuck in a rut was so relatable.
The nickname was super cute! And the meshing of the then/now was really well done.
I just really loved reading this
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide
tays_books's review
emotional
hopeful
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Sexual content, Suicide, and Grief
Moderate: Cursing and Pregnancy
Minor: Dementia
readbooks_eatapples's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Alcohol, and Grief