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A review by booksbytheglass
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
emotional
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
5.0
mark my words, this will be on my top 3 favorite books of the entire year!!! I loved it THAT much 🥹🥹
after absolutely adoring every word of THE DEAD ROMANTICS, I was beyond ecstatic to get my hands on ashley’s latest and greatest. THE SEVEN YEAR SLIP still has the magical realism elements that make her stories so unique and beautiful - but this time, it’s a magical apartment set in cozy uptown NYC!
clementine inherits her aunt’s apartment after she suddenly passes, only to discover that the apartment is truly magic and shifts back in time when she least expects it. enter: iwan, an aspiring chef and renter of the apartment from seven years ago who has all of the right things to say to clementine 🥹
the story itself was unlike anything I’ve ever read before! it was creative, cute and fluffy, downright LOL moments, and seriously made my stomach growl with all of the delicious food references.
however, it was truly clementine’s journey with iwan that got to me. I was HERE for their undeniable chemistry, their cute af banter, and all of the twists life threw at both of them! my heart is completely split open for these two ❤️❤️❤️
and reader, I bawled my eyes out at the entire last 15% of this one.
this is definitely a relatable story for me, dealing with grief and feeling very lost in life, but it brought me so many smiles and virtual hugs. stories like this exist to remind readers like me that we’re never alone in this big strange unforgivable world 💕
I cannot thank penguin random house and netgalley enough for virtually changing my life with this advanced copy!!! summer cannot come fast enough so I can get my hands on a physical copy!
rating: 5 stars (can it be 5 billion???)
wine pairing: knights valley cabernet sauvignon
after absolutely adoring every word of THE DEAD ROMANTICS, I was beyond ecstatic to get my hands on ashley’s latest and greatest. THE SEVEN YEAR SLIP still has the magical realism elements that make her stories so unique and beautiful - but this time, it’s a magical apartment set in cozy uptown NYC!
clementine inherits her aunt’s apartment after she suddenly passes, only to discover that the apartment is truly magic and shifts back in time when she least expects it. enter: iwan, an aspiring chef and renter of the apartment from seven years ago who has all of the right things to say to clementine 🥹
the story itself was unlike anything I’ve ever read before! it was creative, cute and fluffy, downright LOL moments, and seriously made my stomach growl with all of the delicious food references.
however, it was truly clementine’s journey with iwan that got to me. I was HERE for their undeniable chemistry, their cute af banter, and all of the twists life threw at both of them! my heart is completely split open for these two ❤️❤️❤️
and reader, I bawled my eyes out at the entire last 15% of this one.
this is definitely a relatable story for me, dealing with grief and feeling very lost in life, but it brought me so many smiles and virtual hugs. stories like this exist to remind readers like me that we’re never alone in this big strange unforgivable world 💕
I cannot thank penguin random house and netgalley enough for virtually changing my life with this advanced copy!!! summer cannot come fast enough so I can get my hands on a physical copy!
rating: 5 stars (can it be 5 billion???)
wine pairing: knights valley cabernet sauvignon
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide