A review by rpetro
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

Did not finish book. Stopped at 29%.

This was a cute idea but not well executed. The characters were so cliched to the point it was maddening. They felt like they were from a bad, early 2000’s romcom or Hallmark movie (without the nostalgia) where the protagonist was supposed to be “relatable” and “quirky” because she was a workaholic who can’t cook? A woman who grew up on Long Island, lives in Manhattan, and is supposedly well-traveled and well-read but doesn’t know what pomme frites are? Gimme a break. 

There were small moments where I was had a glimmer of hope that the book would be decent and make me understand why others had hyped it up. I appreciated the portrayal of grief and the gut punches from the most transom memories of your lost loved one. But overall, I was so frustrated by the bland characters that I could not go on.