A review by abidavisf
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

The Seven Year Slip is beautiful and heart-wrenching. Its perfect pace is partnered with surprising and devastating twists. It captures the ache of grief and the beauty of it too. It is filled with gratitude and hope, anger and confusion. In all, it is love after tragedy, community in darkness, beauty in the grey.

I did find the time aspect confusing at the beginning. I didn’t realise that it was only inside the apartment that the ‘slip’ occurred, so this brought me out of the story for a little bit but, once I’d figured that out, I was invested wholly.

On a more personal note, The Seven Year Slip allowed me the opportunity to reflect on my own feelings towards myself and life and the people I love. It gave me more reason to keep going. The beauty of literature can never be denied. I can’t say I’m excited, yet, to know who I’ll be in seven years, but I hope I still am.

Also, the Author’s Note was quite possibly the most beautiful Author’s Note I’ve ever read. Truly stunning.
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