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A review by sophiesometimesreads
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING
When I guessed how Clementine was going to meet Iwan in the current timeline 7 pages into this book, I thought I wasn't going to like this... but, boy, was I wrong - I ended up absolutely adoring this book. I found that this little twist, if you can even call it that, was not a big focus of the story and the relationship, characters and plot were all so intriguing that it didn't even bother me by the time we got to this reveal.
I love romance books that explore more than romance, and this book falls nicely into that category. Though I loved Iwan and Clementine's dynamic and romance, I particulalry enjoyed the exploration of grief, self-identity, self-exploration and growth within the book, and this made me love the characters individually as well as together.
It's a relatively rare thing for me to cry at books, but I cried more than once towards the end of the book, particulalry the last time she ends up in the time slip (iykyk). This book was one that really tugged on my heartstrings. I will definitely be reading another book by Ashley Poston and I may even need to purchase this for myself so I can reread it in the future.
Edit: I initially rated this 4.75 stars because I guessed how they would meet but I recently saw an Instagram template that asked for my top three reads of the year so far and thought of this book so I'm upping it to a full 5 stars. I think I was being a bit harsh at the time but I still think about this book.
When I guessed how Clementine was going to meet Iwan in the current timeline 7 pages into this book, I thought I wasn't going to like this... but, boy, was I wrong - I ended up absolutely adoring this book. I found that this little twist, if you can even call it that, was not a big focus of the story and the relationship, characters and plot were all so intriguing that it didn't even bother me by the time we got to this reveal.
I love romance books that explore more than romance, and this book falls nicely into that category. Though I loved Iwan and Clementine's dynamic and romance, I particulalry enjoyed the exploration of grief, self-identity, self-exploration and growth within the book, and this made me love the characters individually as well as together.
It's a relatively rare thing for me to cry at books, but I cried more than once towards the end of the book, particulalry the last time she ends up in the time slip (iykyk). This book was one that really tugged on my heartstrings. I will definitely be reading another book by Ashley Poston and I may even need to purchase this for myself so I can reread it in the future.
Edit: I initially rated this 4.75 stars because I guessed how they would meet but I recently saw an Instagram template that asked for my top three reads of the year so far and thought of this book so I'm upping it to a full 5 stars. I think I was being a bit harsh at the time but I still think about this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief