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The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

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cheye13's review against another edition

hopeful slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was fine. I appreciated how the time travel conceit was used within the story, rather than just left at a superficial gimmick. I appreciated the development we got for Iwan in what little time we had to work with. The leads had an easy chemistry, but it didn't hold me captive. Mostly, it felt like a very one-sided romance, not because it was only from Clementine's perspective, but because past!Iwan was unaware of the circumstances for so long. (Similar to the romance mistaken/double identity phenomenon when one lead deciphers the identity long before the other and uses it to their advantage. Just feels. Disingenuous to build a relationship on it.) Additionally, past!Iwan and present!Iwan felt like different characters.

I appreciated the bigger messages about love and grief, and I think Poston needs to either lean further into it and branch into literary romance, or start distancing herself from it and trying true fun romcoms. I find this gray space in the middle just. Middling.

Alternatively, I'd love to see the story from present-Iwan's perspective with relevant flashbacks. I think it'd make the story feel more complete.

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tays_books's review against another edition

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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

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marissa_cozy's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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bzliz's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I literally cannot rate this anything lower than 5 stars. I should’ve known Ashley Poston was going to rip out my heart and then neatly stitch me back up again in the most perfect way. I had to scurry into another room toward the end because I could feel the ugly tears coming and I didn’t want to scare my fiance.

It doesn’t get more star-crossed than meeting a really hot, sweet guy is a magical apartment only to realize he’s living 7 years in the past, while juggling a career as a book publicist and the insurmountable grief over the ambiguous death of a beloved aunt, but that’s Clementine’s life. I can even excuse the silly name and the sillier nickname- Lemon- because of how this book made me feel.

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Grief, death (on page):

Clementine’s aunt was the most important person in her life and she died 6 months ago. She spends the book with that cloud of grief hanging over her head until she can release those emotions

Suicide (off page):

The aunt’s death after taking too many pills is ambiguously called a suicide. Clementine can’t be sure if it was on purpose or not but it is described as a suicide a few times

Sexual content (on page):

As close to fade-to-black as you can get without actually fading to black. Both sex scenes are over almost as soon as they begin and are easy to skip if sexual content makes you uncomfortable

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bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It was a fund book to read. however the author had a tendency to repeat herself in a way that suggested she didn’t trust the reader to remember basic key details. i’m not sure if this was the result of missed cuts in editing or if it was intentional, but it took away from the enjoyment of the book. then, crucial moments of discovery were kind of glossed over and left out of the book. this book has an interesting premise and good thematic potential, i just don’t think it reached it. the dialogue was very funny though and the characters were delightful.

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