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lucinreads's review against another edition
5.0
i could not give this book any lower than 5 stars. it was just so comforting and the characters felt SO REAL.
cp_therese's review against another edition
5.0
my favourite romance book I've read this year by far! this was so much more than just a romance for me I legit felt a connection to clemintine and iwan like throughout this whole book I felt like I was there not just on the outside getting a peek inside the lives of these two amazing characters
౨ৎ clemintine west - she struggles with things like grief and pain after her aunt's death which are very real and very well shown emotions in this book but we also see how she works through it and seeing her road to happiness was beautiful and it definitely makes you root for her. she definitely is flawed and has a lot of quirks but she's such a resilient character and I think that's what makes her so special and easy to root for. I loved seeing how she went from being very closed off and weary of iwan to starting to slowly trust him and love him as a person. I think she met him at a time in her life when she needed comfort and she needed someone but she was just so in denial of it and still iwan managed to see through her and help her in ways that neither of them truly understood it was so beautiful.
౨ৎ james iwan ashton - his character is so full of love and passion for life and you can see it through everything he does but especially in his love for cooking. I loved just how kind and patient and caring he was not only in the past but seeing him still demonstrate that in the future and seeing him pursue his dream in the future it was just amazing to watch I truly felt like I was there watching it all go down and watching him charm clemintine in everything he said and did for her was so cute
I would like to believe the main reason I connected with this book and these characters actually lies within the message of this book "everything is a matter of time." I believe if i'd found this book at a different time of my life I probably would've had different thoughts about it but I found it now and that's something we should celebrate.
this book was exactly what I needed at the exact right time like a warm cup of coffee first thing in the morning, or a nice long shower after a long day of school/work this book will always be a 5 star for me and I hope you enjoyed it just as much as I did!
౨ৎ clemintine west - she struggles with things like grief and pain after her aunt's death which are very real and very well shown emotions in this book but we also see how she works through it and seeing her road to happiness was beautiful and it definitely makes you root for her. she definitely is flawed and has a lot of quirks but she's such a resilient character and I think that's what makes her so special and easy to root for. I loved seeing how she went from being very closed off and weary of iwan to starting to slowly trust him and love him as a person. I think she met him at a time in her life when she needed comfort and she needed someone but she was just so in denial of it and still iwan managed to see through her and help her in ways that neither of them truly understood it was so beautiful.
౨ৎ james iwan ashton - his character is so full of love and passion for life and you can see it through everything he does but especially in his love for cooking. I loved just how kind and patient and caring he was not only in the past but seeing him still demonstrate that in the future and seeing him pursue his dream in the future it was just amazing to watch I truly felt like I was there watching it all go down and watching him charm clemintine in everything he said and did for her was so cute
I would like to believe the main reason I connected with this book and these characters actually lies within the message of this book "everything is a matter of time." I believe if i'd found this book at a different time of my life I probably would've had different thoughts about it but I found it now and that's something we should celebrate.
this book was exactly what I needed at the exact right time like a warm cup of coffee first thing in the morning, or a nice long shower after a long day of school/work this book will always be a 5 star for me and I hope you enjoyed it just as much as I did!
rosiehr's review against another edition
5.0
•. “You only live once. And if you do it right, once is all ~. you need”.
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v_nerdbooks's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
katrae22's review against another edition
1.0
Unpopular opinion.. this book isn’t good.
To be far I didn’t find her other popular book good either.
Where to start.
The romance was no good. I didn’t get the chemistry between these two at all. And I hated the instalove. I just didn’t feel it at all.
The aunts suicide. It felt like she wanted to talk about mental illness but then just didn’t.
The amount of boring setting and description versus dialogue left the whole thing very boring and surface. I don’t know
To be far I didn’t find her other popular book good either.
Where to start.
The romance was no good. I didn’t get the chemistry between these two at all. And I hated the instalove. I just didn’t feel it at all.
The aunts suicide. It felt like she wanted to talk about mental illness but then just didn’t.
The amount of boring setting and description versus dialogue left the whole thing very boring and surface. I don’t know
yunooooo's review against another edition
2.0
Plain and simple. Does it make my heart race? Once. That’s it.
This feel so YA to me even tho the characters are mostly adults.
When i read romance, im looking for something, anything that makes me giggles like a child in love, and this wasn’t it for me.
2.5 ⭐️
This feel so YA to me even tho the characters are mostly adults.
When i read romance, im looking for something, anything that makes me giggles like a child in love, and this wasn’t it for me.
2.5 ⭐️
infogdss29's review against another edition
5.0
What makes this truly a fantasy novel? A fantastic rent-free apartment in NYC! This modern magical realism romance is filled with love of art, travel, books, and food, set alongside a messy on-the-cusp-of-thirty career crisis. Clementine has inherited a magical apartment from her beloved aunt and travel companion. Occasionally, when she enters the apartment, instead of her unpacked boxes, her aunt’s peacock chair is back in it’s corner, and the apartment has slipped seven years into the past. One day when Clementine comes home, there’s a handsome, tattooed, stranger there, the son of her aunt’s friend who was granted use of the apartment while Analea is in Europe with her niece. A dishwasher and aspiring chef who wants to make memories with food in a warm, cozy restaurant of his own one day, Iwan charms Clementine with pie and nickname for her (both lemon).
In the present timeline, Clementine is now a book publicist, potentially up for a promotion that will alter her life–or possibly leave her with NO life apart from her work. She discovers that the celebrity chef author her imprint is trying to acquire is none other than Iwan, but he is greatly greatly changed, going by James and making fussy food that is nearly impossible for home cooks to recreate. James creates a cooking challenge to help narrow down his choice of publishers, and they reconnect. He’s hurt from their relationship, but his past hurt is not in Clementine’s timeline yet, and their reconciliation is delicate as a mereguine.
In addition to the past/present timeline, the mystery shrouding Aunt Analea’s death and the relationship she had that could not withstand a literal test of time is brilliantly juxtaposed with the burgeoning relationship between Clementine and Iwan. Supporting characters are diverse and richly constructed. The narrative is witty, lusciously detailed, warm, raw, honest and unputdownable. I read it TWICE. Truly, every word Ashley Poston writes is luminous. Like The Dead Romantics, The Seven Year Slip involves supernatural elements and lots of poignant longing; the appearance from the protagonists from The Dead Romantics is icing on the cake.
I received a free, advance reader’s review copy of #TheSevenYearSlip from #NetGalley.
In the present timeline, Clementine is now a book publicist, potentially up for a promotion that will alter her life–or possibly leave her with NO life apart from her work. She discovers that the celebrity chef author her imprint is trying to acquire is none other than Iwan, but he is greatly greatly changed, going by James and making fussy food that is nearly impossible for home cooks to recreate. James creates a cooking challenge to help narrow down his choice of publishers, and they reconnect. He’s hurt from their relationship, but his past hurt is not in Clementine’s timeline yet, and their reconciliation is delicate as a mereguine.
In addition to the past/present timeline, the mystery shrouding Aunt Analea’s death and the relationship she had that could not withstand a literal test of time is brilliantly juxtaposed with the burgeoning relationship between Clementine and Iwan. Supporting characters are diverse and richly constructed. The narrative is witty, lusciously detailed, warm, raw, honest and unputdownable. I read it TWICE. Truly, every word Ashley Poston writes is luminous. Like The Dead Romantics, The Seven Year Slip involves supernatural elements and lots of poignant longing; the appearance from the protagonists from The Dead Romantics is icing on the cake.
I received a free, advance reader’s review copy of #TheSevenYearSlip from #NetGalley.
dimachado's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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? No
4.5
clockworkqueen13's review against another edition
5.0
By far my favorite read of the year. Emotional, devastating, heartwarming. This is going to live rent free in my head for the rest of my life. This book is a big lesson on learning how to live your life, and live in the moment. It's a message about not giving up, and to hold on to the ones you love, each memory with them.
merlegebben's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0