atamano's review against another edition
emotional
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Suicide, Sexual content, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Death
Minor: Infidelity and Cursing
takarakei's review against another edition
emotional
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? Yes
5.0
I'm a puddle on the floor
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual content
likeagilmoregirl's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
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? It's complicated
5.0
I’d first like to say that if you have not read the ‘Once Upon A Con’ series by Ashley Poston, stop reading this review, read the series, and thank me later. Poston has been a favorite of mine for several years and my friend and I always read her books together and share a very chaotic text chat as we read through each chapter. Poston’s books are unfailingly entertaining stories filled with real people having (mostly) real experiences.
The Seven Year Slip is no exception. This novel is a beautiful display of Poston’s growth as an author; offering witty banter, hilarious characters, and a wonderfully woven storyline. And for all of its classic, feel-good rom-com moments, Poston also delivers an accurately heartbreaking portrayal of grief and loss that hit a little close to home for me. I, like our main character Clementine, have also lost an aunt who was my best friend. And though it’s been ten years since that loss, Poston’s writing put into words the feelings of pain and anger you experience when you lose a loved one and brought them right to the surface. I was Clementine in those moments. That is good writing.
Filled with fun, diverse characters, The Seven Year Slip is a story about finding yourself when and where you least expect it, and not being afraid to chase after what you want. If I could give this book 100 stars, I would. But 5 will have to do.
The Seven Year Slip is no exception. This novel is a beautiful display of Poston’s growth as an author; offering witty banter, hilarious characters, and a wonderfully woven storyline. And for all of its classic, feel-good rom-com moments, Poston also delivers an accurately heartbreaking portrayal of grief and loss that hit a little close to home for me. I, like our main character Clementine, have also lost an aunt who was my best friend. And though it’s been ten years since that loss, Poston’s writing put into words the feelings of pain and anger you experience when you lose a loved one and brought them right to the surface. I was Clementine in those moments. That is good writing.
Filled with fun, diverse characters, The Seven Year Slip is a story about finding yourself when and where you least expect it, and not being afraid to chase after what you want. If I could give this book 100 stars, I would. But 5 will have to do.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death and Suicide
books_withblooms's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Alcohol, Suicide, Grief, and Pregnancy
theonlybaillie's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Suicide
Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Mental illness
the_bookish_wallflower24's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Suicide
paigeantonacci's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Suicide
boomwormbrittany's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
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? It's complicated
4.5
The Seven Year Slip follows Clementine who has a job in publishing she loves and has recently inherited an apartment form her aunt who has passed. What she forgot was that her aunt had told her the apartment was magical and when she finds herself slipping back seven years in the past, she finds herself face to face with a man that she had never met before who was staying in the apartment at that time. As she meets him in the present time line and continues to go back to the past, she finds herself falling for him.
I thought the concept of this was so intriguing and I am so glad that I was gifted this book for my birthday. Ashley Poston handled the themes in this book so deftly and managed to weave a beautiful love story within this book. I really loved Clementine as a main character and thought the relationship was so well done. I loved seeing them getting closer as this book went on and the way they grew to know each other in the past and the present.
I gave this 4.5 stars because I didn't absolutely love this book and it did take some time for me to get into it. However, I am so glad that I read it because I really enjoyed this book.
If the premise sounds intriguing to you, I would pick it up because it is worth the read.
I thought the concept of this was so intriguing and I am so glad that I was gifted this book for my birthday. Ashley Poston handled the themes in this book so deftly and managed to weave a beautiful love story within this book. I really loved Clementine as a main character and thought the relationship was so well done. I loved seeing them getting closer as this book went on and the way they grew to know each other in the past and the present.
I gave this 4.5 stars because I didn't absolutely love this book and it did take some time for me to get into it. However, I am so glad that I read it because I really enjoyed this book.
If the premise sounds intriguing to you, I would pick it up because it is worth the read.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide and Death
cassmills's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Suicide
logstakes's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
My favourite book of the year!
It took me a long minute to read it because of uni and other distractions, but this book just seemed to get better the longer I read it. Funny enough, I feel like I read this at the right time too; something I only realised by the end of it.
The story travels through all the nook and crannies you have and makes you think about love, life and grief in ways that take you back but also make you look forward. Simultaneously, I feel like I've had the best therapy session of my life.
It took me a long minute to read it because of uni and other distractions, but this book just seemed to get better the longer I read it. Funny enough, I feel like I read this at the right time too; something I only realised by the end of it.
The story travels through all the nook and crannies you have and makes you think about love, life and grief in ways that take you back but also make you look forward. Simultaneously, I feel like I've had the best therapy session of my life.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death