This book had me in its grip until about the 80% mark. I love Ashley Poston's writing, and I loved the banter our then-Iwan had with Clementine. I also thought this was so well-written in terms of the grief that Clementine was wrestling with. I think where this book lost me was present-Iwan. Their chemistry wasn't as apparent to me, and something about the timeline after their fajita truck dinner just... didn't sit right with me. Throw in the couple twists that I knew were twists the moment they were first introduced, and I count this as a good, not great, time.

P.S. Don't forget to check the content warnings

the dead romantics was one of my favorite books of last year and honestly one of my favorite rom com books ever so i and really high expectations and this did not disappoint! ashley’s writinf is so engaging and her main characters are so loveable

Clementine’s late aunt always told her moments in her apartment blended together like the colors in a painting. When Clementine discovers a strange man with a southern drawl standing in her aunt’s apartment, she feels as if he could be someone she could fall head over heels for. Except, he exists in the past. Seven years to be exact. Will their paths find one another again in the future?

THIS. BOOK. Was absolutely incredible! 😭 And hands down one of the easiest five stars I’ve given this year! Ever since I read In Five Years, I’ve been obsessed with magical realism. It just adds a little something extra! The chemistry between Clementine and Iwan in both timelines was perfection. I swooned, cried, all the above! Ashley explored the concept of grief so beautifully and even had me wishing for more time with Clementine’s aunt. And someone please let me know that I wasn’t the only one who pictured Clementine’s apartment as the apartment from Friends! 😅 This book is a must-read and I hope you love it as much as I did! Thank you so much to Berkley, Ashley Poston, and NetGalley for my gifted copy!

Ooof, Ashley Poston knows how to hit me right in my heartstrings. I wasn't sure how I felt about time travel, but I also wasn't sure about the Dead Romantics premise and loved it so I knew I would love this one too. An apartment that is magical and can transport you back in time 7 years? What is not to love?
Clemintine meets Jack (of 7 years ago) in the apartment and doesn't realize at first what is happening. Her aunt warned her about falling in love in this apartment, but it is so hard to resist. When she meets Jack in the present, she is trying to get him to sign with her publishing house for a book deal. He seems so different, yet just the same.
He fell in love with a girl seven years ago that he hasn't been able to forget, and even his friends know about her, but will he feel the same when he meets Clem in this stage of her life? They have both changed, but will they be able to find the magic from before?
I loved the way that Ashley deals with grief. Her aunt reminds me so much of my beloved aunt I lost last year and this just made me feel all the feels. I have so many great memories and this book brought all of them to the forefront for me. It was a beautiful love story between Clem and herself, her family, friends and Jack (past and present).
Thank you to Ashley Poston, Berkley and Netgalley for an early copy.

Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for the advance review copy; though the author and I share both a literary agency and publisher, all opinions are my own and unbiased!

After thoroughly enjoying THE DEAD ROMANTICS, I was very excited to have the chance to read Poston's second adult romance, THE SEVEN YEAR SLIP. I appreciate how the author navigates a women's fic/romance hybrid and takes fun risks with magical realism, as in the case of THE DEAD ROMANTICS, the paranormal/supernatural, and with THE SEVEN YEAR SLIP, time travel. Clementine and her growth journey were easy to root for, and I found Iwan an easy to like love interest, too. Their story, even though it navigated difficult topics of grief and suicide, felt gentle and sweet. Fans of THE DEAD ROMANTICS will definitely be happy with this one.

"That was love, wasn’t it? It wasn’t just a quick drop—it was falling, over and over again, for your person. It was falling as they became new people. It was learning how to exist with every new breath. It was uncertain and it was undeniably hard, and it wasn’t something you could plan for. Love was an invitation into the wild unknown, one step at a time together."

There are a few books that someone will read in their lives that will stick with them forever and this is one of them. Well done. Easy easy 5 stars

I read this months ago and somehow forgot to leave a review. I have enjoyed all of the books by Ashley Poston that I have read. I have already purchased this for my library and it has a long hold list.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for this Advanced Readers Copy of The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston!

After loving the Dead Romantics last year I was so excited to read The Seven Year Slip!! This story follows Clementine who is struggling with loss and moves into her aunts apartment. Her aunt always told her the apartment was magic and could send people back in time. Clementine always loved this story and one day she too stepped back in time and met Iwan. I find it hard to come up with the right words for this one other than I loved it and can’t wait for more from @heyashposton!! I have some of her ya backlist that I really want to get to soon! Thank you @berkleyromance for my #gifted copy!!

This book was super cute, and it’s been one of my very favorites this month. Such a unique premise! I’ve already recommended it!

Clementine is a hard-working book publicist on the rise in her company. She is grieving the loss of her beloved free-spirited aunt with whom she had many adventures and traveled the world in her company. Her aunt willed her New York apartment to Clementine, she was always telling her it was a little magic. One day a strange man, Iwan, appeared in the apartment. Looking around, the apartment does not have any of her belongings, but rather is still furnished with her aunt's things....she comes to realize that there is a "seven-year slip". she is in present day, but Iwan is seven years in the past.

You will love this book is you are a fan of:
*time-travel
*magical realism
*New York City
*are a foodie

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this fun book.

Be prepared going into this one that you need to suspend all reality. I don’t want to say too much to give anything away with this one but Posten has a way of blending reality and getting to the heart of the story!
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Huge thank you to @berkleypub @berittalksbooks @thephdivabooks @dg_reads and @netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was a really enjoyable premise and I read through it in one sitting! The characters were very well-written with their flaws and insecurities; writing Clementine and Iwan at different points in their life while still having them feel like the same characters is so hard to do properly, but Poston nailed it here. I would've liked a scene where Vera stumbled across Iwan and Clementine, realizing they are together, and a scene where Clementine told Drew and Fiona the complete story because I felt like those scenes were missing at the end, but other than that I really liked the story beats and how there wasn't really a traditional breakup new the end. If you loved the quirkiness and vibes of The Dead Romantics, this book will definitely be right up your alley!

This book is for everyone who ever cried watching "The Lake House" with Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves. I also would highly recommend it to anyone living in a long-distance relationship - it often feels like you're living in different times and every time you reconnect it's in a new part of your life. Sharing this burgeoning love story while also dealing with the grief involved with losing a cherished family member makes for a complex story of growth and learning about onesself.

This takes “right person, wrong time” to a whole new level! Imagine falling in love with someone who is living 7 years away from you. I love the way this author uses magical realism and a special house that has the ability to slip through time.

Clementine is a book publicist who is grieving the loss of her beloved aunt. She moves into her aunt’s house and finds a man there the next day who says he sublet it from her aunt for the summer. After some confusion and thinking he’s playing a cruel joke, Clementine realizes she has slipped 7 years into the past…and slowly falls for him.

I adored this book to pieces right from the start! The way he calls her “Lemon”, their connections, him wanting to become a chef, his stories about his grandpa and how he fell in love with cooking, her stories and memories of her aunt who had a zest for travel. The sweetest hero and just such a magical read, and not just because the house of the house! I loved The Dead Romantics from this author last year, and loved this one just as much…if not slightly more! Cannot wait for whatever this author writes next.

Thank you so much to the publisher (Berkley) for an ARC, all thoughts in this review are my own.

I liked this one! I enjoyed the NYC setting and felt that the main character was relatable. I enjoyed the romance, but I’m realizing that I somewhat struggle to connect to love stories with time warps. It was still good and this one was well done because both characters were in the time warp but I think I prefer my romance without this magical twist. Loved the cooking references and plot related to career growth and grief!

WOWOWO this was ADORABLE. I liked it even better than her first- an easy 5 stars. Swoony and romantic. I loved this one!

I loved The Dead Romantics so, so much, so was eager to dive into this one. It took me a little longer to get into, but once I did, I couldn't put it down. I appreciated the cameo by Able as well. Can't wait to see what Ashley Poston cooks up next.

Genre: Contemporary Romance/Magical Realism

4.75🌟 rounded up! I loved this so much!

This was the perfect balance of heartfelt, romantic, cozy, sweet, and tender while tackling heavier themes such as loss and grief. I loved this unique take on a second-chance trope with the foodie influences with an NYC backdrop.

Iwan and Clementine were just 🫶

I loved this one more than The Dead Romantics, and Ashley Posten is a new auto-buy author!

BOOK REVIEW

The Seven Year Slip
By: Ashley Poston
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Favorite Quotes:
"You are who you are, and you like what you like. You are you, and that's a lovely person to be."

"I didn't need to be fixed. I just needed to be reminded that I was human."

"That was love, wasn't it? It wasn't just a quick drop- it was falling, over and over again, for your person. It was falling as they became new people."

This was an absolute gem of a book! Truly enjoyed every second. 4.5 rounded up to 5 stars!

The Seven Year Slip is so original and unique. It feels like a big hug. It has time travel/magical realism and a second chance romance trope, more specifically right person wrong time. I was very scared about the magical realism, since I am not a fan, but I definitely loved this one!

This book is the definition of why you should give authors second chances—i was one of the few who did not enjoy The Dead Romantics, but because of the plot, not the writing. So I decided to give Ashley a second chance and I am so glad I did! I am so glad that now I want to go back to The Dead Romantics and actually finish it! I also think I had insane expectations for The Dead Romantics and so I went into The Seven Year Slip with zero expectations and it worked perfectly!

Similar to her debut novel, this story tackled grief. But it had a stronger storyline and more likeable characters (aka Iwan 🥹🫶🏼)! I was thinking of it every time I put it down yet didn’t want it to be over. Definitely something I want in a book!

If you want a thoughtful and swoony romance with a little touch of magic and some amazing sounding food, I highly recommend this!

Thanks @netgalley for the eARC!