This is a likely contender for one of my all time favorite books. I laughed and cried and sometimes did both at the same time. These characters were so beyond fascinating and I truly love everything that Ashley Poston puts out there

✨ The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston is a beautifully whimsical and emotional love story that completely swept me away. The story follows Clementine, who inherits her late aunt's apartment—a place where time has a mind of its own. She meets a man living seven years in the past, and as their paths cross in strange and magical ways, Clementine must navigate her feelings for someone who might never be part of her future.

Poston weaves together romance, grief, and time-bending magic in such a heartfelt way. The emotional depth of Clementine’s journey had me hooked, and I adored the way time played with their love story. It’s a bittersweet and touching read about finding love, letting go, and trusting in the unexpected twists life throws our way.

If you’re into magical realism, time-travel romances, or just want to get lost in a story full of heart, The Seven Year Slip is one you don’t want to miss.

💫 A huge thank you to Berkley Romance and PRH Audio for granting me access to this title!

Ashley Poston has a remarkable talent for crafting beautiful stories that explore themes of life, love, and family in such a unique and engaging way. This book is a perfect blend of romance, women’s fiction, and a touch of magical realism. The way she weaves together these elements creates an enchanting reading experience that keeps you captivated from start to finish.
The characters feel so real and relatable; their journeys are filled with moments of joy, heartache, and growth. I found myself deeply invested in their lives and rooting for their happiness.

OBSESSED. Ashley Poston does not disappoint. Her imagination knows no bounds, and I love how she incorporates elements of magic into her work. Her depiction of grief and being at a crossroads in life was raw and emotional. I loved the main characters and their connection (even with funky time warps) made me feel !!!!!!!!! I was rooting for them but stressed about how to root for them.

I am a sucker for a New York fairytale. The idea of a vintage New York apartment that's also a time travel chamber worked for me. The main character was in publishing, which also worked for me- although publishing travel guides is a fool's game in the 21st century. The love interest was a chef type, which also worked for me.

So what didn't work for me? Clementine, our main character, was very sad. She didn't appreciate her lovely apartment because it was her favorite aunt's apartment and was willed to her after her aunt's death. Way to ruin that. Clementine was a workaholic but she never seemed to actually like books or her very cool job- I got irritated at her for that. And after the time slip when she meets her love interest, there was no perceptible chemistry. They were both young and cute, and I guess that's all there was to do about that. Clementine is given the nickname "Lemon" by her crush and the only thing I could think of whenever I read that was Liz Lemon from 30Rock, and Liz Lemon is not exactly a romantic prize, and I say that as someone who strongly resembles Liz Lemon.

Basically I was bored. I am dipping back into romance more these days but I'm finding that I'm very picky. I need two people to be more than young and cute together for me to root for them. And they always seem so YOUNG. And privileged. And maybe not nearly as interesting as the author thinks. You may give a girl a very cool apartment and a very cool job, but she can still be a stick in the mud.

This is Poston’s sophomore adult novel and, like The Dead Romantics, she has crafted a beautiful love story that defies convention, time and space. She breathes life into her characters with lyrical dialogue, a vulnerability and honesty between them, and a willingness to suspend disbelief in order to get to the right time and place to be together. It has a similar premise as the movie, The Lake House, but is not quite so intense.

Although it is a romance, there is magical realism in the form of an apartment that has infrequent and unpredictable time slips, one in which Clementine’s Aunt Analea meets Vera, the love of her life, and another when Clementine first meets Iwan, the talented chef visiting NYC in the hopes of landing a dishwashing job in the restaurant his grandfather, an amateur chef, brought him to as a child and where he hopes to climb the ranks to top chef, making his grandfather proud. Little does she realize that he is seven years behind her in time.

The central theme is about following your passion, whether it’s in a vocation or in a person, and being open to change, because life isn’t stagnant, and love means embracing and supporting your partner’s growth and loving yourself enough to walk away from the life you thought you should want to discover new things about yourself and the passions that drive you. I enjoyed all of the lyrical prose, especially when Iwan was romanticizing food and his idea of “the perfect meal” and how serendipitous the path to romance is. Highly recommended!

This was a fun book, and I really appreciated the opportunity to read it! I will recommend this book.

Did I ball my eyes? Absolutely! I can see where the hype came from, this novel encompassed so much without feeling overwhelming or dragged out. Iwan and Clementine had my heart. A rollercoaster of emotions that is sure to keep you turning the page.

Sadly this didn't live up to the hype for me. I absolutely adored The Dead Romantics (one of my top favorite romance books ever!) but this just fell a little flat in terms of the romance and the plot. It felt slow (both romance and plot) and I didn't connect to the characters. I did enjoy the writing style and inner dialogue but this just wasn't for me.

“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦, 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘮𝘦. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.”

I devoured this book in just a couple days and fell in love with it. I don’t read enough contemp romance that is sprinkled with sci-fi and magical elements, and every time I do it becomes a new favorite. This one is set in the book world and integrates one of my other favorite things, food! So many nods to cooking, finding love in a simple moment over a meal, and trying new restaurants.

This book was filled with so many treasures of wonderful quotes and characters. Clementine, aka Lemon, is a publicist for a well known publisher and lives in her aunt’s apartment in NY. There’s something magical about this apartment as it slips through time. She has the best meet cute with Iwan, an aspiring chef who just moved to NYC. What’s magical about this story is Clementine coming to terms with her grief, reigniting her passions in life like art, making note of little moments between friends and family, and could be falling in love with this chef?

Here’s what I loved about the time travel part of the story, she actually meets Iwan when the apartment slips back seven years. She is in the now, and he is in the past, however their paths continue to cross. New memories are made for her now, while they’re just a reminder of the past for him. There were so many layers and complexities to these characters that just keep you invested and wanting more.

Read if you are interested in
🥧Book about books
🥐Magical Realism
🍕Time Travel
🍷Talks of desserts
🍽️Making Memories
🍰Second Chance Romance
🌮NYC Sites and Sounds

I AM OFFICIALLY OBSESSED WITH 'LEMON' AS A PET NAME, WOWOWOW. This book was so sweet and a little steamy and a lot magnificent. Ashley Poston knows *exactly* how to weave just the right amount of extraordinary and magic into her stories that I can't help but swoon and giggle and absolutely fall in love with everyone involved.

This book made me cry so much and is my new fav Ashley Poston. I truly cannot say more good things about it. Ashley Poston is on the same god tier as Emily Henry.

The Seven Year Slip is a book that I will be recommending forever. It's absolutely beautiful, sad and happy all at the same time.

Iwan is the sweetest and most sincere MMC and I fell in love with him instantly. (don't tell my husband).

Clementine is more serious and focused. She hates change and doesn't know what to do with her life now that Analea (her aunt) is no longer here.

"𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘥. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘓𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯. 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥"
"𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸?"
"𝘛𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬"

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book.

This book wasn’t nearly as light as I expected. Not rom com, much sadder and morose. Beautiful concept and writing. Lots of feels. This one might make you cry. Heavy, emotional and heartfelt. It’s about grief and finding yourself. Im not sure I was prepared.

Wow. Wow wow wow. The Seven Year Slip was SO good, I actually can’t even express how much I loved this. Much like The Dead Romantics this was a book deeply about grief. But Poston handles hard topics (in this case suicide) with such beautifully written care. The romance in this was delightful, I read and listened on audio and I honestly couldn’t put it down. Lemon and Iwan were everything. All the stars!

A moving and witty follow-up to The Dead Romantics. Explored grief, especially after suicide, in such a thoughtful and authentic way.

I couldn’t put this book down. I laughed and cried and fell in love with the characters in this book. I didn’t want it to end

Ms Poston truly astonishes with the fluidity of her writing, with her eloquent, crisp style that pulls you in immediately and holds you spellbound until the end.

Oh, I just adored this! I didn't want to put it down at all, and if I didn't have any obligations, I would have definitely stayed up until 5 or 6am to finish it!!!

I've found that I love stories set in NYC—it's the familiarty of the city, knowing a street and a place and a landmark and grinning because I could be there too! It feels silly, but it's not bc familiarity is so lovely, I think.

My favorite part of romance books (I think only romance books, so far) is the small tragedies in them, which is weird to admit. That little bit of heartache the main character carries through the book—I always want more of it and discovering it throughout the book just makes everything else about the romance even better.

I adored Clementine, but what's more is that I adored her heartbreak about her aunt. It was so beautifully written, as grief often is. Poston really nailed that well.

And of COURSE I loved the romance! I couldn't get enough of Iwan, sweet guy he is. The friendships were amazing, as well—I knew Poston would write that bit incredibly. Fiona and Drew were as important to the story as Iwan was, and it made my heart so happy. Friendships are important relationships, too