Loved this twist of a title and the robin's egg blue chair! It was a great read and I know my people will love it this summer!

I say this as a compliment: this is one of the saddest but less cruel books I’ve read. This book deals with heavy topics but in a very caring way, and for that only I could give it 5 stars. However, my 5 stars have more reasons.

I love how grief was handled in this book. Clementine’s journey through learning how to live without her aunt was very realistic and heartbreaking. I cried twice (another reason for the 5⭐️) because Clementine’s feelings were so well expressed that I could totally feel what the author was describing. The romance was also a huge hit. Iwan and Clementine’s relationship was also heartbreaking at first, but I was ready for it taking into account they meet in an apartment that travels seven years into the future/past. So yes, be ready to hate this apartment… though I ended up falling in love with it. The apartment itself was a main character and its story is just as beautiful as the romances that happen in it.

This book is a romance and that’s the main storyline, but for me, the main focus was Clementine’s journey. I loved it so much. Also, make sure you read Ashley’s note at the end of the book (at least, that’s where it’s placed on the ARC). Also, check the trigger warnings. 💛

TW: Suicide, grief

Rating: 5/5
Steam level: Open door, 1-2 scenes, low level of detail

I love Time Travel stories...and I don't. I love them because they're magical and filled with what ifs, and then I don't like them because they don't make sense or follow any rules. But there's the magic....and this book is magic! Suspend belief, forget logic and don't ask questions. Just go with the love of a romance in a magical apartment. Follow Clementine (Lemon) and Iwan (James) as they fall in love and then lose each other and themselves in a seven year time slip. Their lives are filled with good friends and family and eventually a happy ending. It's a book to savor and enjoy.

This is another smart and touching adult romance from Ashley Poston. Clementine's Aunt always told her stories about her magical apartment, a place that sometimes bent time to bring people together from seven years apart. Her tales also came with a fair bit of caution, since people can change a lot over seven years, and the person you met in the time bubble might not be the same person in your current world. Over the years Clementine stopped believing...until she walks into the apartment that she recently inherited from her Aunt and finds an unfamiliar man in the kitchen.

The Seven Year Slip deals with some heavy topics, including Clementine's grief at the loss of her beloved Aunt. Poston also cleverly looks at the way people change over time, and that the right time is as important as the right person. Clementine and Iwan had a connection seven years in the past, but will she be able to find the same magic with his contemporary self?

If you're looking for a touching and intelligently written adult romance then give Ashley Poston a try. I really enjoyed The Dead Romantics, and The Seven Year Slip cements her as a must read in the genre.

This book was so fun and unique, and after a bit of a reading slump, made for the perfect remedy. I love a good time traveling story, and coupled with a little romance and personal growth and this author certainly delivered.

I enjoyed the characters, the unique timelines, the hidden bits of wisdom, and the sub storylines of cooking, painting, and travel. This was another creative read by author Ashley Poston and I can’t wait to see what she writes next!

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for my gifted copy!

Ashley Poston has become an auto-buy author for me. The way she balances deep topics with a feel-good, witty romance is incredible. Her characters are so loveable but I think what makes them for me is how real they feel. They're swoon worthy but also messy and just trying to find their way through life. I really enjoyed Clementine’s story and watching her grow as a character. Learning about her relationship with her late aunt and their bond over traveling and their memories at the UES apartment was special and easy to connect with. I love that it’s set in the same world as “The Dead Romantics”, and so we got to briefly see Benji and Florence because Clementine was a publicist at a rival house. Iwan and Clementine were so perfect for each other and I loved the magic aspect of it, the alternating time periods were very well done. I loved seeing how Clementine and Iwan’s journey began and how they reconnected seven years later. I really appreciated that this did not have the stereotypical 3rd act breakup by miscommunication trope that other romance novels have. “The Seven Year Slip” is a heartwarming story about timing, second chances, self-growth, and adapting to change in pursuit of love. If you enjoyed “The Dead Romantics”, you will certainly enjoy this one. Thanks to Ashley Poston, Netgalley and Berkeley Publishing Group for an e-arc in exchange for my thoughts. I can’t wait to read what Ashley writes next!

Couldn't put this one down.!
Ashley Poston is a gifted writer with a unique voice and a talent for creating memorable characters and immersive worlds. Her books are full of heart, humor, and a sense of adventure that is sure to captivate readers of all ages.

Poston's ability to blend genres is particularly impressive, as she seamlessly weaves together elements of science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance to create stories that are both thrilling and heartfelt. Her characters are always relatable and three-dimensional, with flaws and quirks that make them feel like real people.


Overall, Ashley Poston is an incredibly talented writer whose work is sure to bring a smile to your face and a sense of adventure to your heart. If you're looking for stories that are full of heart, humor, and a healthy dose of nerdiness, then Poston is the author for you.

I enjoyed this book. The characters were well developed and the plot was well paced. I would recommend this to others and I looked forward to reading other books by this author.

So there's a magical New York apartment and a man so different from himself he may as well be someone else. If you love romance with a light paranormal twist, this is the author for you. Her "The Dead Romantics" was perfection, and this novel brings the same feels. A delight to read and savor.

The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston follows up on Poston's The Dead Romantics with another paranormal/mystical romance. The story follows Clementine, a publicist at a mostly nonfiction publishing house, who inherits her aunt's magical apartment. The apartment transports her to a time 7 years ago, with the tenant from 7 years previous. Clementine meets Iwan, a young, passionate chef with an adorable southern accent. Over the course of just a few sporadically occurring days together, Clementine finds herself falling for the charming chef. But one of her aunt's two rules was not to fall in love in the apartment. Where is Iwan now? What has changed about him in 7 years?

To be honest, I read this 3.5 weeks ago and I can't really remember much about it. I think it was very middling. Teh premise is adorable but the 'falling in love' bit felt a bit rushed. Overall, Clementine and Iwan spend about 4 days in the apartment together. They spend more time in the present together, essentially, falling in love with each other all over again, but it doesn't really sell me on it. I wish I could say more honestly, but I think this was so much flatter than the Dead Romantics. I was waiting for more dimension from the story. Spoiler alert ahead, but the reveal of her aunt's suicide was just left there. I was waiting for a deeper exploration of grief, similar to that of the Dead Romantics and it simply never came.

It was fun, it was kinda cutesy, but it really wasn't anything special. Dead Romantics >>> this.

I eventually come around to the weird romance/trauma/paranormal vibes in The Dead Romantics, but this one was just too odd. A 7 year time gap... not age gap... time gap. I was just not having a good time.

Incredibly charming with a lot of heart, Poston is carving out a nice little niche with magical realism meets romance and I’m here for it.

Earnest and so very romantic with top notch banter, this hit all the marks in a romance for me. Just like Dead Romantics, this deals with grief and becoming the best version of yourself - for yourself. It’s not often you have romances showing how important it is to love yourself before you love someone else, but Poston gets it.

Highly recommend

"The love stays. The love always stays, and so do we."

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I will be thanking NetGalley and Berkley Publishing forever for providing me with a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Every time I am lucky enough to receive an early copy of a book I love I can't help but think of the me who started all of this back in August. The me who couldn't imagine so many people would love talking about books with her. The me who was scared to try.

That thought transitions so perfectly into this story. Who were you seven years ago? Who are you going to be seven years from now? Those are questions we can never get answers to in our reality, but that's why books are so great... because for a moment in time we get to live a life where those answers might be found.

Clementine is hard-working, never stops moving, and loves her friends with a passion. She will always help you find your way. She's also a tiny bit broken, just like we all are. There's a beautiful quote that I love where she states, "I didn't need to be fixed, I just needed to be reminded that I was human." I think that is a standard she holds herself to, one I admire, and one I'm glad she let go of at the exact right time.

You see, Clementine is also grieving. The luck of that is that she's grieving in a magical apartment. One that, when you're at a crossroads, bring you seven years into the past or seven years into the future. And there, she meets Iwan. There I met Iwan.

I want to cry just thinking about how much he means to me.

When you read a lot of books, you meet a lot of guys that seem to capture all you want in a love story. Sometimes they're the exact opposite of what you're looking for, which makes the fantasy all the more fun. And sometimes they're Iwan. The absolute perfect representation of all you look for when you ask someone to love you. He's kind, and understanding, and respectful. He cooks dinner, and he asks how your day is. He encourages you, he loves you, and he admires you. He listens to you. There is just absolutely no one better to fall in love with.

The thing is, that even in all his loveliness, he's lonely and a tiny bit broken, too. At a crossroads in his own life. Leading up to his heart break, just as Clementine is reeling from hers. Together, they chart a world that only they can bring to fruition. Together they learn to love the greatest parts of their souls. When you meet the person your heart latches onto, you understand so much more about other people.

Happiness has a way of allowing you to understand heart break. I think it's because knowing the best of a feeling allows you to recognize how lucky you were to feel it when it's lost.

For me, this book captures the honesty of heart break and the acceptance of moving on even when we don't think we want to. I loved watching Clementine recognize her passion and fund it despite the standards she set for herself. I love the idea that we never have to say goodbye to the people we love because they're in all the small things we do every day.

I love the idea that we change in the years that go by is okay. That we can fall in love with our person for who they are in the past, and love them better every day they become a little bit more themselves.

But what I love best of all is that, "The love stays. The love always stays, and so do we."

The world wouldn't be the same without you, and I hope you find as much joy as you possibly can while you're here.

- Paige

I want to start by saying that I’m in public, on the 2 train, crying.
The Seven Year Slip may be (spoiler alert, it absolutely is) one of the best pieces of literature surrounding grief that I’ve ever read. Ashley writes about grief (and love) in a way that only a person whose felt deep and world crashing grief can.
I love books with a time jump element. That was the cherry on top of a beautiful story.
Love, love, loved it!

If you love a bit of magic and time travel with your romance then you’ll adore this book! I’m a fan of Ashley’s novel The Dead Romantics, so I was very excited to read this, and I wasn’t disappointed. The beginning dragged a little, but it didn’t take too long for the drama to ramp up, and when it did I couldn’t put it down. Some of the magical elements threw me off at first, and I had to go back and reread a few times, but when I finally had my “a-ha” moment it started making more sense. You definitely need to pay close attention to grasp it all. Overall, it was a very sweet romance story, and I would highly recommend it. I can say with (almost) 100% certainty that fans of The Dead Romantics will enjoy this one too.

A fun time-travel story with a twist. Clementine has parents who love and support her, but her favorite family member was her aunt. She and Clementine traveled every summer and her aunt always told her that her apartment was magical. When she died, she left the apartment to Clementine. Living with a bruised heart, Clementine was not looking for love, but walking into the apartment one day and finding a strange man there, started a journey she could not resist. The problem is the timing. They are both living in a seven year slip. COuld Clementine meet and like this man in the present?

This was absolutely lovely and will be on my best of list this year guaranteed!

Thank you for the opportunity to read early

I really enjoyed this book! I thought The Dead Romantics was very sweet and was excited to see another book from this author. While I thought it was a bit slow getting started, once the "action" started I was hooked. I think the character development and growth were really great and I liked the magical elements. I was a bit confused for a while about how the apartment is the only thing that moves by 7 years. I thought it was everything which made me very confused until about the 2nd or 3rd time it happened and then it made a lot more sense. I didn't really understand how Analea was able to afford what sounded like a very nice apartment in NYC and was able to travel the world when she seemed to have no job after her Broadway career. I also didn't really understand how Clementine was able to paint in the travel guides. Just from a logistical perspective, travel guides have very narrow margins. Was she painting over the words?
I like how Clementine and Iwan had an instant connection and how as the book unfolded we got to see all the times and ways that their paths crossed. It was a very sweet story and really makes you realize that sometimes timing is everything. I also liked the cameo we got with Benji from The Dead Romantics. The was very cute. I really enjoyed this book and if you enjoyed Poston's previous book, you will likely enjoy this one too.

After reading the Dead Romantics, I was so excited for another book by Ashley Poston! I liked this one as well. I think fans of the Dead Romantics will as well!

i was so excited when i got this ARC that i think i shed some tears. when i read ashley poston’s last book, “The Dead Romantics” i immediately was in love with the weird fun cute world she created and wanted more of it. that book easily became top ten favorites. this one was something i was super excited for- it had lovely things i knew i’d eat up- time travel(ish), second chance love stories, lots of small twists & turns, and a lovable main character & love interest.

honestly, though. i felt this was more a 3.5/5 but i landed on 4 due to a few things:

SPOILERS BELOW.,,

- benji cameo, cried a lot
- the whole iwan / vera relationship with clementine & her aunt- precious
- the intricacies of the actual time travel-ish plot that was embedded quite well with the actual romance plot of it

i didn’t honestly think much of this- it was a quick read ( went from page 81 to 281 in a matter of 2 hours ) and found myself skimming a lot of it because it felt a little lackluster. however, i knew i was just waiting for more info on the whole apartment being sorta magical- thing, which we got near the end so it helped. i think the biggest issue i had with this was that clementine didn’t feel like a fleshed out main character, but merely a storyteller given a story to tell. i don’t MIND this necessarily- but Florence from “The Dead Romantics” was WAY more fleshed out than Clementine was.,, but it wasn’t so bad it made it insufferable

i also liked that this did not have the stereotypical 3rd act breakup by miscommunication trope that other romance novels have ( both works now by Ashley Poston have been Not this & i appreciate it each time )

overall- it was what i wanted from this book, i liked the time travel magical element of it, i liked the slowly twisting and turning unravelling of the timeline and everything syncing up together, and the acceptance clementine goes through at the end. its a nice feel-good romance with a lil bit of mystical elements. overall, pretty good