A nice light summer read - a little time travel, happy ending- so sweet and fun! Clementine's beloved aunt has died, and willed her apartment to Clementine. Clementine is in the publishing business, and trying to keep her life orderly and her love life "safe". Although her aunt warned her that the apartment was magical, Clementine did not believe until the day she walked in and found a handsome young man with a Southern drawl and penchant for lemon pies and great conversation. Only problem was - he was seven years in Clementine's past.

Ashley Poston is back!

And she’s a magical and whimsical as ever.

The Dead Romantics grabbed my heart last year and I shouldn’t be surprised that The Seven Year Slip did the same.

Poston’s writing feels like an old friend who spins an amazing story filled with hope, humor, and emotion. The characters are well-written. The plot is one that sounds like it shouldn’t work, but man it does. I cried and swooned.

Highly recommend!

The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston was a strong follow-up to the last book I read by this author, The Dead Romantics. Both contain a dose magic, whimsy and romance.
 
Poston’s writing is sharp and her banter is funny and relatable. Using magical realism to create characters that meet seven years in the past and seven years into the future couldn’t have been easy. There’s a fine line to making that seem believable versus ridiculous. Fortunately, Poston employed the former.
 
I liked Clementine and the special relationship she had with her aunt however the musings of their travels often got to be too much for me. I loved the foodie aspect of the book, and the perfect pie stole my heart! Yum. I wished we had more time with Iwan. He was charming and good to the bones.
 
I’m certain that I’ll continue to read and/or listen to her adult novels. This was a sweet romance with a bit of time bending that allowed the reader to fully escape.

A truly magical book that tackles grief, fate, and love with heartfelt tenderness. The perfect kind of magical realism that makes you forget the impossible because it's grounded in such true emotion.

Absolutely adored The Seven Year Slip! The book had me in tears as I read and that is a rarity for me to be so moved. Highly recommend this five-star read.

I enjoyed this one a lot more than I thought I would. I actually think I enjoyed it a bit more than her first adult novel which was still good. I appreciated that Iwan in the present knew about the power of the apartment and so there wasn't a miscommunication situation there. Clementine finally realizing what she wanted to do with her life was also refreshing in a way especially how it all played out. While there was more of a romance here, due to one of the characters not being a ghost, it was also a journey of self-discovery for them both, even if we only got the front seat to Clementine's POV.

I think Poston defeated the dreaded sophomore concern with this book because it shows that she can hold her own in adult romance and I would definitely read more from her.

I did not expect to love the book as much as I did. As the author said in her endnotes, it was like a warm hug, with moments of love, sorrow and warmth. Clementine inherits her aunt’s apartment after her death, not realizing she would also inherit the magic of going back in time seven years in her life. When Clementine meets Iwan, a young chef staying at her aunt’s apartment seven years in the past, Clementine begins to reevaluate her life choices. I highly recommend this book. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

this was very predictable and cliche but fun! perfect for a beach read and a nice rom-com. I wish the female lead had a bit more of a backbone but overall enjoyed.

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.