The Seven Year Slip
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2023
"A gorgeous love story from one of the finest romance writers out there."—Carley Fortune, New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After
Sometimes, the worst day of your life happens, and you have to figure out how to live after it.
So Clementine forms a plan to keep her heart safe: work hard, find someone decent to love, and try to remember to chase the moon. The last one is silly and obviously metaphorical, but her aunt always told her that you needed at least one big dream to keep going. And for the last year, that plan has gone off without a hitch. Mostly. The love part is hard because she doesn’t want to get too close to anyone—she isn’t sure her heart can take it.
And then she finds a strange man standing in the kitchen of her late aunt’s apartment. A man with kind eyes and a Southern drawl and a taste for lemon pies. The kind of man that, before it all, she would’ve fallen head-over-heels for. And she might again.
Except, he exists in the past. Seven years ago, to be exact. And she, quite literally, lives seven years in his future.
Her aunt always said the apartment was a pinch in time, a place where moments blended together like watercolors. And Clementine knows that if she lets her heart fall, she’ll be doomed.
After all, love is never a matter of time—but a matter of timing.
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** After discussing this book with the ladies from my book club I realized that I love this book even more ❤️❤️** The truth is reading really is subjective.
I admire and respect all the opinions I heard during our discussion but I sat back and what I saw in this book was almost like I read a different book than they did. Let me explain, for some of the ladies there wasn't enough drama, not enough of a connection or they felt that there were plot holes (this is okay, everyone sees things differently so not judging their opinion.)
What I got out of this book was I felt the connection between Clementine (Lemon) and Iwan, you have these two people that are at a crossroads in their lives.. their past selves have these huge goals and imagine their future a certain way yet their future is nothing like what they hoped it to be or so they think.. they go on this journey of discovering who they are and feelings of not always being proud of the past decisions and whatnot or that their future may not be coming into focus as they initially plan but the important thing is to be true to yourself in the present and the rest will fall into place. I mean who can't relate to that because I sure can.
It was truly cute reading about them more so Clementine learning about herself and her relationship she had with her aunt. Many people feel if she was that close how did she not know about so many things that she discovers through this journey about her Aunt, well here is my thoughts we simply never know everything there is to know about anyone, no matter how close you are. I have people I am extremely close to in my life and there are things I will never share with them. Everyone keeps secrets for whatever reason it may be but everyone does.
The time travel portion of the book can get a bit confusing for some for me I guess I didn't get too hung up on it. I love Clementine, I love Iwan, and I absolutely love this book, even more I love the ladies from my book club because discussing this book really made me look deeper as to what I really got out of it. I been married 10 years and I can relate to this slow fluffy connection, not everything has to be over the top to feel a connection... ever hear the saying "sometimes you have to just stop and smell the roses"? I feel it is well suited for this book.
I could say more but the truth is I'd give spoilers and I don't want to do that. My overall feelings is I love this book because it did impact me, I had all kinds of emotions, connection, definitely vibe with this book.
Some quotes that I love
“Sometimes the people you loved left you halfway through a story. Sometimes they left without a goodbye. And, sometimes, they stayed around in little ways.”
“You only live once. And if you do it right, once is all you need.”
“If you don’t fit in, fool everyone until you do.” -- I love this I am always saying fake it till you make it, LOL
“Because the things that mattered most never really left. The love stays. The love always stays, and so do we.”
“Sometimes the people you loved left you halfway through a story. Sometimes they left you without a goodbye. And, sometimes, they stayed around in little ways. In the memory of a musical. In the smell of their perfume. In the sound of the rain, and the itch for adventure, and the yearning for that liminal space between one airport terminal and the next. I hated her for leaving, and I loved her for staying as long as she could. And I would never wish this pain on anyone.”
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