The Seven Year Slip
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ An overworked book publicist with a perfectly planned future hits a snag when she falls in love with her temporary roommate . . . only to discover he lives seven years in the past, in this witty and wise novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Dead Romantics.
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.
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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Readers say *The Seven Year Slip* is a sweet, heartfelt romance with magical realism, exploring grief, self-discovery, and the complexities of connect...
Loved, loved, loved! Read this in one day. Totally ate it up! Wish she would have set it up to write another book in the same setting though. Iwan is every woman’s dream and every man should take note!
It was a very cute book. I was not prepared the grief that was in this book. It was quite sad and hit me in a way I wasn't prepared for. Definitely not as light as I thought it would be, but the romance evened it out. I would recommend this.
𝙎𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣-𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙎𝙡𝙞𝙥 was beautiful and heartfelt. I enjoyed every second of it and has come to be one of my all-time favorite books.
𝙽𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛. 𝙽𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜, 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚊𝚍. 𝚂𝚘 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚢, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚘 𝚒𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚜 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗.’
In "The Seven Year Slip" by Ashley Poston, readers are drawn into a captivating romance infused with elements of fantasy that explore themes of change and grief.
The story follows Clementine, who inherits her late aunt's apartment—a place her aunt claimed was magical, though Clementine had always been sceptical. Upon visiting the apartment, she encounters Iwan, a man from the past—specifically, seven years earlier—revealing the apartment's true nature as a time portal.
As Clementine and Iwan grow closer, she struggles with the heartache of falling in love with someone she may only ever meet within the apartment. Poston's warm and witty writing shines through, creating characters with profound depth. Clementine is navigating her grief over her aunt's tragic death while facing uncertainty in her career.
Despite the enchanting premise, the time-travel aspect can be challenging for some readers to grasp fully. However, embracing the story without overthinking it allows the magic to unfold. Ashley Poston is quickly establishing herself as a must-read author, leaving readers eager for her future works.
Cute premise. Drawn in despite myself. There are still some questions that I have that weren't fully answered in the book. With time travel books there are never really good answers, then you mix in the complication of making the book a romance.
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