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

Rating: 4.5/5

- Magical realism
- NYC setting
- Book publicist x chef
- Second chance with a time travel twist!
- Grief journey
- Single POV

The Seven Year Slip definitely had similar vibes to Dead Romantics, which I adored last year. There was that magic element combined with magical writing and the protagonist’s grief journey. Poston writes about grief so gracefully.

In this instance, Clementine is a book publicist who magically meets a stranger in the apartment she inherited from her aunt. They instantly connect and she soon comes face-to-face with him in the present, when she realises he's a chef her company is pursuing. But does he remember her?

This book was as much about the love story between Clementine and Iwan as it was about Clementine's personal journey. I particularly loved the travel talk and seeing Clementine pursue a different path. Iwan was the magical missing piece, as he gave her the push she needed to, as he said, "colour outside the lines."

Poston's writing truly captures the magic of New York City, the power of grief, how it feels to fall in love and she even breathes life into an old apartment. Add in some great side characters and you have yourself a winning book. I already can't wait to do a re-read via audio.

"So just find what makes you happy and do it for as long as you can."

Thank you to Harlequin Australia for the early copy.