Welcome to Litsy!

A lot of my booktubers that I follow couldn‘t get enough of this romance, so I thought I‘d give it a go. I liked it, I wouldn‘t go as far as saying I loved it, but it was a fun and fluffy quick read. I like that the main characters nickname was “Lemon.” 🍋

A romance that takes place in a magical apartment that sometimes comes unstuck in time by 7 years. I wasn‘t sure the gimmick would work but I ended up really liking it.

Limited work this week due to spring break. I had a dentist appointment at 8 am, now biding the time for a bit at a local cafe, so that I can hit up the nearby library when it opens at 10 am.

I‘d like to hide out here all day and read.

Back in the publishing world but a different company. Clementine has inherited her aunt's NYC flat - which can send you 7 years to the past. There are LOTS of references to 'Dead Romantics', Poston's previous book (including Benji himself)

This book didn‘t really do it for me 🤷🏼‍♀️ the concept was intriguing and I didn‘t bail on it, but it also seemed purposefully cheesy and naive, like a YA romance, and it didn‘t evoke any emotion out of me other than the occasional eye roll. 2.5 ⭐️

What if your flat had the possibility to travel in time? But it would only go back seven years. And you'd meet the love of your life, but they don't know you in the present.

I knew how this would end, I anticipated some of the twists and turns early on, I appreciated seeing the cameos.

Well-crafted #Romance - let's not talk about the science behind the time travel, that would spoil the magic. 😉

#52bookclub24

My first book of the year, a romance featuring a hot chef. The twist is the protagonist has an apartment that puts her 7 years in the past sometimes. Also a story about grief. TW discussion about suicide

The plot progression worked better than the character progression, imo, but I was hooked all the same! What a fun, fresh concept for a story, and what a love letter to food and connecting with others. #contemporaryromance

What a great book! It took me the first few chapters to get into it but soon enough it became a page-turner. Many of the things that happen, you see them coming, and it actually complements the book well. I resonate with the meaning behind this book a lot at the moment while looking back to some letters I wrote when was a little girl and the person I have become now. I think anyone would resonate with it in their own personal way.

First #AuldLangSpine book & I absolutely adored it! I love the magical realism genre & this had just the perfect blend of magical realism, seamlessly integrated. Plus, I loved Clementine & Iwan‘s story.🧡

Thanks Mikala! The next one I plan to read is The Starling House.

#AuldLangSpine

I was well matched with Mikala! I‘ve already read 4 on her list and another 4 are on my TBR! So I went ahead and added the other 8 to my TBR. I plan to start with these 4:

📕 Other Birds
📗 The Seven Year Slip
📘 Divine Rivals
📙 The Wishing Game

Thanks Mikala! Looking forward to getting to all the books throughout 2024.

Kind of predictable, but such a cute story nonetheless. Very, very infatuated with Iwan let me tell you 💕

Grief takes center stage in this romance novel; unsurprisingly, it packs an emotional punch.

Somehow, I accidentally found myself reading two time travel novels at once — funny, because I‘ve always struggled to wrap my mind around the mechanics. One Last Stop is still my favorite when it comes to this particular niche genre but there‘s plenty of warmth & spark here, too. Themes of change, risk, safety, & comfort are layered & complex. 👇🏻

I loved this! I haven't read a book I couldn't put down for a while. I missed that feeling. This was a great way to spend my Saturday. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Could not put it down. Some themes touched on, as a stream of consciousness: Life and death. Love and loss. Food as love, warmth and laughter — and emotional fuel. Ambition as the motivation of doing vs what is done for the love of it, the curiosity that leads to creating. What makes you, uniquely you. How does that change over time and what stays the same? It‘s a neat fun package to follow this story — and provoke those musings in your own story

October 10, 2023 As promised, I would give a rating... Drumroll please: duh duh duh duh! 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The ending was so lovely. The words in yhe epilogue quite touching: "Because the things that mattered most never really left. The love stays. The love always stays, and so do we."

October 10, 2023 Omg so freakin' close to finishing. I AM GOING TO FINISH THIS BOOK FINALLY!!!!! I really had the urge to yesterday but didnt quite make it. I will today and the share my rating in the next post ♥️

October 8, 2023 Happy Fall and Happy Octoburrr!!! Ik that I have yet to update my Litsy but I have been busy haha Anyway, I am on page 249 out of 324. This is when Clementine gets told by Earl that she had something in her mailbox. She was estatic but also shocked. What could it be? It was a letter that Vera sent Clementine's aunt, Analea. She and Analea had dated thirty years ago. She must think that Analea is still around or something...

September 15, 2023 I am loving this book. I like how the author goes back and forth between past and present but doesnt make it confusing. Some authors tend to write in a confusing way and I get lost because the writing is all over the place... Too hard to follow and leads to me taking an even longer time finishing... which I dont like doing! So authors, please write and entertaining book. Thank you

September 10, 2023 This book is very FALL. The colors remind me of Fall therefore I am reading it. The book focuses on three characters: Clementine's aunt, Clementine, and a mysterious handsome man with a Southern accent and drawl, Iwan. Clementine was told by her aunt who passed away that the apartment has secrets. Her aunt met Vera; now she meets Iwan. Could this be true love? Could this be a coincidence? Idk but I am hooked

This is a book about a magical apartment, about who we are today, who we were in the past, and who we will be in the future. With themes of love, forgiveness, grief and fulfilling your dreams, I could not put it down! Every time I think the last book by Ashley Poston was my favorite, she comes out with a new one that steals my heart. I also loved getting a little Easter Egg glimpse at the characters from The Dead Romantics.

My fave bookstore has a buy 3 paperbacks/get 1 free a couple times a year, so of course I had to go. My sister & I ate lunch there & got to shop. Finally picked up The Anthropocene Reviewed, a favorite, but the others I haven‘t read. #bookhaul
Sitting on top of a reusable bag that says “Mostly Sane Cat Lover”, bought from a local business Titty Cat Tees (the titty is because she‘s a breast cancer survivor).

Not sure how many positive things I can possibly say about this book. I binge read it in one sitting.

Though I will admit to having to stop my brain from over analyzing the physics of the whole thing 😜😜.

Highly recommended. But maybe suspend your disbelief a little more than usual.

#romance #theunreadshelfproject2023

The Seven Year Slip isn‘t one for the world-building purists, but that‘s okay. The “magic” isn‘t the focus, it‘s the romance blooming between Clementine and the man her apartment took her seven years back in time to meet, Iwan. He‘s a time travelling manic pixie dream boy who says stuff like “When was the last time you did something for the first time?”. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/the-seven-year-slip-ashley-poston/

This was a lovely romance and exactly what I was looking for to counter some heavier reads right now 🩷. The time slip is a fun plot element as long as you don't think about the inconsistencies too hard and just go with it 😂.

I read 31 books in July. None were 5 stars or OMG amazing… So my favorite read of July is the tagged book.

Hopefully I‘ll find amazing books in August.

#readingbracket2023

Another great book by AP! I bought this book yesterday and finished it today, my favorite kind of summer reading…the kind so good you just devour it. This was a light read with a fun plot. The phrase “waxing poetic” was overused through the book, but that‘s okay, it was just very noticeable. Book #45 in 2023

Ashley Poston has become a must read author for me ✨

Currently in Syracuse, NY, sitting at a pretty nice hotel patio.

This book was really good. Oh so predictable (but I don‘t think it was trying to surprise you), and just lovely. But also full of grief and how to deal with loss. And it is also a romance.

Clementine is a book publicist and has a magic apartment. It can send you to the past or future but in 7 year increments. Iwan is a chef trying to make a name for himself.

July is starting off strong! This was a beautifully written romance, which is a balance of our protagonist - Clementine‘s personal journey and a romance. It has a speculative element which is where the romance enters. I don‘t want to get into details because I think you will get so much out of this knowing very little. However, check comments for some content warnings. 5⭐️

I devoured this. I love this author.

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Pub date is 6/27/23
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