Review of The Seven Year Slip, Ashley Preston

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My rating for this book: 2.5/5 stars.

The writing isn't bad, it just had almost every trope I dislike, unfortunately.

This book has its audience and that unfortunately just isn't me. It's a hallmark movie in a book, so if that's your thing, you will vibe with this book.

This is a great book if you're a foodie who loves to read descriptions about foods, or if you're a fan of sentences like "made my teeth curl" in reference to a tart lemon pie. It's also a good book if you're okay with the miscommunication trope, which I hate. I also dislike overly involved friends that are overbearing and force themselves into situations. Clementine's best friends Drew and Fiona were incredibly irritating and overbearing to me. Additionally, I'm not a fan of "my heart was hurt once so I simply WON'T allow myself to fall in love again even though I obviously have feelings for someone." This violent resistance to change or attempting something new screams a lack of emotional depth to me. Especially if it's obvious that the person in front of you is worth taking a risk for/clearly is perfect for you.

I liked Iwan. I thought he was endearing and cute and I appreciated how forward he was with his feelings. His nickname for Clementine was a cute touch. I found Clementine's resistance to literally EVERYTHING to be frustrating. She's just not my cup of tea. She had the world at her fingertips but found issue with almost everything. She was 30 something but came across as emotionally immature and stunted to me.

I dislike the "I thought you didn't want to be with me" and the response of "well I thought it was YOU who didn't want ME." My goodness, we're adults. Converse, please. Obviously, if they just talked from the beginning instead of acting too cool for school, we wouldn't have had a story. Like I said the miscommunication trope/ wrong timing thing isn't for me.

The book ends exactly the way you hope, so that was its redeeming quality for me.