Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Zeven dagen samen by Tia Williams

123 reviews

mariamsaidwhat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I have issues with this being labeled a second chance romance because the way Eva and Shane met was not romantic at all. It was so tumultuous, bloody, and unstable that I found myself wondering how they both became so successful in spite of it all. More time, I think, could have been spent on that because the tone shifts between the first hundred or so pages and the past and present were HUGE. Overall, I think this novel was probably a little bit too angsty and slow for me. There are people who love to live in that space, though it was rough for me to get through. 

Definitely check the trigger warnings before reading if you think that’s something you’d need.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcohol, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Addiction, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Cursing

Minor: Gun violence and Death

anastasiadreaming's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Intriguing concept with good chronic illness representation, but lost momentum half way in, with rushed pacing towards the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Chronic illness, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

rgreen2704's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I felt like I *was* Eva and Shane. Their emotions were so vividly and deeply described I was empathising so much and felt their emotions so deeply too. A perfect book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Racism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Self harm, Gun violence, Addiction, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

cristinareading's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit, Gun violence, and Police brutality

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ngl there are a bunch of parts of this book that i think were unsuccessful or just not great/necessary. however, i fell in absolute love with the characters and their stories. i would do anything for them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Racism, Sexual assault, and Mental illness

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Death, Gun violence, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Racism, Drug use, Addiction, Suicide attempt, and Child death

hannahrl's review against another edition

2.75

I couldn’t get into this book very much. I felt like the pacing was off and I couldn’t quite get into connecting to the characters. Each character had a good story and I felt like I was missing so much of each one. I mostly wanted more. More detail and less extra busyness that didn’t add to the story. I enjoyed another perspective, though and appreciated that a lot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Self harm, Chronic illness, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

darkhorse488's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This was a literary romance with serious heft to it and I devoured it in two days. It felt like all of the things I love about well done literary fiction mashed up with an underlying romance novel. I loved that it didn’t fit neatly into either genre, but if you’re used to reading more traditional, lighthearted romance books check the content warnings on this one before diving in because there are a LOT of them. Ultimately, I loved how real these characters felt because of the difficult life circumstances they experienced and I thought the writing was gorgeous. I highly recommend this to folks who don’t typically read romance as an entry point into the genre if you’re curious!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Bullying

Moderate: Medical content, Gun violence, and Death

Minor: Car accident, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

taylors_literature's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Self harm, Chronic illness, and Grief

Moderate: Racism, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Sexual assault

readingwithmeredith's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This just isn’t the book for me and that’s okay. Pushed through because I enjoyed the daughter and the migraine representation. Overall the story fell flat for me and felt overwhelming at the same time just with all the trauma and struggles- it felt like too much but at the same time just kept making me feel disconnected from the characters instead of helping me relate and emotionally connect. The format of this book was a bit confusing at times because it switches timelines quite a bit, I wish it had been a little clearer with some kind of chapter heading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Medical content, Self harm, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, and Drug use