Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Zeven dagen samen by Tia Williams

123 reviews

runitsthepopo's review against another edition

emotional 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: Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Car accident, Death, Child abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child death, Pedophilia, and Sexual harassment

hellodaniellenicole's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Chronic illness, Addiction, Self harm, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

thebookpaiges's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent

potatokao's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

2.0

i feel like im being critical bc it has so much potential and i didn't like the writing or the structure of the plot. the writing really threw me off with too many "i live in modern times, this is 100% definitely 2019" references. i didn't think i would get through the book but halfway through that cools down and i get to enjoy the back and forth present day relationship of eva and shane.

to me the plot just felt like, attention grabbing opener, somethings gonna happen, omg he's back i dont want him here, i love him i need him, i dont care about my past hurt at all, i care about my past hurt in this sudden moment mid-hug, what truth?, one single (1) phone call, truth revealed, back to loving you, things are great, unnecessary tragedy, we dont belong together, there's an epilogue, we belong together. 

a destructive codependent week that easily fall back into one another 15 years later with no strain at all. i feel like there wasn't much reconciliation of the past besides a phone call. is it really that simple? even present day, shane says yeah i idealize you then and now, i have a hard time rooting for them with not clear reconciliation of the past, knowing how toxic the start was even though i like their rhythm in present day. 

not to mention, things are going great and then you

kill off ty?? shane was so good about keeping in contact with his kids, it just doesn't sound believable that he wouldn't answer multiple calls from him, i dont understand why with 80 pages left ty had to die. to teach shane a lesson? there was no need at that point.

i loved when audre became a more active character, i think eva could be more angry with lizette, and it would've felt stronger breaking generational curses but that fell flat for me. 

i really like the idea of seven days in june, then and now, but i didnt see enough reconciliation to get on board with the couple.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

reqencies's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Grief, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Chronic illness, and Death

vmiller2015's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Murder, and Alcoholism

natalienance's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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: Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Addiction, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

bookrecsbyjess's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Drug abuse, Death, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug use, Cursing, Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Child death

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Murder, Racism, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gun violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Car accident and Vomit

dannythestreet's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Racism, Self harm, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Grief, Death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Kidnapping

discarded_dust_jacket's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective slow-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

Where to begin. This book had me in its clutches from beginning to end. I cared so deeply for each of the characters. Their pain wrecked me and their joy had me grinning. It was both laugh-out-loud funny, and stunningly heartfelt.

I loved the structure of the story—the way it interlaced the past into the present narrative, giving the reader this slowly blossoming and deepening perspective on the events of the present.

I also really enjoyed the focus on Eva’s maternal ancestry—how we start the book viewing them critically, through the lens of their faults and their contributions to the familial “curse,” but end it with admiration for their resilience amidst a system that didn’t understand them and therefore (quite literally) demonized them. The recurring theme of mother-daughter relationship and the healing of generational trauma was beautiful.

Not to mention the moving depiction of chronic pain, and the impact it has on mental health as well as the harmful coping mechanisms it can inspire. 

Truly, all around, this book is a gift.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, and Addiction

Minor: Gun violence, Car accident, and Death of parent