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wowsmeows's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
"Girls are given the weight of the world, but nowhere to put it down. The power and magic born in that struggle? It’s so terrifying to men that we invented reasons to burn y’all at the stake, just to keep our dicks hard."
Seven Days In June is about two writers. They had an intense week-long relationship in their teens, and have been using each other as muses for their writing ever since.
I absolutely loved this book. I thought it was written beautifully and I truly felt the intensity of their relationship. I really liked how the story was revealed one a day at a time, flicking between past and present.
It also raised some interesting topics such as disability, generational trauma, positive co-parenting, and online fan culture.
The only reason that this wasn't a 5* for me was just because I felt the ending was a little rushed. Minor spoilers:
I'd really recommend this one, but maybe check out content warnings first.
"I had to teach myself how to breathe again, in a world without you in it."
Graphic: Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Drug use, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence
carlomartinez__'s review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Mental illness, Bullying, Cursing, Racism, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
valeriedittrich's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, Alcoholism, and Racism
davianareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Addiction, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Blood, Drug use, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, and Alcohol
readtomea97's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Cursing
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Grief
Minor: Gun violence
garrettcz's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Addiction, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Addiction, Child abuse, Abandonment, Death, and Grief
withreveling's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Gun violence, Addiction, Physical abuse, Self harm, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Abandonment
ariel_marie's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Sexual content, Grief, and Chronic illness
Minor: Car accident
mecmccann's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Seven Days in June is a story about Black love. It was poignant, humorous, and hot all at the same time. In this book, we follow Eva, an erotica writer, who is summoned to speak as a panelist at a book event where she unexpectedly runs into her high school fling? boyfriend? situationship? Shane, from fifteen years ago. As she rediscovers what actually happened between them all those years ago, recognizes that they've actually been writing about and to one another for all these years through their books, learns about the man he has become, and about her family's historical curse, she learns about who she is and how everything fits together.
This book did exactly what it needed to do. Each character was fully fleshed out and individualized. In Eva and Shane's partnership, they became the best versions of themselves for and through each other, without sacrificing their core values. Seven Days in June was indeed a romance, but it was so much bigger than just-another-fluffy-romcom (and I love me a fluffy romcom). In this book we explored the effects of chronic pain, substance abuse, domestic abuse and negligence, trauma, and racism on relationships.
Rumaan Alam got it right when he said, "The result isn't escapism (though the book is a delight) but a vision of life as it truly is: complications and difficulties punctuated by profound joy."
Graphic: Self harm, Drug use, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, Child abuse, Grief, Medical content, Domestic abuse, and Rape
staceysouldancer's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Blood, and Addiction
Moderate: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, and Sexual content
Minor: Child death