Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Zeven dagen samen by Tia Williams

47 reviews

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Addiction, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Ableism, Car accident, Child abuse, and Grief

Minor: Sexual assault

zoebill96's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Self harm, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Addiction, Car accident, Alcoholism, and Child death

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

1.0

Imagine romanticizing a toxic high school relationship you had with a boy you’d only known for a couple days and then using him as your muse to write an entire erotic vampire romance series for the next 15 years….

Then imagine him reappearing in your life because HE’s now ready to talk to you, the audacity.

So much miscommunication, instalove, toxic relationships/habits and tendencies. They are not good for each other, they are constantly running away from things and not communicating with each other. Even 15 years later and they’re both still hurting each other, leaving/running away. They do not help each other be better people.

This book, these characters, it just wasn’t for me.

Also the “twist” where Lizette was the one that sent Shane to jail because she thought he had done something to Eva (which is TOTALLY understandable!) as the scene she walks in on is literally Eva passed out from drugs & alcohol as well as pleading from her self-harm cuts so there’s blood. Why didn’t Shane tell her? I just don’t understand why if you loved them so much you wouldn’t be straight up with him from the get go after he left you? If you guys had such a real and intense connection, how could you let him go that easily?

Also I feel like Ty’s death was written so cheaply? Like a 13 year old innocent boy was just killed and and yet the author only spend a couple of pages talking about Shane’s reaction when this boy meant so much to him. Also, why couldn’t Shane have called Eva to let her know that that’s why he “stood her and Audre up” was because he was literally going to the hospital to say goodbye to his student.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Police brutality, Racism, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Sexual content, Cursing, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Medical content, and Vomit

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Child death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Violence, Ableism, Addiction, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, and Sexual content

margaretrose's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.75

Read the content warnings and take them seriously! This is a wonderful book but would be very triggering due to the content. 

I love the characters, how their stories weave through their pasts and presents (and hopefully futures). I miss them already. You can tell how much Williams loves them too. They have been through too much and she is finally going to give them a happy ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual content, Self harm, Physical abuse, Gun violence, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

kirstenf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Murder, Death of parent, and Car accident

oliviakennedy21's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use and Self harm

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

reddeddy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Grief, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Pregnancy, Sexism, Car accident, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Infidelity, Racism, and Rape

suchsweetsorrow89's review against another edition

emotional funny relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.0

this was such a cute lil romance! proud to announce that I read it in seven (ish) days! the only real critique i have about this book is that i was not a fan of the ending!

while i loved that the two characters got together in the end, it lowkey felt out of place. in order for her to develop, i think they needed to stay apart. idk it was weird to me that she has this big realization that she needs to use her 'powers' to save herself and that power only really comes when we see her refuse to write book 15

. Either way, it is a cute, fun, spicy read that is pretty funny. its rare that we see these types of book with black male and female characters, so I'm happy to be reading one now and hope to read more in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

sooficiente's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

• 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

Loved it so much. It was moving and sexy and heartfelt. Very intense at times, but it really worked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Violence, Racism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Chronic illness