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Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

48 reviews

thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Easily a 5-star read. Tears were spilled. Heart rates increased. Laughs were had. It was a whole thing. 

Normally I find it hard for me to fully connect with an MC through third-person POV, but that was definitely not the case with this book. Instantly immersive.

Tia Williams’ writing is clever, dizzying, heart-melting, and mind bending. Clever, because her dialogue is so sharp and her characters so well developed. Dizzying, because the pain and love is so evocative of reality. Heart-melting because the relationship between Eva and Shane is so powerful and honest and sensual and real and right. Mind bending because every single aspect of this book was handled with such great care that you forget you’re reading. 

What I especially adored about “Seven Days In June”, aside from the overall theme of giving/taking second chances and the chronic migraine representation, was how much I genuinely loved the characters. Eva, Shane, Audre(!), Cece, Belinda… 
Excellently written. This novel is a great example of mixing a character- and plot-driven story together in the right way. 

It was also a beautiful and sincere ode to the Black community, to Black love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Cursing, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Grief, Sexual harassment, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Car accident, Gun violence, and Xenophobia

laurapatricia's review against another edition

emotional 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

I loved this book so much
I finished reading it at the beach while my class was playing volleyball, I think you could say I’m pretty social
anyway I loved the book because it had a good balance between the character development and the plot
go read it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

maregred's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Racism, and Rape

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

jessica_claburn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Self harm, Drug use, Alcohol, Child death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, and Bullying

ashleycmms's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Death, Sexual content, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Grief, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Self harm, Drug use, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Car accident, Gun violence, Rape, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death

aweightytome's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.75

I am speechless. This was a mesmerising book that will forever be in my heart. You could feel the tender exchanges and electricity spark between our two characters. And that love confession?! It tore me apart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug use, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Self harm

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Bullying, and Suicide attempt

uranaishi's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Sexual content, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Drug abuse, Self harm, Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Car accident, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Vomit

kenziewol's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Drug use, and Self harm

Moderate: Sexual content and Bullying

bookwormbullet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Bullying, Sexism, Racism, Misogyny, and Gaslighting

Minor: Car accident