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readingwithjass's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, Drug abuse, Grief, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse
jahncie'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
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, and Alcoholism
readingwithmeredith's review against another edition
- 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
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
eule's review
- 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
Yet, this novel is breathtaking, funny and reflective while dealing with the power of love, coping with your past demons and tackling todays racism. Beautifully written and gorgeous characters with hell of a trauma. I especially enjoyed the fragility of Evas and Shanes relationship: a honest reflection of reality.
All in all: read this book y’all. It’s pretty good.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death, Alcoholism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Self harm
booksandcurlz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Chronic illness and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Self harm, Mental illness, and Alcoholism
Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug abuse
catwhisperer'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
4.25
Graphic: Drug abuse, Blood, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Addiction
alyssasaurus'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: Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Racism, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Bullying, Self harm, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts
pageafter_paige'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
Moderate: Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, Classism, Death, Addiction, Child abuse, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cursing, Murder, Drug abuse, Medical content, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
kelly_e'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
4.25
Author: Tia Williams
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4.25
Pub Date: June 7, 2022
T H R E E • W O R D S
Intense • Complex • Messy
📖 S Y N O P S I S
When Shane and Eva meet unexpectedly at a literary event, sparks fly, raising not only their buried traumas, but the eyebrows of the Black literati. What no one knows is that fifteen years earlier, teenage Eva and Shane spent one crazy, torrid week madly in love. While they may be pretending not to know each other, they can’t deny their chemistry—or the fact that they’ve been secretly writing to each other in their books through the years.
Over the next seven days, amidst a steamy Brooklyn summer, Eva and Shane reconnect—but Eva’s wary of the man who broke her heart, and wants him out of the city so her life can return to normal. Before Shane disappears though, she needs a few questions answered...
💭 T H O U G H T S
Marketed as a romance with depth (which tends to me my favourite kind), I knew I wanted to read Seven Days in June, and I was kindly gifted a copy for my birthday last year. It took me awhile to be mentally prepared to dive into a romance novel touching on drug abuse and addiction, for personal reasons. But, boy oh boy, did those first two sentences captured my attention!
I enjoyed the storyline and the characters, yet there was something about the writing style that felt off. Yes, it ended up being heavier than I'd first anticipated, packing a strong emotional punch, but Eva and Shane felt so real. I felt a connection to them both because I, too, have always felt like a misfit, as well as connecting with their trauma and the invisible illness and addiction aspects. It reminded me of what real life looks like (messy), and not the happily-ever-after so many romance books focus on. It's quite possible I enjoyed it because of the realities of my own life.
Additionally, I loved all the cultural nostalgia and the literary backdrop. It felt each added to the story in its own way. And of course there was Audre, who added an whole other dimension to the novel. How Eva paints pictures of her life for her daughter is certainly interesting, although I am not sure shielding her from reality is always a good thing in the long run.
Despite loving so much, the language seemed inconsistent from start to finish. The first half of the book felt very angsty, intense and raw, whereas in the final third of the book took on an entirely different tone. It almost seemed as though each half was written by a different author or like I was reading an entirely different book, which is something I am not as fan of as a reader.
To me, Seven Days in June painted a realistic picture of love not being easy and how the past influences the present. I appreciated the mental health and chronic illness representation. And loved how Eva went back to her roots to write the story she really wanted to. This isn't a story I'll soon forget.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• second chance romance trope devotees
• fans of romance with depth
• readers who enjoyed You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"'Listen, caring about things don't make you soft. It makes you alive.'"
"And maybe that was what real, adult love was. Being fearless enough to hold each other close no matter how catastrophic the world became."
Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Addiction, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Grief, Sexual assault, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Cursing, Child death, and Racism
Minor: Ableism, Gun violence, Classism, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
overdose, colourismrunitsthepopo'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: 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