Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

186 reviews

nata_c's review

emotional reflective sad 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: Sexual content, Chronic illness, Self harm, and Alcoholism

Minor: Blood, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Police brutality, and Racism

katreena's review against another edition

emotional 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: Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Self harm, Classism, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Racism, Chronic illness, Addiction, and Alcohol

pickashelf's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Drug use, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Chronic illness, and Addiction

Moderate: Vomit and Sexual violence

auteaandtales's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted 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

3.5

I really enjoyed this, for the most part. I loved the exploration of complex characters in a somewhat toxic relationship and how their trauma played into it. I also loved the representation of Eva with chronic migraines, as someone with chronic migraines myself I liked that. 

However, and this isn’t the authors’ fault, the cover makes this seem more like literacy fiction, and this is more like of a contemporary, comedy…romance (it wasn’t really romantic but it also wasn’t NOT romantic). Due to how many heavy themes this had, I think it might have worked better as lit fic, but the comedy did help the digestability I think. 

I’m excited to read more from this author! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Sexual content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Addiction, Self harm, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence

davianareads's review

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Addiction, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Blood, Drug use, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, and Alcohol

sammymilfort's review against another edition

dark 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: Alcoholism, Blood, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Cursing, Car accident, Chronic illness, Self harm, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Death

rheagoveas's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Sexual assault

asha_m's review

funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Vomit, Violence, Sexual content, and Child death

nicoreads333's review

emotional 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

4.75

Such a beautiful book! I was fully immersed in these characters’ lives and wellbeing. I couldn’t help but root for them. Just a well-written romance that was time well spent to read. And even though it touched on some difficult topics, it never felt too exploitative or graphic (in my opinion as someone who is very sensitive to that kind of thing.)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Rape, Murder, and Suicide attempt

aserna0831's review

emotional relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Mental illness