Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

7 reviews

massivepizzacrust's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Ugh, this book gave me major feelings. Eva and Shane deserve all the happiness in the world, and I was rooting for them from page 1. I read most of this book over the course of an extremely long plane flight, then finished it this morning when I couldn't sleep due to jet lag, so not the most coherent review. But I'm so happy they found each other. Definitely review content warnings before going in if that's important for you, I found some scenes very hard to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Violence, Self harm, Drug abuse, Addiction, Vomit, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Police brutality, Confinement, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Gun violence

Most content warnings apply to flashbacks, so you do know that the characters are in a better place in present day. But it's still pretty explicit.

auudrey's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual assault, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Child death, and Child abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

lea_talisa's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Grief, and Racism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, and Confinement

brie333's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Car accident, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

berglindsh's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Grief, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, and Medical trauma

Minor: Cursing and Vomit

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

mandi4886's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Medical content, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Police brutality, Alcohol, Ableism, Body shaming, Sexism, Stalking, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Minor: Toxic relationship