Reviews tagging 'Death'

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

211 reviews

pamshenanigans's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

“You burst into my solitude, demanding to be seen. You were overwhelming. Just wild and weird and brilliant, and I never had a choice.”

An evocative romance book about two kindred spirits who bonded over their flaws but lost touch with each other for 15 years. Throughout this 15 years they’ve written about and to each other, both too scared to face the reality: the pull they have towards each other is palpable and inescapable. 

I had high expectations for this book and was absolutely FLOORED by how amazing this was. The writing, the subtle but impactful plot, and the flawed yet darkly hilarious and genuine characters were meshed together to create a perfect balance in this literary romance novel. 

It was so addicting and compelling to read with gritty lines that you’d think about for days on end. The writing was almost lyrical at times that didn’t require to be lyrical but it was still beautiful and made sense to the way the characters behaved. (in short: it wasn’t too cringey sweet just for the sake of keeping up the romance plot) 

At the heart of the novel as well were mothers of different generations and showed how you can be doing your definition of best as a parent which doesn’t necessarily mean that that was what’s best for your child. ”Women are expected to absorb traumas both subtle and loud and move on. Shoulder the weight of the world. But when the world fucks with us, the worst thing we can do is bury it. Embracing it makes us strong enough to fuck the world right back.” 

Eva and Audre’s relationship as mother-daughter was so refreshing to read. “Mother and daughter mirrored each other in the most striking of ways.”

I like how it may seem to work out in the end but it was vaguely concluded in a way that as a reader, it implies the start of something new; that their future bears challenges still along the way, but this time, they’ve fully embraced their flawed selves and just face things head on together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Chronic illness, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Death

norafitzgerald's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Drug abuse, Car accident, Alcohol, Drug use, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Death

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

ryliereadss's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

I looooved this romance!! Eva and her daughter Audre have the cutest relationship. I liked the flashback chapters so we know what happened between Shane and Eva 15 years ago when they were in high school. The open door spicy scenes were so satisfying and well written. The love Eva and Shane feel for each other is boundless and hasn’t faded at all over the years. Their connection is powerful. We love to see individual character growth outside of the relationship. I really loved the third person omniscient perspective we get in the book, very fun to see what goes on in each of the characters heads!!

I do wish Eva had come clean to Audre about lying to her about the things Eva did with her mom and how great Lizzette is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Death, and Self harm

beeeverly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Self harm, Alcoholism, and Blood

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Gun violence, Abandonment, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Grief

marionrosa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Violence and Self harm

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Death

tashrifa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Abandonment, Addiction, Chronic illness, Grief, Racism, Drug abuse, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

airr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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 use, Grief, Abandonment, Self harm, Mental illness, Death, and Alcoholism

caitcosentino's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

4.5

Loved the writing, loved the story.
Obviously, Eva and Shane are great, but the relationships between Eva<>Audre and Eva<>Cece were maybe even better

Would've rated higher if the last ~15% had been as fleshed out as the rest of the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Self harm, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, and Death

Minor: Gun violence

templetoncecelia's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Chronic illness, Self harm, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Vomit

Minor: Car accident