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cemmalyn12'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
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Drug use, Chronic illness, Bullying, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
jhabelita's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Miley Cyrus once said,
"They say misery loves company"
I didn't give a fck on the epilogue. I honestly skimmed through the 25% of it just to make a point on the plot that I expected.
Graphic: Sexual content and Drug use
Moderate: Racism, Addiction, and Alcoholism
Minor: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
withreveling's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Gun violence, Addiction, Physical abuse, Self harm, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Abandonment
booksinkandpaper2'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 use, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Addiction, Self harm, Chronic illness, and Child abuse
Moderate: Grief, Sexual assault, Death, and Adult/minor relationship
cassidyemaier's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Self harm, Alcoholism, Child death, Gun violence, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Racial slurs
ariel_marie'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: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Sexual content, Grief, and Chronic illness
Minor: Car accident
taylorgriffreads'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: Chronic illness and Addiction
mecmccann's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Seven Days in June is a story about Black love. It was poignant, humorous, and hot all at the same time. In this book, we follow Eva, an erotica writer, who is summoned to speak as a panelist at a book event where she unexpectedly runs into her high school fling? boyfriend? situationship? Shane, from fifteen years ago. As she rediscovers what actually happened between them all those years ago, recognizes that they've actually been writing about and to one another for all these years through their books, learns about the man he has become, and about her family's historical curse, she learns about who she is and how everything fits together.
This book did exactly what it needed to do. Each character was fully fleshed out and individualized. In Eva and Shane's partnership, they became the best versions of themselves for and through each other, without sacrificing their core values. Seven Days in June was indeed a romance, but it was so much bigger than just-another-fluffy-romcom (and I love me a fluffy romcom). In this book we explored the effects of chronic pain, substance abuse, domestic abuse and negligence, trauma, and racism on relationships.
Rumaan Alam got it right when he said, "The result isn't escapism (though the book is a delight) but a vision of life as it truly is: complications and difficulties punctuated by profound joy."
Graphic: Self harm, Drug use, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, Child abuse, Grief, Medical content, Domestic abuse, and Rape
kiara_taylor'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
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, and Self harm
justine16'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
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Addiction, and Gun violence