Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

108 reviews

shawshaff's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ending felt rushed. I did enjoy the characters' back stories and how the two were constantly drawn to each other. genuinely hated all the pop culture references, but that's just a me thing ! overall, a pleasant read. just not amazing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Abandonment, Blood, and Car accident

alyssasaurus's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

3.5

This book had a stronger start than finish in my opinion. I went in expecting it to be a generally happy romance but it ended up being way more emotionally dark. It was pretty heavy at some points and I’d definitely recommend checking trigger warnings. Overall though I was rooting for the love story and the characters. Eva’s daughter was my favorite and she had me cracking up the whole book! I liked this book but I don’t think it’s for everyone.

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Content Warnings

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

ryankaybee's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective 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: Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Blood, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, and Vomit

runitsthepopo's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

roebschter's review

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

I absolutely loved this book. I only wish

the plot that happens in the epilogue would have happened in a regular chapter so we got to see Shane and Eva living their best life together in the epilogue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Toxic relationship

vmiller2015's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Murder, and Alcoholism

bookrecsbyjess's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Drug abuse, Death, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug use, Cursing, Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Child death

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Murder, Racism, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gun violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Car accident and Vomit

davalyns's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

The book was fun, and I enjoyed moments, particularly how close Eva (protagonist) was to her daughter Audre.

I also enjoy Black female contemporary writers but naming the child Audre Zora Toni Mercy-Moore was a bit heavy-handed for me.

I wasn't a fan of the flashbacks and consistent reminders that Eva and Shane (love interest) were so intensely passionate about each other as teens in their thirties were still affected by it. I also wasn't a fan of the teenage bits in the story. I get it was vital to the story, but it took away from the stronger connection they could have made as adults.

What I loved the most were Eva's genealogy discoveries. Her finding stories about her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother was the best part of the book. I feel Tia has a great story there, and she should explore that. Reading about women from Louisiana always gives me a perk, and I would have enjoyed that more.

I also enjoyed the ending, realistically having Shane realize that he needed to get his life for himself before he could ever be a partner for Eva and stepfather for Audre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Medical content, Self harm, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, and Misogyny

luluognam's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

AMAZING book. If you love feeling all sorts of emotions, and just being pulled in by a great story, READ IT. 

I don't want to spoil anything by explaining the plot, so here is a warning!

This book is about a single mom called Eva, who writes adult erotica stories about vampires lol. She has a tween daughter and struggles with terrible headaches. The story switches from present to past day, going back to Eva's teen life. Struggling with her bad home situation: having a mother who doesn't even parent and cares more about herself than taking care of her daughter. During seven days in june, Eva meets and falls in love with Shane, a just as troubled boy. This book deals with love, pain and so much more.

This might be my new favorite book??? Or second favorite. My other contender right now is Normal People - Sally Rooney. However, that book is NOT diverse and just had white people for what I'm concerned. Seven days in June is also about being Black, which adds extra importance to this book.

I loved the characters even though they're flawed, that's part of how amazing the story is.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty and Suicide attempt