Reviews

Sete Dias em Junho by Tia Williams

dagreatcatsby's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

michellechien930's review against another edition

3.0

Seven Days in June was a really quick read, I went in thinking that it was supposedly a more nuanced type of novel, but I liked the characters and their respective viewpoints; the fact that they both are writers and write opposite genres (kinda ~Emily Henry~esqe), with secret love letters to each other coded in their own language. I really liked how the book was structured in a span of 7 days, with the present and past swapping back and forth. I originally thought that the 7 days from 15 years ago would mean that they were also limited to 7 days in the present (literally thought the mmc was terminally ill and that's why he chose to see the fmc now), but was surprised to see that there was a lengthy epilogue that noted on a happy ending. Also really appreciated the book's conversations on Black literati, whitewashing of films, etc. Somethings I didn't really like was the "wokeness" of the novel, it felt like the pop culture references were dated (there was a bit where the author referenced Chrissy Teigen as the funniest woman on Twitter, who is really insufferable now vs. when the author wrote the book), the way the child of the story (fmc's daughter) speaks like an adult (she is twelve or thirteen, right!?), the misunderstanding at the end that could really have been solved by a text. Also didn't really like that the book (romance itself) kinda implied romance erotica as fluff and ~non-substantial~ (the fmc reinstates over and over again that she only writes erotica to raise her daughter), romance is a genre that should be taken seriously, not secondary to other "normal" genre books (but can respect that the fmc would want to write what she likes, historical fiction etc.). Still liked the book however, the cover is fire >__<

gretaxo's review against another edition

trying too hard with the slangs, not natural

eve_lyn's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

I loved This book and I’m not really a second chance romance person but I love Them

notbella's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad

4.0

katieocakes's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

emilyb_chicago's review against another edition

5.0

Whew. This one gave me so many feels.

While reading, I knew in my heart I was reading about someone who is real and vivid, and intensely different than me in so many ways but also so similar. I was a voyeur in her life, hanging on her words and actions and desperately hoping the twists and turns would end in her happily ever.

I walked into this thinking it was a romance and it turned into the most wonderful, intense story of a woman and a man who are still finding themselves. Even while they are discovering themselves together. Isn’t that all of our stories?

I think the cover does the story a disservice. This book is so much more than a book about love. Or a “romance”. This is also a book about humanity, how people continually refine themselves to try to be the person they aspire to be while managing the life they are given.

The audio was intimate and amazing

nia_estelle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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

I love that all of the characters, even the ones that didn’t have as much of a presence, felt real and well rounded. The main characters like real people, and love that even as we got to understand their traumas and their past,  the book primarily centered their joy. 

lycheetini's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

reader_astray's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.0