Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

192 reviews

valeriedittrich's review against another edition

funny reflective 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

3.5

the writing style at first wasn’t for me but i got into it as i read. such a good read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, Alcoholism, and Racism

adamagoesit_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

I have so many words for how much I loved this book. It has taken me awhile to spring some words together because my thoughts were all over the place. This is my first Tia Williams book and my God, this woman has such a way with words. Her pen is breathingly beautiful and she has made a fan out of me.

You have Eva Mercy who has terrible migraines and a pen vicious enough to write a 15 book series while having amazing powerhouse of a daughter, Audre. When she rekindles with her high-school love, Shane, we are taken back to their past and what made them who they are today. This story is so heartbreaking and the relationship dynamics that were put into these characters make them so relatable. It feels very real and gives a realistic view of how children are treated because of parental neglect while putting their personal agendas at the forefront rather than taking care of their children. Every adult in their past that was involved actually deserves jail time.  It sheds light to sometimes, rekindling relationships can come just as much as they can go. 

There was so much care and thought being done throughout this book and I appreciated it more than anything. Seeing how Shane is battling his addiction while trying to avenge his past and Eva coping with her chronic illness. You see the depiction of how debilitating it is to constantly show up for yourself everyday while trying to heal from your past and the present. It also shows how love can help you realize that you are worthy of being alive and being loved. Eva and Shane are meant to be and I will stand on that.

Now, go read the book (:

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Addiction, and Sexual harassment

auteaandtales's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted 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

I really enjoyed this, for the most part. I loved the exploration of complex characters in a somewhat toxic relationship and how their trauma played into it. I also loved the representation of Eva with chronic migraines, as someone with chronic migraines myself I liked that. 

However, and this isn’t the authors’ fault, the cover makes this seem more like literacy fiction, and this is more like of a contemporary, comedy…romance (it wasn’t really romantic but it also wasn’t NOT romantic). Due to how many heavy themes this had, I think it might have worked better as lit fic, but the comedy did help the digestability I think. 

I’m excited to read more from this author! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Sexual content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Addiction, Self harm, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence

ktinaisabel's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Abandonment, Self harm, Addiction, Drug use, and Chronic illness

nicoreads333's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

Such a beautiful book! I was fully immersed in these characters’ lives and wellbeing. I couldn’t help but root for them. Just a well-written romance that was time well spent to read. And even though it touched on some difficult topics, it never felt too exploitative or graphic (in my opinion as someone who is very sensitive to that kind of thing.)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Rape, Murder, and Suicide attempt

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

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

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

megmccreery's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I loved Eva, Shane and their relationship in the past and the present. They were such robust and interesting characters that I felt like I really was getting to know real people. The story itself is so emotional, and you just really root for them both throughout the whole book. This also has its funny moments, like I audibly laughed several times which made it even more enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Racism