Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Seven Days In June by Tia Williams

774 reviews

hollydyer328's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

4.5

This is one of the better romance books I’ve read in a while! Tia Williams writes with wit and personality that I love! Likeable characters, steamy romance that is NOT a slow burn (and very open-door), great dialogue and banter, and exploring substantial ideas. Loved the focus on Black characters and low-key name-dropping all the great Black writers. TW: self-harm and drug abuse especially!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Drug abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexual content

mrsbodey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

They spend a week together as teens and then become authors and write to/about each other ever since. The premise is darling. The book didn’t quite deliver on being darling. It was still a really good book. Challenging, sometimes dark, very realistic characters. Read it! But not if you’re looking for something charming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Drug use, Alcohol, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Police brutality, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pregnancy, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexism, Violence, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, and Gun violence

ashaelise's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Drug abuse, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Alcoholism

wowsmeows's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.5

"Girls are given the weight of the world, but nowhere to put it down. The power and magic born in that struggle? It’s so terrifying to men that we invented reasons to burn y’all at the stake, just to keep our dicks hard."

 

Seven Days In June is about two writers. They had an intense week-long relationship in their teens, and have been using each other as muses for their writing ever since. 

I absolutely loved this book. I thought it was written beautifully and I truly felt the intensity of their relationship. I really liked how the story was revealed one a day at a time, flicking between past and present.

It also raised some interesting topics such as disability, generational trauma, positive co-parenting, and online fan culture. 

The only reason that this wasn't a 5* for me was just because I felt the ending was a little rushed. Minor spoilers:

I wish we had a bigger reconciliation for Eva and Shane than just the epilogue. It felt a bit too fast. 

I'd really recommend this one, but maybe check out content warnings first. 

 "I had to teach myself how to breathe again, in a world without you in it."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Drug use, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

bwblue's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Self harm

Moderate: Gun violence

carlomartinez__'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Mental illness, Bullying, Cursing, Racism, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

dangselena's review against another edition

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

5.0

Absolutely love this author. The timeline and narrator jumping never felt confusing at ALL. It just made the story more vibrant and detailed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Police brutality, Rape, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Self harm, and Sexual content

jtimog's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.75

loved the characters, especially as an audiobook. at times felt like im being told their feelings, experiences, mindsets, instead of describing those things which took me out of the scene alot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, and Self harm

peskridge3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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 use, Self harm, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Gun violence

trademark's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful

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

5.0

LOOOOVED the chronic illness rep, it slayed so hard. The whole cast of characters being so unique and distinct is just one of the beautiful parts of this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Drug use, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Self harm, Cursing, Vomit, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, and Blood

Minor: Gun violence and Forced institutionalization