Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Seven Days In June by Tia Williams

611 reviews

myfff's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Really would have expected some trigger warnings on this book tbh, I found there was a lot of darker content that read as very real and almost glamorised and I wasn’t prepared for it by the way the book is portrayed as a fun summer fling story. I did like the characters but found at times their lack of communication infuriating. Also it was a bit too of the time in a way that made it feel a bit dated with references to Snapchat and socials etc which took me out of the story a bit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Self harm, Abandonment

Moderate: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts

tdigiorgio's review against another edition

3.0

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Self harm

Moderate: Alcoholism

lauren717's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism

emilycrowleyyy's review against another edition

4.5

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Sexual content

Minor: Child death, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual assault, Car accident, Abandonment

katherina_lei's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional hopeful reflective

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Grief, Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder

alexak_28's review against another edition

4.5

funny inspiring relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Self harm, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment

kimapede's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Alcohol

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment

samanthabreading's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

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MY FIRST EVER 5⭐️ ROMANCE! I have spent the last year and a half of my adult life reading many books saying that I don’t typically enjoy most romance books unless it’s more of a well done sub plot. No other contemporary romance I’ve read has even come CLOSE to the level of FEEELS I got when reading this.  

Honestly, when I heard this was a second chance romance about “the one who got away” I was hesitant to read this because forgiving men isn’t easy and definitely doesn’t happen often but SHANE?! Absolute kryptonite!! I adored him and Eva together and felt every single time he fought to find himself as well as have a healthy, happy, forever love. 

However, this book is sold as romance but is so much MORE. It’s an insight into shared and generational trauma, and how black women take on the weight of the world in everything they do, whether it’s in motherhood, sharing art, or having to be strong through it all. 🥺 

This book also pays respect to chronic invisible illness. It also provides space for being in process for finding yourself as you navigate pain and tackle the roots of trauma, but have to keep carrying on. Some say the ending felt abrupt, and I agree, but sometimes life is that way and doesn’t give you all the time in the world to solve everything. 

I read this book mostly on the beach on vacation and I cackled, cried, and SWOONED extra hard in moments and didn’t care who saw me. 🏝️🤭

Forever will cherish this book because of this story and for what hope it gives me for reading romance in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Abandonment

qwertyladida's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting

romanerrct's review against another edition

5.0

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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Alcohol

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Grief, Suicide attempt

Minor: Car accident