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A review by mackreads324
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
emotional
reflective
3.75
This will they/won’t they, second chance story of these two seemingly star-crossed characters was in a lot of ways, captivating and engaging. I felt like the female characters in this book were written so strongly and I fell in love with Eva and her daughter. This book had moments of aching tenderness, and also quick wit and humor. Certain topics were presented in ways that were meaningful and executed well; like invisible disabilities, substance abuse, racism in the literary world, etc.
I found myself wanting more development in Eva’s dream novel: I found her lineage and ancestry captivating and would have liked a deeper dive into the history of the women in her family.
I also couldn’t help but think: so much of this was focused on their week-long romance when they were teens, but so much of that relationship was rooted in toxicity, self-harm, and masking one’s traumas with substance abuse, that I had a hard time personally buying into the fact that that made them fated lovers. I appreciate their own growth in the time between their meetings, and really loved the both of them as adults, but we definitely get close to crossing the line of romanticizing toxicity.
I found myself wanting more development in Eva’s dream novel: I found her lineage and ancestry captivating and would have liked a deeper dive into the history of the women in her family.
I also couldn’t help but think: so much of this was focused on their week-long romance when they were teens, but so much of that relationship was rooted in toxicity, self-harm, and masking one’s traumas with substance abuse, that I had a hard time personally buying into the fact that that made them fated lovers. I appreciate their own growth in the time between their meetings, and really loved the both of them as adults, but we definitely get close to crossing the line of romanticizing toxicity.