A review by trinityb2021
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

dark emotional inspiring 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

4.0

4 ⭐️

This is an objectively great book. It is extremely well written. It clearly has a lot of care put into it. It deals with heavy topics in a tasteful way. It humanizes chronic illness. I’m not sure why I didn’t like this book more. I think I like my romance books more lighthearted than this. This book teeters the line between romance and literary.

I think I wanted more book references. The two main characters are authors and it is a part of the book but not in the ways that I wanted. I’m not sure how to put it into words but it didn’t hit the way that I wanted it to.

This book is not a rom-com. It has some comedic moments, but I think they actually hurt the book more than help it. They felt a little out of place. Tonal whiplash a little bit. I guess that was probably the point. Life is messy. Good comes with the bad.

I can’t really speak to the Black experiences but it made the book stand out for sure. Probably the strongest point besides the romance.

On paper these seems like it should be my dream romance. It is serious, deals with heavy topics, steamy, is a book about books, has a 3rd act break up that makes sense, great prose, under 350 pages, etc. These are all things I love in fiction. I still enjoyed it obviously. I feel like I should’ve liked it more?

This didn’t change my life. Lexi recommended it and I can see why she liked it. Part of Your World still holds the title for best romance IMO.