Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Seven Days in June, by Tia Williams

36 reviews

feistyannotatingbooks's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Gun violence, Addiction, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

camikpa's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

reqencies's review

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Racism, Injury/injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Grief, Drug use, Injury/injury detail, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Chronic illness, and Death

bookrecsbyjess's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Drug abuse, Death, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug use, Cursing, Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Child death

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Murder, Racism, Rape, Injury/injury detail, Grief, Gun violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Car accident and Vomit

taylorjadey's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

From the moment I started this book, I knew I would love it. It just got better and better with each page/minute. (Definitely a good listen if you’re into audiobooks.) Eva is such a relatable character. She’s real. She’s raw. And she’s just  an all-around dope ass Black woman. I think the writing is stellar and there were so many nuggets I wanted to highlight or write down while listening. I was looking for a silky, smutty romance novel when I went to read this, but was  blissfully surprised to find that it was nothing of the such — yet everything I needed and more. It was deep and thought-provoking, and as I mentioned before, so relatable. I think the characters’ stories and arcs were so real that I didn’t necessarily walk away wanting a love like Eva and Shane’s. Instead, I walk away understanding why a love like Eva and Shane’s exists. And why

Spoiler

they’re end game anyways.

If that makes sense. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Self harm

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

deetabz's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Sexism, Suicide, Bullying, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Injury/injury detail and Ableism

lcplynn's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Medical content, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Car accident

_mack_jack_'s review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

5.0

this is genuinely one of the best books i have ever read. williams writes about love, sex, general trauma, race, passion for career, the hardships of both motherhood and teenage years, and so much more so impeccably well. there were several moments i had to physically set the book down to take a breath because i was so excited, and other moments where i had to force my eyes to stay on the sentence i was reading instead of skipping ahead to figure out what happens. she captured a stronger glimpse of the human experience than any author i’ve ever read. i’m left in awe of this book and would recommend it to anyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Addiction, Child abuse, Sexism, Vomit, Drug use, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

leonalikesliterature's review

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I was really excited for Seven Days in June, but it ended up just being mid. I thought the characters and the set up was great! I loved the adult romance with realistic stakes and the chemistry was good. The writing was also witty and fun. 

However, there were quite a few issues. The romance felt rushed, especially in the flashbacks (everything happens in 7 days in the past and present, so 14 total) and there was quite a bit of trauma bonding. There is a lot of dialogue and writing choices that are over the top and it made the reading experience very cringey. There’s literally a line in the book, “[email protected] me on James Baldwins bed.” Thats what I mean by over the top. In that sense, it was also tactless and would come off as very privileged. Although both main characters grew up poor and struggling, their adult lives are lavish and wealthy and some of the writing came off as insensitive. For example, there’s a line where Eva’s daughter Audre wishes she went to public school instead of private school so she could experience “real oppression.” I’m not sure if that was meant to be intentionally obtuse, but it didn’t come off that way. 

The ending was also underwhelming. There’s also something really traumatic that happens at the ending thats disregarded for the romance so it just seemed really unnecessary. I thought it was obvious they would end up together, but it gets drawn out for like a month, which negates the premise of the book because everything is supposed to have happened within 7 days. 

Overall, the book was just good, not great. I’m glad I read it but I’m also glad I borrowed my copy from the library. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual violence, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Suicide attempt

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

emotional funny 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

5.0

The writing in this second chance romance is exquisite. I love reading about writers, and this romance is about two writers, so that was perfect. This was a 5 star prediction and I'm so happy that it turned out to be exactly what I wanted. THE CHEMISTRY between these two leads....it was everything. TO ADD ONTO THAT: i loved the representation in here for invisible disabilities / chronic pain. the main character is a migraine sufferer and it impacts her day to day so much and i found that extremely relatable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Racism, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Death, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Ableism, Sexual assault, Rape, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Drug use, Violence, Car accident, Child death, Medical content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Abortion, and Adult/minor relationship