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corilynneforbes's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence
strixy16's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gore, Rape, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Car accident, and Death of parent
zelle10orio's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Self harm and Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Car accident, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
kays_reading_journal's review against another edition
5.0
The only thing that was a bit confusing at times was the pov. It’s third person omniscient but like- switching between characters in the middle of a chapter. (I’m used to reading books where each chapter is dedicated to a characters thoughts). It was a fun style choice tho and I liked it once I got used to it.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
Minor: Ableism, Gun violence, and Car accident
ainaruizdegauna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Alcohol
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Misogyny, and Car accident
boba_nbooks's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Seven Days in June is such a beautiful novel showing how two lives can intertwine even after years apart.
Eva Mercy is a spicy fantasy author who is feeling stuck writing the last book of her series. Out of the blue, Shane Hall, an award-winning literary author, shows up at the same event Eva is attending. No one but Shane and Eva know that 15 years ago, the two of them had a week-long love affair that has stuck with them all these years later. After reconnecting, Shane and Eva can't deny the chemistry that still exists between the two of them. But are they meant to be? Or are they just meant to be two ships in the night who never quite find each other?
This novel not only focuses on the love story between Shane and Eva but also on Black voices and how they are perceived in the world of literature and beyond. Seven Days in June takes Shane and Eva's story and makes it about so much more than just love. It's about connection and healing and honesty and finding your place. This is such a beautiful novel, and I'm all the better for having read it.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Self harm
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Gun violence, and Sexual content
Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, and Car accident
ellalucys's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Self harm, and Sexual content
Minor: Gun violence
alenanguyen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This book was the POC combination of all my favorite tropes: multigenerational ethnic family drama featuring the right person at the right time. oh my god I will be haunted by this book forever.
Like, where do I begin?! Every character is just so COMPLICATED in their own ways, and the prose was just beautiful and so deep and I am just emotionally ripped apart by this book. Luckily, I was stitched together by the end, but it was SUCH a hard journey. I’m so glad that somebody convinced Tia Williams to write an epilogue because if she left it the way she did, I would riot- I could not be left in that emotional state that I was in when I finished the book. Eva and her whole lineage of women is just so beautiful and complex that I feel like this was one of those love stories that’s more than the advertised love story and it was just perfect. I feel like it was not even about the romance; it was about everything else, which was so perfect. Audre is so astute for her age. I thought she was 16 this entire time but she’s 12?! No way. And Shane is more than brooding, Male writer; the chapter with Ty was actually devastating and I will think about the way the chapter ended forever. I knew I had to finish the book in one sitting after that paragraph because I was like I cannot leave this book in the state like I need to know to tie in the reveal is just so heartbreaking.
I love that one of Tia Williams’s comps is one day because that’s so perfect. I need to be ripped apart emotionally again in the way this book hurt me.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Rape, and Self harm
brebooks_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This is for the Misfit.
Graphic: Addiction, Gun violence, Self harm, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault
pantslint's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I do love Audre and Cece. I love Shane, and I love Eva. They're all great as individual characters, and their interactions are so fun to read.
One particular qualm I have with Seven Days in June is its teeny-tiny hypocrisy. The characters, as authors, lament about how reductive it is that black characters have to suffer and overcome extreme hardship to exist in mainstream publishing. Yes, black joy exists in this book. However, while Shane and Eva are examples of black resilience, Williams still gives them extremely traumatic experiences and tragic backstories. Does it add depth to their characters? Sure. Was it necessary? I'm not sure.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Self harm, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Abandonment
Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, and Car accident