Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

50 reviews

mackenzie_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

3.0

The story of Eva and Shane finding each other after 15 years is interesting, but them together as teenager is really problematic. They weren’t in love, they spent a week together high and drunk, inflicting self harm and having sex. They had good character growth, and I liked seeing the “invisible disability” representation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Alcohol

deluna's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Ableism and Death of parent

kayladaila's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, and Gaslighting

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Sexual assault

zoebill96's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, and Car accident

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

1.0

Imagine romanticizing a toxic high school relationship you had with a boy you’d only known for a couple days and then using him as your muse to write an entire erotic vampire romance series for the next 15 years….

Then imagine him reappearing in your life because HE’s now ready to talk to you, the audacity.

So much miscommunication, instalove, toxic relationships/habits and tendencies. They are not good for each other, they are constantly running away from things and not communicating with each other. Even 15 years later and they’re both still hurting each other, leaving/running away. They do not help each other be better people.

This book, these characters, it just wasn’t for me.

Also the “twist” where Lizette was the one that sent Shane to jail because she thought he had done something to Eva (which is TOTALLY understandable!) as the scene she walks in on is literally Eva passed out from drugs & alcohol as well as pleading from her self-harm cuts so there’s blood. Why didn’t Shane tell her? I just don’t understand why if you loved them so much you wouldn’t be straight up with him from the get go after he left you? If you guys had such a real and intense connection, how could you let him go that easily?

Also I feel like Ty’s death was written so cheaply? Like a 13 year old innocent boy was just killed and and yet the author only spend a couple of pages talking about Shane’s reaction when this boy meant so much to him. Also, why couldn’t Shane have called Eva to let her know that that’s why he “stood her and Audre up” was because he was literally going to the hospital to say goodbye to his student.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

margaretrose's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.75

Read the content warnings and take them seriously! This is a wonderful book but would be very triggering due to the content. 

I love the characters, how their stories weave through their pasts and presents (and hopefully futures). I miss them already. You can tell how much Williams loves them too. They have been through too much and she is finally going to give them a happy ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

kirstenf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Physical abuse, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

oliviakennedy21's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use and Self harm

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment