Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

190 reviews

historianvik's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

5.0

Absolutely loved this book! It had everything for me, from real world issues to smut. Often authors don't know how to write children but Williams did a fantastic job with pre-teen and teenagers perspectives. The character growth felt real and true. Loved all the imagery and descriptions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Grief

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Vomit, and Car accident

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment

mrsbodey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

They spend a week together as teens and then become authors and write to/about each other ever since. The premise is darling. The book didn’t quite deliver on being darling. It was still a really good book. Challenging, sometimes dark, very realistic characters. Read it! But not if you’re looking for something charming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

cadencea126's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Self harm, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

dangselena's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

Absolutely love this author. The timeline and narrator jumping never felt confusing at ALL. It just made the story more vibrant and detailed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

doodeedoda's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Blood

valeriedittrich's review against another edition

funny 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? Yes

3.5

the writing style at first wasn’t for me but i got into it as i read. such a good read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Grief, and Abandonment

romie_chat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

The way I tripped and fell and became obsessed with this book in approximately 0.2 seconds. I'm in awe of Tia Williams' writing and the way she crafted this story. I cared so deeply about Eva and Shane I felt unwell. This was simply brilliant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

sammymilfort's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death

whitneyonline's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

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