Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

147 reviews

nicole_defran's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.0

I’m not sure where to start. I feel a little overwhelmed honestly. I feel like I thought it was a romcom based on the blurb and quotes on the cover but after finishing it there was romance but it definitely isn’t a romcom. I probably should have read the content warnings but I never have before and while romance can include some more serious topics not to this level. I think it will stick with me for sure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

moriahleigh'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, and Car accident

beezinda's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-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

5.0

This is a gorgeous contemporary romance novel. This is a Love Story. 

I love the characters and this story unfold and I really like the exploration of what it means to deserve love. The pacing is perfect, the writing is mature, and the story is romantic and heartwarming. 

The book does have some darker/heavier content like addiction, self-harm, and childhood neglect, but never turns into black trauma - it doesnt revel in these issues. Rather these issues are used to help us understand our characters and who they were in their darkest moments. It's masterfully done, because I check-out immediately at any sign of trauma pork, but at no moment did I want to put this novel down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug use, Gun violence, and Self harm

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

jikuuu08's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.75

this book was jaw dropping.
the way the words were constructed into a blade slicing deliciously into my throat, having me in a chokehold. 
the way you THOUGHT the back stories lined up, but really the truth comes and you drop to the floor staring at the ceiling, mind blown. 
this book was so beautiful to read and it had me grasping for more, WAITING for a moment where i could continue reading, the anticipation to what would happen next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

americattt's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

“Like when Spotify plays a song you haven’t heard since childhood, and it reminds you who you are. Like “oh yeah, I’m a person who knows all the words to Will Smith’s ‘Wild Wild West’”. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, and Self harm

Moderate: Death

Minor: Car accident

joanasimao'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Death and Car accident

withlivjones's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.75

This was a sweet, well-written read that you can tell was written with a lot of love. There was a good balance of light and shade, with bits of well-done humour and the main characters were so compelling (although a lot of the supporting characters were kind of written off as one-dimensional stereotypes imo). It didn’t completely blow me away the way I was expecting it to, considering the amount of people I’ve heard raving about it, but maybe my expectations were too high. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Grief, and Car accident

sterreks's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood and Car accident

taylorsevalia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

katelynprice'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? Yes

3.5

I wanted to like this book more than I actually did. I almost DNF'd at 50% because I was having trouble connecting with and investing in the characters. The second half was much better; toward the end I finally started buying into their love for one another. I think I needed the book and characters to acknowledge the dysfunction and codependency of the relationship, because once that happened, I was able to fully embrace it. All throughout the writing was beautiful, and I loved the mother-daughter relationship as well as Eva's journey of self-discovery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Self harm, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Sexual assault, Car accident, and Death of parent