Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

65 reviews

sarahmae531's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.5

Loved watching Shane and Eva’s relationship ebb and flow. Felt very natural and realistic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Racial slurs

social_eyes's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Addiction and Sexual assault

Minor: Murder

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

rgreen2704's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

I felt like I *was* Eva and Shane. Their emotions were so vividly and deeply described I was empathising so much and felt their emotions so deeply too. A perfect book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

matcha_pages's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

5.0

This modern romance lives up to the hype. Eva and Shane have such palpable romantic tension and history drawing you in to their story. The characters stand up on their own with their rich backstories and compelling dynamics. Especially Lizzette, would love to learn more about her. I typically don't like kids who act like adults, but Audre wanting to be a celeb therapist was cute and felt natural to the story. 

I also liked the commentary about publishing not letting black authors write about the fun, regular things. Very meta.

Loved this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Self harm, and Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Murder

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

ngl there are a bunch of parts of this book that i think were unsuccessful or just not great/necessary. however, i fell in absolute love with the characters and their stories. i would do anything for them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

eggfartz's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

xomandymoo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Self harm, and Murder

pageafter_paige's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

This book had a stronger start than finish in my opinion. I went in expecting it to be a generally happy romance but it ended up being way more emotionally dark. It was pretty heavy at some points and I’d definitely recommend checking trigger warnings. Overall though I was rooting for the love story and the characters. Eva’s daughter was my favorite and she had me cracking up the whole book! I liked this book but I don’t think it’s for everyone.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

vmiller2015's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder