Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Siedem dni w czerwcu by Tia Williams

166 reviews

elisalasater's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

auudrey's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual assault

grace_yin's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Self harm, and Violence

bendersreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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: Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Vomit, and War

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Self harm, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent

killeenm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

I liked it. It had a good storyline, genuinely didn’t always know where it was going. It was a fun read, and covered real world problems to some extent, so it felt like it mattered. I think it’s my version of a beach read, as someone who likes stories with a little more complexity, and gravitates toward characters with heavy histories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

imoran's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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: Drug use and Self harm

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

_mack_jack_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

this is genuinely one of the best books i have ever read. williams writes about love, sex, general trauma, race, passion for career, the hardships of both motherhood and teenage years, and so much more so impeccably well. there were several moments i had to physically set the book down to take a breath because i was so excited, and other moments where i had to force my eyes to stay on the sentence i was reading instead of skipping ahead to figure out what happens. she captured a stronger glimpse of the human experience than any author i’ve ever read. i’m left in awe of this book and would recommend it to anyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

leonalikesliterature's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

2.0

I was really excited for Seven Days in June, but it ended up just being mid. I thought the characters and the set up was great! I loved the adult romance with realistic stakes and the chemistry was good. The writing was also witty and fun. 

However, there were quite a few issues. The romance felt rushed, especially in the flashbacks (everything happens in 7 days in the past and present, so 14 total) and there was quite a bit of trauma bonding. There is a lot of dialogue and writing choices that are over the top and it made the reading experience very cringey. There’s literally a line in the book, “F@ck me on James Baldwins bed.” Thats what I mean by over the top. In that sense, it was also tactless and would come off as very privileged. Although both main characters grew up poor and struggling, their adult lives are lavish and wealthy and some of the writing came off as insensitive. For example, there’s a line where Eva’s daughter Audre wishes she went to public school instead of private school so she could experience “real oppression.” I’m not sure if that was meant to be intentionally obtuse, but it didn’t come off that way. 

The ending was also underwhelming. There’s also something really traumatic that happens at the ending thats disregarded for the romance so it just seemed really unnecessary. I thought it was obvious they would end up together, but it gets drawn out for like a month, which negates the premise of the book because everything is supposed to have happened within 7 days. 

Overall, the book was just alright, not great. I’m glad I read it but I’m also glad I borrowed my copy from the library. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

gabbygarcia's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Self harm, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Grief