This is a book that I genuinely feel should be incorporated into a classroom setting. This might sound weird, but I really think that I could create a whole lesson plan around this book and probably couldn't run out of things to say.

I am someone who suffers from chronic migraines and I think that the author did an amazing job of portraying the reality that goes along with this being someones reality. I also loved the theme of generational curses, not in the sense that I think it is a fun topic but more along the lines that I think it should be talked about more because it is a very real issue that many deal with. I adored Eva and Shane and thought their stories were gripping and powerful. Don't even get me started on the romance... it was amazing.

From start to finish this book was truly a masterpiece and I just am a different person than who I was when I started this book. (Not to be dramatic) but also this book deserves all of the theatrics haha.

This was such a powerful story of connection, found family, and resilience.

Things I really liked:
The first seven days of their relationship was a little hard to look at as love, but by the end of the book we thought the author had really built a great story of connection and understanding.
The daughter, Audre, was hilarious and insightful, and offered really great comedic relief to a heavier book.
There were many relationships and situations where you could see both sides of the choice/argument, which made for really interesting analysis.
Heavier topics like addiction, self-harm, and invisible illness were portrayed so well. It was thoughtful and insightful without being heavy-handed.
The steam was *wowza* and intense!

I read this with my book club, which was a really great selection. There were SO many great talking points, which made for a lively book chat! I'd definitely recommend this, and to talk a look at the content warnings as well.

Thanks Grand Central Publishing for the gifted copy in exchange for my honest review.

I am so mad at myself for sleeping on this book because this is easily one of my favorite reads this year!

This book has everything! From the beginning it had me laughing out loud (that opening scene is a DOOZY), but it was also filled with so much heart. It has one of the best descriptions of chronic pain I’ve ever encountered, but I loved that it wasn’t the main focus because people are more than their disability. There were definitely some steamy romance elements, but the relationship between Shane and Eva always felt super realistic. I also loved how both of them were damaged - a good chunk of this book deals with overcoming your past to embrace your future, and it is beautifully done - but still were oh so vulnerable. I’m not exaggerating when I say I cried through a good 50% of this book for many reasons, and while it broke my heart, I would read it again and again. Sometimes you just find a book at the exact right time in your life and this felt like one of those for me.

Written like it’s prepped to be a major motion picture starring Issa Rae or Jurnee Smollet #SevenDaysInJune brings all the trappings of a romantic comedy but raises the bar with its smart characters and perceptive social commentary. Eva Mercy is a writer who has garnered her success off a series of paranormal romances in the vein of ‘twilight’. Her personal life is wrapped up in being a single mom raising a precocious daughter while trying to break free from the series that she’s made a living off of and finally write the stories that truly speak to her. In the meantime, her ex boyfriend, Shane shows up instigating a flood of memories from a past that was damaged to say the least. Shane is a writer as well, gorgeous, highly respected, extremely charismatic, and a recovering addict, who still hasn’t shaken his biggest addiction-Eva.

The first half of the novel which alternates between the past (those seven days in June) and the present was great. Watching Eva try to grapple with his reemergence in her life was loads of fun considering you knew where it was going to end up. I wasn’t as crazy about the latter half, the book dissolving a bit into a bit of melodrama for me with a former student of Shane’s running into some problems and Eva’s daughter who became increasingly cheeky and precious as the book went on. Still, as a summer book it’s a quick escape, and although not a genre I’d normally generate to, with this one in particular I get the appeal. Thanks to @grandcentralpub and @netgalley for the copy.

I am so glad that I picked up this book recommended by a good friend. It was a smidge hard to get into because Shane and Eva's stories are just so hard and filled with so much struggle. But their second chance is so good. They absolutely earn their happiness in this story. The growth and work that they experience to get there is so rewarding and Audre is such a good counterbalance to their already intense story.

This was a wonderful contemporary novel about second chance love between two modern adults with a history. The characters are well developed and complex. Definitely liked this for its diverse cast of characters and highlighting what it's like to live with chronic pain/illness.

Do you know the magical reader feeling when you pick a book up and don't know much about it or the author, but you find yourself connecting SO DEEPLY to the characters? Last year, for me, it was #BeachRead by Emily Henry. This year? It's #SevenDaysInJune. Interestingly, the books have a lot in common. They're both about two writers, one female (who writes genre fiction) and one male (who writes "serious" fiction.) Here, Eva and Shane were together in high school and reconnect fifteen years later. They've both been writing their stories sort of about the other. They're beautifully flawed, real characters. They're smart. They're FUNNY. And I mean, stop reading and read lines out loud to my spouse funny. The pop culture references are perfect. I loved the time I spent with Eva and Shane and her daughter Audre. This book captured my heart. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #5StarRead #bookstagram #BookReview #BooksAndFlowers #ReesesBookClub #TiaWilliams #EvaAndShane4Eva

LOVED this surprising and sultry romance novel full of literary references and characters who felt so real.

Seven Days in June is an utterly heartbreaking must-read! Eva and Shane have been in love and in pain for decades. Meeting first as unstable teenagers clinging to survival, each has gone on to create a rewarding life for themselves in the only way they know how. Both successful novelists have yet to go back to those seven days in June until Shane shows up at a panel Eva is speaking on, then their worlds are pulled right back into each others orbit. There is so much unresolved trauma, so much pain, and still so much love in this book that I wished I could have more. I really would love to read more about Eva's next novel and how she has the much needed conversations with her daughter. An amazing book overall.

4/5 Stars!

Thank you to Netgalley and Grand Central Publishing for providing me an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review - disclosure I have also purchased this book.

Eva and Shane spent 7 drug fueled days the June of their senior year. Sharing their childhood traumas and hopes for how they can change their lives. Then Shane suddenly disappears.
Fifteen years later Shane reappears and the pair have to work through their past and figure if they can have a future.

This second chance romance will appeal to romance readers as well as readers of literary fiction.

𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 👏𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞👏 𝗬𝗢𝗨👏 𝗚𝗨𝗬𝗦!👏
I loved it so much, I don't even know where to start.

It's funny, it's smart, it's insightful, it's emotional, it's about books and first loves and second chances. It tackles some tough subjects but will also make you laugh out loud. It's about broken people who make each other whole. It's got a mother-daughter relationship that is #goals. The characters? I wish I could know them all in real life. And the writing! Tia Williams has a crazy talent for dialogue and world building. She also crafted what I thought was the perfect ending but then added an epilogue that was even better. Like I re-read it because it was that damn good.

𝗦𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗘 is one of the few books so far this year that I'm recommending to all of my friends and I'm jealous of each one of them for getting to experience it for the first time. If you haven't read it yet, forget your TBR and get to it. You can thank me later.

Thanks to Galley Match, Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for the gifted copies for the Read Spin Repeat Book Club! Not only is it the perfect beach read, but it also gave us so much to discuss.

This contemporary romance was JUST what I needed for my seven hours at a cottage in June—not going to lie I was pretty determined to finish it in June just because😅. An emotional and powerful read, this was the perfect punch to my summer reading list.

The love story of two writers trying to find their way back to each other, this story is deep, complex, and beautifully written. The way Tia developed each of the main characters, without making this story FEEL like a character-based one was *chefs kiss*. I will read anything Tia Williams writes from now on, I highly recommend this one!

Content warnings: self harm, substance abuse, chronic pain, death of a child and loved one

This is definitely a case of it’s just me…not the book.
I was looking forward to a romance. Heard such great buzz around this book, that it was true to form with both romance and comedy. Sadly it just felt lacking for me. I struggled to find the connection all my fellow readers found…but couldn’t.🙁
I am definitely an outlier as there are so many positive five star reviews.

Thank you to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing.

This book! This book got me in the feels and had me in tears in the best kind of way. Five out of five stars for this romance and this couple Have my heart. I first found this book through a book to recommendation, and then I saw the cover and knew I had to read it. If there is one book he read this year, this needs to be it!

Seven Days In June

Thank you so much to @grandcentralpub #partner for the gifted e-copy and finished book!

This emotionally packed fiction/romance was one of my favorite reads so far this year.
It was filled with so many hard hitting subjects, steamy scenes, and big time life lessons.
The second-chance-romance aspect of this book was perfectly executed! I loved the retelling of their highschool years, their absolute need for eachother, and the way that they came full circle in the end.

I flew thru this book.
The authors writing had me sucked in from the first chapter and I couldn’t put it down.
Every chapter was simply amazing and easily led you into the next one.

Thank you again to @grandcentralpub for a gifted copy!

#sevendaysinjune #romancereads #fiction #grandcentralpub

Eva Mercy and Sane Hall spent seven days together in high school. It was a transcendent week in which two often overlooked and under cared for teens felt seen and accepted for the first time in all their messiness. But, at the end of the week, Shane disappeared. Now after more than a decade in which both have gone on to become bestselling authors, Eva of an erotic romance series and Shane of award winning literature they will meet again in New York. They will be forced to acknowledge the ways in which their lives' works stemmed from their one week together and how they each just might be the key to future success. As they spend another magical week together, it's clear that their once in a lifetime connection cannot magic away all that has happened in between. Nor does Eva want it to as the time has brought her a daughter and stability that Shane could threaten.

This is a truly unique story that I will be recommending to many readers. I loved the character development of both Eva and Shane over the course of the book. There are many complex issues that are addressed and traumas that cannot be swept under the rug, but demand to be dealt with by both the individual and couple if they want have any hope of perusing a life together (the spark and the desire are there without a doubt!). I think the personal growth and development of both adult characters throughout the novel is something special to see. My one "complaint" is I feel like as a reader we got a lot more of well rounded picture of Eva's life as a whole and would have liked to know more about Shane.

*Small spoiler - I also don't know that I would classify this book as a full on romance since the HEA doesn't happen until the epilogue. We get there...but it takes a push from external forces and the story has already "ended."

One of my favorite humans, Kennedy Ryan, was recently raving about Seven Days in June and since she's never led me wrong, I took the first opportunity I could to read it.



Being completely unfamiliar with the premise of the novel, I had no idea what, exactly, I was getting into and I really enjoyed the unique way the narrative of Eve and Shane was built around a crazy seven days they spent together in their teens woven with their present adult lives. As you got to know who they'd become, you slowly became aware of *why* they'd left such a lasting impact on each other. Both of them came from challenging (such an understatement) childhood and it seemed like they were finally finding some security and stability and yet...yet they both had this undercurrent of yearning for the other (though I think at the beginning both of them would deny it). It was both absorbing and entertaining to 'see' them interact as their adult selves and fight reverting back to their teenage selves. Their connection, denials, and ultimate capitulation to the feelings that would not let go made you want to push them together, no matter how much they didn't think it was a good idea, because their need for each other was so very obvious to us all (I'm including all the secondary characters in that 'us').



This novel is a testament to the intensity of young love. So many people scoff that those young loves and doubt that those emotions have any staying power. As a daughter of parents who've been married since my mom was 18, I am living proof that those emotions can stay. As a teacher of teen students, I can definitely see the power and influence love can have--in good and bad ways (and I'm so glad we got to see both). I liked that this novel explored that often wondered "what if". We got to see the "what if" come to life, with all its humor, complications, and the best part--a happy ending.



Other things I enjoyed: the secondary characters--they were complex and added value to the overall narrative--and the little bit of Louisiana spice that was thrown in. As someone who has lived most of my life in Louisiana, it's always a pleasant surprise to see it play a role in a novel, even if most people just play with the stereotypes (I get it! My state has a mysterious allure that is hard to resist).



All in all, I enjoyed this novel very much and am eager to read more from Tia Williams.

"In the year of our lord 2019, thirty-two-year-old Eve Mercy nearly choked to death on a piece of gum. She'd been attempting to masturbate when the gum lodged in her throat, cutting off her air supply. As she slowly blacked out, she kept imagining her daughter, Audre, finding her flailing about in Christmas jammies while clutching a tube of strawberry lube and a dildo called the Quarterback (which vibrated at a much higher frequency than advertised--gum-choking frequency). The obituary headline would be 'Death by Dildo.'"

That's how Seven Days in June kicks off -- what a first few lines -- and I think it's indicative of the style throughout. Tia Williams' writing here super worked for me; this was a book I just couldn't breeze through because I found myself wanting to savor so many passages. There's even a record-scratch moment that was deliciously satisfying.

Our main characters, Eve Mercy and Shane Hall, fell in love over the course of seven days as teens but haven't seen each other since. That ends when the mysterious, rarely-seen literary darling Shane shows up at a book event where erotic romance writer Eve's on a panel. (I'll refrain from detailing the plot further as I found so much enjoyment in how it unfolded.)

While the book certainly circles around a romance, this one read more contemporary fiction to me, maybe because of its structure and focus on trauma. (That's a value-free judgment; to be clear, I enjoy reading both genres and don't think one is better than the other.) These characters were easy to feel for, and the plot moves along, but it was the writing that was the real star here for me.

(Do be advised of a host of content warnings)

This book was different. Although second chance romances are my favorite troupe, this one, although was a little different, it was still enjoyable. One thing that stuck with me was Gia's daughter Audre. Not only did I really enjoy the flow of this story, That first paragraph took me all the way out. I had to read it several times to make sure I read what I really read. Overall it was such a good story, and I really enjoyed it

I received a copy of this book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

Completely and utterly obsessed. this was a beautifully tragic and hopelessly romantic love story. this was one of my most anticipated 2021 reads and it did not disappoint and i couldn't get enough. I need everyone to read this. I love the characters I love the whirlwind their love took them on. I love their vulnerability and words for each other.
amazing read. everyone neeeds it