This book was everything for me, an absolute 5-star read. The rawness of Shane and Eva had me sobbing at every point in the book, I absolutely loved how their chemistry was undeniable in their teenagers and as adults when they meet again. Tia doesn't shy away from the trauma that Shane and Eve went through in their youth, nor the use of profanity which made me laugh at times. Tia doesn't shy away either from Eva's previous drug addiction and shined a light on using drugs in an attempt to ease her physical and mental pain from her disease. This book continued to have me gasping when I realised that they had both been writing about each other and communicating through their books for over a decade.

I will never stop gushing about this couple, and I loved how Shane and Audre get along and click instantly, it made me laugh multiple times whilst reading the book! I can't wait to buy the book when I get round to it and have it on my shelf for a new summer reread. I adored the ending as Eva is finally able to write her family book that she had been waiting so long to write, and to rediscover herself

“Eva had been imprisoned in pain for so long, she’d forgotten how good feeling good was.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Seven Days in June is a second chance romance about two writers who reunite after spending a life changing seven days in June together when they were teenagers.

THIS. BOOK.

This book tore my heart in two and stomped all over both pieces.

This has very quickly turned into one of my favourite reads of the year, the goal was to read it in June and I am so happy that I was able to get to it.

Eva and Shane had so much chemistry and they both felt so real, it felt like I was reading a biography about their lives instead of a fiction novel. I closed the book and felt like I could google them and their books would pop up to buy. They are some of the most fleshed out, complex characters that I have ever read about.

A lot of the time when a book is written in a dual POV, I get bored of one of the timelines, but this didn’t lack in either, I was equally excited to read both.

I also related to Eva so much, we both have chronic pain and have to deal with the same ugly inner thoughts about our bodies. Tia really got into the mind of someone with chronic pain and brought out some of that internalised ableism that is so hard to shake off, at times it was hard to read about, though, somehow, those inner thoughts were written absolutely beautifully too.

I cant wait to read more of Tia Williams’ work.

(Check trigger warnings before going into this if you feel that you need to, there are heavy topics on alcohol and drug abuse throughout, and this definitely isn’t a fluffy romcom.)

(Thank you to Netgalley and Quercus Books for the eARC)

The story follows single mother and best-selling erotica writer Eva Mercy. When Eva unexpectedly bumps into Shane Hall, award winning literary author, sparks fly raising their buried past traumas as well as the eyebrows of New York’s Black literati. No one knows that twenty years earlier, teenage Eve and Shame spend one crazy week madly in love. They cannot deny their chemistry – or the fact they’ve been secretly writing to each other in their books ever since. Over the next seven says, they reconnect but Eva is not sure she can trust him again…
After hearing so many wonderful things about this book, I was thrilled that it became available on #netgalley to request.
This is a gripping and sexy story that is funny and emotional. I loved the relationship between Eva and her daughter; a brilliant portrayal of modern motherhood. The chapters are split between Eva and Shane – who doesn’t enjoy a dual POV.
#secondchanceromance isn’t my favourite trope but this one is brilliant. I highly recommend!

15 years ago Eva and Shane were madly in love. But 15 years ago Shane broke Eva's heart. Then they meet one day on a library event in New York. The sparks between them are still there and they spend an enjoyable 7 days together in the conference. However Eva has a few questions that she desperately needs Shane to answer before they can go their own ways and back to their lives.

However things happened in Shane's life in the past to make the things happen the way that they did.

This is a well written book that covers many sensitive topics in a well thought-out and sensitive way.

This was a very enjoyable book, filled with great characters and an interesting story. It makes us think about important issues in a very light way.
The characters are interesting and relatable, and the side stories are also very interesting.

A full review will also appear in my personal blog soon.

Eva and Shane’s love story was the definition of epic. Two authors communicating to each other through their bestselling books for over a decade – it can’t get much more romantic than that. It was obvious how much Eva and Shane cared about the other even after so much time had passed. When they finally reconnected, they were still as besotted as when they first met as teenagers. It can be hard to buy into two people falling in love over such a short timespan (in this case only seven days) but the author somehow made it seem not only believable but inevitable. The pair meshed so well as teenagers that they were able to pick up right where they left off.

As characters, Eva and Shane were realistically flawed but both determined to improve themselves. I instantly fell for Shane as he was just so effortlessly romantic. I may have taken a bit longer to connect with Eva (probably because she was more pragmatic) but as she started taking control of her life, she transformed into such a strong character who you wanted to see succeed.

My only issue with the book was that I couldn’t help but feel that some of the heavier topics were slightly romanticised, especially in the teenage timeline. I wish more pages were spent properly diving into the characters’ personal problems because I ended up feeling like their struggles were pushed to the side as soon as they became inconvenient to the plot.

OVERALL: Despite the whirlwind nature of the main characters’ love story, their romance surprisingly felt natural. It was passionate, intense and exciting, which made for a riveting read.

Seven Days in June
by Tia Williams

Eva and Shane are now meeting after 15 years both come from very different troubled backgrounds but both have a second chance at love . Their story is told about 7 days in June travelling between past and present now they are famous authors. An unrequited love lost in time. It has never been forgotten having to fight racial prejudice, disability and out of the tragic black hole their lives were then just by the legacy of their birth.

A beautifully written book that slowly draws you in then you’re hooked !

Worth the read of sadness, injustice, humour and romance. Ithas it all.

I was really looking forward to this one but just couldn't connect with the characters. The story was also hard to follow.

The book was ok. It was an easy romantic read that was trying too hard to be something else at times.
I did enjoy the story of Eva and Shane finding each other after 15 years. They were both very interesting characters but I found myself more interested in their backstory and Eva's family research then the love story plot.

I absolutely love seeing POC love.
Seven Days in June was a beautiful representation of that.

Williams has written a true piece of art.

I rarely read romance as a genre but I found myself sucked into the love and connection between Eva and Shane. Here there are two wholly complex and broken people with a myriad of sections of their lives. Everything they do has a reason and a connection that leads to the decision. They are truly the stars of this book. I loved how integrated their culture was and how unafraid Williams was willing to go. This is a book that can easily be undermined by it's genre but that makes the gut punch all the more surprising.

This book was *chef's kiss*. It was written so simple yet
it capture your soul with the beautiful writing. The
representation throughout here was just immaculate
and I loved how the author depicted African history and
their struggles in society. Even though the characters
were a bit complex, some way or another they
connected with all their issues and fears. The
comments on pop culture and modern media in here
didn't even make it cringe in any way. The story is very
heavy on trauma and it's very triggering as it covered
issues on self harm, abandonment, abuse, etc. The
mother and daughter relationship was an absolute bliss
and I liked how Eva connected and communicated with
Audre. Our main Mcs Eva and Shane had some deep
shit going on in their lives and they were both deeply
flawed. However, they found each other again and
again and healed each other. The romance in here was
both ugly and Beautiful.
Definitely recommend

I LOVED this book. It was a story that I genuinely made myself take the time to take in and read slower than I usually do. Shane and Eva’s journey was so heartwarming and had so much depth that with every page turn, I felt like I was with them. Genuinely one of my favourite reads of the year so far. This book lived up to every one of my expectations and then some.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Netgalley and the publisher. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

(Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an arc copy of this title in exchange for an honest review).

First of all, I've seen this book everywhere but didn't know much about the what the story was about. Secondly, I've been in a real reading slump and needed something compelling to get my reading mojo back. Thankfully, this book did exactly that! I read this book in one day and it's a story I'm not likely to forget either.

Seven Days in June follows Eva and Shane, who meet as struggling teenagers and just get each other in a way nobody else ever has. Flash forward fifteen years and a lot has changed for them both but when they become part of each other's lives again it is clear that they have a lot of unfinished business.

But this book isn't just a love story (though I adored both of these characters and the romance). The main characters are writers, each have complicated family and friend dynamics and past struggles they are trying to heal from. Overall, I loved this romantic yet hard-hitting book and felt a lot of emotions when reading it. A favourite of the year for sure.

I love these characters. The connection between Shane and Eva is intense! They are tortured soulmates and their chemistry is off the charts. I looved how their relationship was played out in their respective books through 8 and Sebastian. I love the mother daughter dynamic between Eva and Audre. And Shane and Audre's connection as well, is everything! Audre is perceptive as hell, who knew a 12 year old would be so interesting to read? Just perfect writing.

Seven Days in June joins Eva and Shane for a week in June at two different points in their lives.

This book is heart-warming, charming and funny as all hell. The characters felt like real people and I cared for them so intensely.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone that wants to enjoy a small snapshot into the loves of two people whose love for each endures decades.

This was an emotional read for me and I just loved how mature a romance it was, how rooted in Black love, and how full the supporting details made this story. While I knew to expect my happily ever after, it didn't stop me from being stressed about our main characters and their trying to navigate a healthy relationship with unhealthy roots.

Seven Days in June is not my usual genre but I really got into this. Set in the New York literary scene it focuses on Eva, a best selling fantasy erotica writer whose world collides with her teenage love that she had seven days in June with 15 years ago. It has a bit more depth in comparison to the Rom Coms I’ve read previously, including lessons on Black culture and feminism, and sensitively explores addiction, mental health, grief, and intergenerational trauma. Whilst a somewhat predictable plot I enjoyed the depth. the character development and the literal laugh out loud moments which I rarely find in novels. Thanks to Quercus Books and Net Galley for the arc.
#SevenDaysinJune #NetGalley #Quercusbooks

Seven Days in June twisted and turned my heart! Tia Williams took me all the way and everywhere with the story of Genevieve and Shane, I cried and awed my way through the novel. Not only was it a love story, but it was also a story of two people growing apart, or together there was growth. Genevieve has moved to New York and is a successful author as Eva and Shane is also a successful author, in different genres, but their origin story is really the best seller and Seven Days in June is that. The generational trauma that was a part of Genevieve is a heavy weight to carry and had the character not lived with an invisible illness I would've thought that the pains she suffered from were because of all the trauma which could be so heavy. Audre, Eva's daughter, Cece, and Belinda are the rays of sunshine, they each could get their own book because these characters write their own stories. The professional issues Eva faces regarding the movie for her book series are something that we see happen and should not. I am so glad Eva and Cece did what was best for Eva and for Cursed. Safe to say I am a fan of Tia Williams and I look forward to reading her other books because she truly gets it, her way with words is relatable and resilient.

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams - 3 stars

Seven Days in June follows two famous authors, Eva and Shane, as they reconnect after 15 years apart. They last were in contact with each other in high school; their relationship abruptly ended after seven intense, fiery, extreme days one June. It is clear Eva and Shane have an extraordinary connection, and Williams explores this throughout.

This is a romance book, which I do not typically gravitate towards. However, this was an easy and enjoyable read for me. I especially liked William’s portal of the two characters, and how their childhoods were woven into the plot. This provided much needed context to Shane and Eva’s relationship, but was feverish and hasty, perfectly capturing the pair’s essence.

One of the best aspects of the novel was Williams’ portray of chronic illness. I thought this was done is a really clever way, Eva’s pain was written in such an eye-opening and informative manner.

Something about the novel I didn’t particularly enjoy was the pop-culture references. I am not a big fan of these aspects in a book, and oftentimes they distract from the plot and characters. I also would have liked to read a bit more about the characters, especially Shane and Eva’s childhood. The writing on their childhood was a brilliant insight into who they are as people, and made the characters three dimensional. I would have loved to see a more in depth chapter study.

Overall, I do think this is a good book; it is easy, fast-paced and enjoyable. However, before delving into the book, I would definitely recommend any readers to check content warnings.