Currently reading this and having so many jaw-dropping-tear-jerker moments! I didn't expect to find that in SDIJ, so that's interesting/refreshing. 🖤🖤 The clichéd conflict near the end, which could've and should've been sorted by sending a simple text message. It's 2021, everyone has a phone on them, no excuses for that dude. You walked away from his books dazed, wondering how he’d managed to rip out your heart before you realized what was happening.” Building and supporting a community of self-published authors dedicated to both sharing experiences and learning as equals.

This book gave all me all the things, every emotion you can feel, it gave. Told in two different timelines, it was unflinchingly raw and honest and at the same time was layered with so many different types of love. Romantic love, parental love, friendship, student/teacher, community, and culture. From generational trauma, to dealing with a chronic debilitating disability to drug abuse and the struggle of single motherhood, this book doesn't shy away from difficult topics. Shane and Eva burrowed themselves into my heart, their stories are so heartbreaking and tragic but at the same time their resilience and strength is so beautiful and inspiring. I loved this book with my whole heart. 💙There is so much I am not saying bc this book touched on so many discussion worthy topics but then this review would be obnoxiously long so I will just leave you with some other quotes that I loved and some advice to do yourself a favor and read this book one day if you haven't already. 💙 Over the next seven days in the middle of a steamy Brooklyn summer, Eva and Shane reconnect, but Eva's not sure how she can trust the man who broke her heart, and she needs to get him out of New York so that her life can return to normal. But before Shane disappears again, there are a few questions she needs answered...

Can we talk about writing sex? So many people, I think, don’t go there because it is terribly hard to do well. How do you approach it? And what are the best sex scenes you’ve read? Trigger warnings for drug/alcohol abuse, self harm, suicidal thoughts, attempted suicide, child abuse, neglect, and death. I've been really getting into romances lately with diverse representation, and this book is a perfect example of that. It doesn't shy away from the fact that both of its main characters are flawed individuals. Shane is a recovering addict who has spent time in jail, but he's clean now and is mentoring underprivileged kids. Eva is a single mother to a precocious daughter, but she suffers from debilitating migraines and her pain affects every part of her life. I'm going to have an unpopular opinion about this book. So many people have loved this book and have found it be heartbreakingly beautiful. While I found the writing to be spectacular, I just couldn't get behind the story itself.Audre, my protagonist’s 12-year-old daughter. She’s precocious and wise beyond her years, and often she’s smarter than every grown-up in the room. It was so much fun to write her, primarily because she was based on my own precious tween. I loved writing the dialogue between Eva and Audre, because I took so much from my real-life single-mom experiences with my daughter. Generational trauma is a real and complicated thing to undo. I think it's interesting to look at past generations and current generations and see how they work through the things they've been through. As a millennial and proudly part of the first generation to talk about needing/encouraging people to seek psychological help -- this has been one of my favorite reads in a very long time. In a sense, this book was a 5 star read and I can understand and justify that rating. However, I had two major problems with it that made me settle on 4 stars. It's nothing too important but I still couldn't look past it. So here we go: Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Librarians Group is the official group for requesting additions or updates to the catalog, including:

Eva Mercy is a single mom and bestselling erotica writer who is feeling pressed from all sides. Shane Hall is a reclusive, enigmatic, award-winning novelist, who, to everyone’s surprise, shows up in New York.

A tree grows its branches out until it touches the tips of the next closest tree. And they're linked forever. Because if they're really close, their roots grow together. They're so intertwined underneath that no matter what happens above ground, they stay connected.” Sincere thank you to Grand Central Publishing for sending me a finished physical copy to review. Now available wherever books are sold.

The only reason I removed half a star is that this romance is somewhat political. I'm not a political person, so I didn't enjoy those aspects, but overall - I think I'd recommend it to any of my fellow late twenties-and-up romance lovers! (I'm not sure I would have been emotionally mature enough to read/appreciate this in my early twenties? However, I do think I would have felt the impact. I'm not saying don't read it as a younger person. I'm saying make sure to read it again when you're older! 🖤) I don’t know what Tia Williams smoked, I don’t know what sorcery she conjured up, because her storytelling abilities? Out of this world. I’m not exaggerating.Two main characters in this novel: The heroine, Brooklynite Eva Mercy is a mom raising her child alone and a writer. She is a major point-of-view character. The other one, Shane Hall is an award-winning literary author. Tia Williams develops the Seven Days in June story just like the book title implies, the two protagonists fall in love in seven days and reconnect in seven days fifteen years later. Seven Days in June Summary So now it’s another seven days together. They reconnect but Eva has plenty of questions and doubts when it comes to Shane. What happened fifteen years ago? And can they give it another go as adults? Eva and Shane Honestly, you shouldn't be allowed to have orgasms like that before you're twenty-one. It gives you brain damage." - YALL. I cried laughing at this. It's true. I gotta be cursed. Almost all of my incredibly anticipated 2021 releases are just not hitting for me. I love love love Eva and Shane! It’s been a while since I’ve read such strong characters in a love story. I went into this novel believing it would be more of a lighter read but there’s actually quite a bit of depth. We follow their journey from reconnecting as adults to their first meeting as teenagers.