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Two writers get a second chance at love in this romantic, sexy-as-hell New York Times bestselling novel.
Eva Mercy is a single mom and bestselling erotica writer. Shane Hall is a reclusive, award-winning novelist. When the two meet at a literary event, sparks fly, raising not only their buried traumas, but the eyebrows of the Black literati. What no one knows is that when they were teenager, Eva and Shane spent one crazy week madly in love. They can pretend they've never met, but they can’t deny their chemistry—or the fact that they’ve been secretly writing to each other in their books through the years.
With its keen observations of creative life in America today, as well as the joys and complications of being a mother and a daughter, Seven Days in June is a hilarious starcrossed romance.
A Best Book of the Year: NPR • Kirkus • Marie Claire • PopSugar • New York Public Library • Bustle • Reader’s Digest • Literary Hub A Best Book of the Summer: Harper’s Bazaar • Oprah Daily • Shondaland • The Los Angeles Times • CBS News • PureWow • Good Housekeeping • BuzzFeed • theSkimmA Best Romance of 2021: The Washington Post • USA Today • Vulture • Goodreads • BookPage • BuzzFeed • Happy Mag
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ISBN-10
1538719096
ISBN-13
978-1538719091
Print length
352 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Publication date
June 06, 2022
Dimensions
5.3 x 1.25 x 7.95 inches
Item weight
9.6 ounces
Destigmatizing male vulnerability is the first step toward rebuilding the absolute ruin that straight men have left the world in.
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The burden isn’t on me to explain it, Rich. The burden’s on y’all to fix it. Good luck.
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Listen, caring about things don’t make you soft. It makes you alive.
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"A seductive fantasy: rich friendships, star-crossed lovers, artistic fulfillment." -- "Rumaan Alam, New York Times bestselling author"
"Seven Days in June is a slow burn as Shane and Eva attempt to heal old wounds...Through this gripping love story, Williams reckons with family histories and shows the power in rewriting our origin stories." -- "BookPage (starred review)"
"This book is so spicy and romantic, and I just could not stop turning the pages. It's so good." -- "Reese Witherspoon, actress"
"Sparkling with delicious sensuality and an intriguing plot...overlaid with challenging themes of poverty, disability, and childhood trauma that the author fearlessly addresses with grace and tenderness." -- "Shelf Awareness"
"A hugely satisfying romance that is electrifying and alive." -- "Kirkus Reviews"
Tia Williams
According to NBC News, Tia Williams “is a writer’s writer with a fashionista twist.” She began her career as a beauty editor (Elle, Glamour, Essence) – and in 2003, pioneered beauty blogging with her site, Shake Your Beauty. She’s the author of The Accidental Diva, the It Chicks series, and The Perfect Find – which was adapted to a Netflix film starring Gabrielle Union. Her latest novel, Seven Days in June, was an instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller, as well as Reese’s Book Club pick for June 2021 – and a TV series adaptation is in development with Will Packer Productions. Her upcoming novel, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde, will publish on Feb. 6, 2024. Tia lives with her daughter and husband in Brooklyn.
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5
omg maybe my best read in years!
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2024
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This book was such a delight. It's rare to see a book that not only has a creative and perfectly woven plot but is ALSO well written. The dialogue is perfection. The characters stay with you. This is truly an original love story. I'm still giggling about the first line "In the year of our Lord 2019. . . " I immediately ordered another of her books as soon as I finished Seven Days. I'll be a lifelong fan of this writer for sure. I read 3 or 4 books a week and this one blew me away.
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Christine Melanie Benson
5
Defies categorization! These characters grew on me...
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2022
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I initially bought this book simply because I'm an author with a women's fiction book coming out soon, and I wanted to read another women's fiction book by a fellow UVA alum! At first, since the book is about an erotica author and contains pop references out the wazoo, I was tempted to write it off as trendy and trite. That said, this novel quickly drew me in, far exceeding my expectations, mainly because the characters totally drew me in. I'll mention a few notables...
Shane: For me, Shane was the perfect male love interest. As a person who's been through my own addictive struggles with food and relationships, I'm a sucker for recovering addicts. As far as I'm concerned, recovering alcoholics are the best of both worlds - they're bad boys, but they're being good! What could be better? Shane was deep and complex and weird and dark but also sweet and kind and vulnerable - not to mention those hazel eyes. Plus, I'm a marathon runner, and I loved that he channeled his addictive tendencies into long distance running. In case I haven't made it clear: Shane checked ALL my boxes.
Audre: This tween girl - protagonist Eva's daughter - was so cool! I didn't want to like her, because I don't have kids and don't relate to the whole mom thing. But Audre was really fun! I loved that she was a tween practicing therapy - without a license, obviously, and more competently than plenty of adult shrinks, from the sound of it. It busted and poked fun at a lot of the navel-gazing therapy stereotypes. At the same time, Audre had moments of true childishness which made her a credible and endearing character. In short, an atypical daughter character who kept surprising and delighting me!
Cece: I found Cece's borderline cynicism and pragmatic personality refreshing. If this book had any major flaw, it might be the over-the-top romantic nature of the Eva-Shane dynamic. Salty Cece was a welcome counter-balance to this hyper-romanticism. I appreciated that while she was apparently happy and content in her own marriage, her romantic relationship with her husband, Ken, was more ordinary and "normal" than the celestial fire between Eva and Shane - good, and good enough, but not unattainably, hyperbolically romantic.
Eva: Protagonist Eva was the character who grew on me the most. I'm pretty hyper-healthy, and although I've dealt with my own "invisible" health issues in the past, Eva's crippling migraine problem was new for me. Her disability was described in a way that made me have compassion for her without making her seem pitiful or annoyingly needy. In addition, as a writer myself, I also enjoyed hearing about the often ludicrous ins and outs of the writing world. When it came to her writing, Eva's saving grace was that she didn't take herself too seriously. I appreciated the arc of her creative development and how she ultimately abandoned her crowd-pleasing fantasy writing to write about what matters to her.
Aside from these main characters, there were many other engaging and enjoyable minor characters who made the book very fun and lively - the literary equivalent of the best sort of people-watching. And as a native New Yorker, I loved all the Brooklyn details. The happy ending was happy, and even better, it didn't come too quickly. The delayed gratification made it that much sweeter.
All told, it's clear that UVA alums write fabulous books! Thank you, Tia Williams, for entertaining me, educating me, making me laugh, and opening my heart to the world just a little bit more.
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5
24% Progress, 999KT% ENAMORED
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2024
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07.21.24 24% progress, 999 Ka-Trillion percent enamored. That part. I am excessively COMPELLED to write this INITIAL review at this point. I love Gen* & Shane; they feel so familiar as if they're composites of everyone I've known thus far in life. I ALREADY have it in queue to re-read. 2s.
7.23.24 - There are too many words and NONE of them seem ADEQUATE/ENOUGH to convey what I'd love to say about this book, Seven Days in June.
*Stickler for names, shortened over misspelling.
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