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Seven Days of You by Cecilia Vinesse
2.0

Seven days before Sophia aka "Sofa" has to leave Tokyo and move back to the USA, a boy from her past returns, causing her to question her current friendships, her feelings, and what she truly wants from life.

This was okay. The setting was Japan, which I was excited about, but I was really feeling the lack of actual Japanese characters. All of the characters speak English and none of them are actually from Japan. There are a lot of Japanese vocabulary words thrown in to describe/name certain things, but they are not always well defined or described enough for you to understand what they mean.

Also, I found the whirlwind romance unconvincing and overall felt the main character was unlikeable, which can be fine in the right circumstance, but I do not think it was what the author intended.

The ending will infuriate some, and satisfy others. I liked that it ended on an indefinite note.

Besides the Japan setting, the book reminded me of a poor version of [book:Anna and the French Kiss|6936382].

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC.