A beautiful and tragic second chance romance ⁣⁣
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Eva and Shane fell in love twenty years ago over 7 crazy days. Life and circumstances have kept them apart since but neither was able to completely let go of the strong emotions they felt for the other. Both became writers and have secretly been writing about each other in their books for years. ⁣⁣
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Suddenly, Shane reappears in Eva’s life, determined to reconnect. Told in a dual timeline, we get Eva and Shane’s past and present story. It’s dark, messy, filled with dysfunction and harmful behavior but it’s also tragic, emotional and beautiful. Both characters are flawed, damaged and authentic. ⁣⁣
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Tia Williams tackles a lot in this book. Eva suffers from an “invisible” chronic illness with debilitating migraines which have shaped her life and her interactions. This was told with such honesty and sensitivity - I love how it was handled. There are also aspects of child neglect, drug and alcohol abuse, self harm, attempted suicide, and mental illness explored. Eva and Shane dealt with a lot in their younger lives and I couldn’t help but root for them to find happiness with each other. ⁣⁣
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If you enjoy an emotional second chance love story about overcoming trauma, facing demons a with steam - I highly recommend Seven Days in June. ⁣⁣