Seven Days of You by Cecilia Vinesse Pages: 336
on March 7th 2017
Genres: Young Adult, contemporary, Romance
Source: Paperback ARC from Publisher
Sophia has seven days left in Tokyo before she moves back to the States. Seven days to say good-bye to the electric city, her wild best friend, and the boy she’s harbored a semi-secret crush on for years. Seven perfect days…until Jamie Foster-Collins moves back to Japan and ruins everything.
Jamie and Sophia have a history of heartbreak, and the last thing Sophia wants is for him to steal her leaving thunder with his stupid arriving thunder.
Yet as the week counts down, the relationships she thought were stable begin to explode around her. And Jamie is the one who helps her pick up the pieces. Sophia is forced to admit she may have misjudged Jamie, but can their seven short days of Tokyo adventures end in anything but good-bye?
Seven Days of You by Cecilia Vinesse is a young adult contemporary romance that takes place in Tokyo, Japan. I loved the setting of this book. I bet Tokyo is such a vibrant and alive city. I thought it made the perfect place for a week of crazy adventures for these friends.
I loved the way the book was set up. Sofia, or Sofa to her friends (I hated her nickname!) lives in Tokyo and goes to an American academy there while her mom is teaching at a university. But the book starts out when she only has seven days left until she leaves, and the chapters start off with countdowns until her departure. It kind of reminded me of The Night we Said Yes by Lauren Gibaldi. I really liked the flow of the book. It is about a group of friends that all have secrets and crushes and their own drama, but the romance was actually super cute. There were some light family issues thrown in to keep things interesting and plenty of teenage group of friends drama, but overall this was a light and quick read.
It made me want to visit Tokyo. That is for sure. I have one major holdup with Seven Days of You. It is the reason I didn’t rate this one higher, but it is a major spoiler. So read on at your own risk. View Spoiler » I believe Seven Days of You is a standalone contemporary novel, but I am really really hoping that there is another book in the works because this one felt unfinished to me. I want to see more.
Bottom Line: If you are looking for a realistic contemporary book in a really cool setting, you should pick up Seven Days of You. I enjoyed this one.
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Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
Blah… I read the spoiler, because I can’t not read them. I have no self control! lol! I don’t think I would love that ending either. Bummer! That stinks because it seems like it was really going well for you up until that point. Great review!
Oh nooo, I was really hoping this would be a fluffy contemporary with a HEA, so there better be a sequel if I’m going to read this book XD Fabulous review! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Brittany @ Brittany’s Book Rambles
This one sounds promising, I’m looking forward to reading it. Thanks for sharing!
I like books with a setting in Japan/Nepal/Brazil other Asian or South American countries. A foreign setting always makes the twists and turns more interesting.
I totally concur with you on your spoiler. This is the type of book that I should have gone gaga for. I liked it very much, don’t get me wrong, but it did that contemporary thing that I hate. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the journey, loved Jamie, and got a fantastic tour of Tokyo.
Sam @ WLABB