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Boys of Tommen #4
Redeeming 6
An epic and unforgettable love story begins in Redeeming 6, the fourth book in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh.
An epic and unforgettable love story continues in Redeeming 6, the fourth book in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh.
The power and pain of first love has never been more deeply felt than in Chloe Walsh's extraordinary stories about the irresistible Boys of Tommen, which will give you the ultimate book hangover.
The reader reaction to The Boys of Tommen says it all!
'This book wrecked me even further than I could've imagined, in all the best possible ways! Joey and Aoife have my heart. Chloe Walsh is one of the most gifted authors that I've ever come across'
'Will leave an indelible imprint on your heart without doubt . . . Most definitely Chloe Walsh's best work to date'
'Just WOW!!!! I can't seem to find the words to even try and explain why this book is so EPIC!'
'Nothing I say will do this book justice . . . There was laughter and tears, trauma and healing and every single word of it was perfection'
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I'm saving you, six.
With his world unravelling around him, and pressure rising at home, Joey Lynch's life has never been in more turmoil. Desperate to prove himself worthy of the only person he's ever put his trust in, Joey fights to stay away from a world that threatens to destroy everything. But with the odds stacking against him by the day, can he keep his head above water?
Unwilling to give up on the boy she loves, Aoife Molloy fights to save her best friend from the edge of self-destruction. Drowning in a world she doesn't understand, with only her heart to guide her, Aoife refuses to turn her back on Joey, no matter how badly the odds are stacked against them.
Through heartbreak and horror, Aoife and Joey have had each other's backs, and this time is no different. Come what may.
An epic and unforgettable love story continues in Redeeming 6, the fourth book in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh.
The power and pain of first love has never been more deeply felt than in Chloe Walsh's extraordinary stories about the irresistible Boys of Tommen, which will give you the ultimate book hangover.
The reader reaction to The Boys of Tommen says it all!
'This book wrecked me even further than I could've imagined, in all the best possible ways! Joey and Aoife have my heart. Chloe Walsh is one of the most gifted authors that I've ever come across'
'Will leave an indelible imprint on your heart without doubt . . . Most definitely Chloe Walsh's best work to date'
'Just WOW!!!! I can't seem to find the words to even try and explain why this book is so EPIC!'
'Nothing I say will do this book justice . . . There was laughter and tears, trauma and healing and every single word of it was perfection'
.........................
I'm saving you, six.
With his world unravelling around him, and pressure rising at home, Joey Lynch's life has never been in more turmoil. Desperate to prove himself worthy of the only person he's ever put his trust in, Joey fights to stay away from a world that threatens to destroy everything. But with the odds stacking against him by the day, can he keep his head above water?
Unwilling to give up on the boy she loves, Aoife Molloy fights to save her best friend from the edge of self-destruction. Drowning in a world she doesn't understand, with only her heart to guide her, Aoife refuses to turn her back on Joey, no matter how badly the odds are stacked against them.
Through heartbreak and horror, Aoife and Joey have had each other's backs, and this time is no different. Come what may.
927 pages, Paperback
First published March 24, 2023
About the author
Chloe Walsh
57 books14.8k followersChloe Walsh is the bestselling author of The Boys of Tommen series, which exploded in popularity on TikTok, Goodreads, and Amazon. She has been writing and publishing New Adult and Adult contemporary romance for a decade. Her books have been translated into multiple languages. Animal lover, music addict, TV junkie, Chloe loves spending time with her family and is a passionate advocate for mental health awareness. Chloe lives in Cork, Ireland with her family.
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April 3, 2023
3 stars ✰
i have a lot of mixed feelings about this book but i still somewhat enjoyed it!! aoife girlies are going to come for me for this one but my main issue with this book had to do with how her character was written idk why i just couldn’t connect w her in this book, also i could never forgive her for saying:
”i handled it. shannon’s grand.” “i wasn’t worried.” about her, at least. WHY WOULD U EVEN WRITE THAT IT WAS UNNECESSARY. don’t get me started on the way she constantly made joey feel guilty for having sex with other girls before her like babes he owes you nothing you weren’t even together at the time, and there was literally more to story so stfu pls.
— at times this book had me crying my eyes out, other times i was screaming at my book. but let me say this book was absolutely soul crushing. i literally don’t know what to do w my life now - i have this empty feeling in my chest currently.
— joey ilysm you deserve the world and nothing less. having to go through the things he did at such a young age was heartbreaking, but he still managed to always put his siblings first even while he was suffering from trauma and addiction. THIS HURTS SO FUCKING MUCH ❤️🩹
okay i’m just going to jump right in w my rant bc i have SO MUCH TO SAY. be advised it contains spoilers below so don’t come for me pls 💀 okay lets start this off with:
— i felt like the whole book was rushed!! i rly wanted to see more of joey and aoife navigating through life being new parents and their struggles, i wanted to see how aoife was struggling to adjust to motherhood. a 4 months later epilogue and it’s not even from their pov is all we get like bffr. also i rly wanted to see more of joey’s time at tommen. this book should’ve been the aftermath of him leaving rehab and his recovery moving forward.
— why was aiofe’s trauma overlooked?? like she clearly needed therapy from all the shit she went through, especially bc of that disgusting posteddy. no but honestly why would you put in an attempted r@pe scene but not expand on it further?? like all she did was cut her hair bc of it are you fucking serious.. using this as a plot point and overlooking it is SICK. i hate how it just got brushed over quickly and forgotten even tho it was TRAUMATIC FOR HER, she didn’t even get to overcome it and still had to see him all the time. was this not a plot device to make joey relapse?!? i was so close to dnfing right here just bc of how unsettling it was.
— why is aoife so codependent on joey? i understand how she felt the need to protect joey bc he had no one else but i found it a bit too much and territorial and that ultimately ended up being why she lost herself at times. i wanted to see her go from “i need him” to “i want him, but it’s okay to be on my own sometimes” especially when joey was in rehab. why is it made out to be like her whole world only revolves and exists for joey. i hate how she constantly suppressed her own feelings bc she felt the need to always help him. i wish she focused on herself bc she was struggling too. space was needed between them so she could start putting herself first and get the help she needed, she had to heal and grow for her baby. ik joey was was going through his own stuff, but so was aoife. her character development was non existent.
like i love aoife, especially in b/k13 but why was her character set up to be slandered in her own book 😭 i also desperately needed that aoifeshannon close bond bc them two would’ve been unstoppable 💅🏼
— WHY WAS JOEY AND SHANNON’S TRAUMA COMPARED CW? pls don’t tell me it wasn’t bc it was, MULTIPLE TIMES. it was made out that joey had it worse compared to shannon. um we’ve read b13 and we saw her almost die, so why tf are you minimising her trauma?? truly insensitive i think. it was not a fucking competition, they were BOTH abused and they BOTH suffered.
”everyone is looking at shannon and i get it, i do, but what about joe?” cw you’re truly evil for that, honestly, you can fuck right off.
— cw desperately needs an editor or if she already has one, a new one. someone should’ve sat down w her during the editing process and gone through what needed to be fixed, starting off with the spelling errors and cutting out parts that were unnecessarily dragged out. you can tell this book was rushed so it would get released quicker.
— i wanted this book to move forward, i didn’t like how it was focused on the events from b13/k13 timeline, maybe she should’ve added b13 into s6 bc this book was way too long and repetitive. it was like reliving the past but from new perspectives. yeah we got some new events but it was literally at the 80% mark but it still didn’t feel like enough…i needed more. this book is over 1000 pages wouldnt you think it would’ve been split into 50% past & 50% future 😭😭
— the pregnancy trope didn’t work for me.. sorry not sorry, it added nothing to the story. joey deserves to live a happy life kid free bc that man has been a dad since the age of 12!! GIVE THAT MAN A BREAK IM BEGGING.
— yeah the ending was cute but it wasn’t my fav. we barely got anything of them being truly happy at the end lmaoo idk it finished too quickly for me.
was anyone else disappointed over the gender of their baby or was that just me. like it felt evil hasnt that man been through enough already 😭
i’m not going to let the negative parts overrule bc i still adored this book with my whole ass heart—from the johnnyshannon crumbs we got to clairegibsie and gibsie helping aoife out when she needed him was just so pure to see. i loved the found family trope in this book sm, the bond between them all has me crying rn
okay lastly i just want to talk ab joeylizzie MY LOVES. their friendship means the world to me. it was the best thing we got from this book imo. she saved his life and i never want anyone to talk down on her ever again. we riot at dawn if anyone talks shit ab her. but them being friends is something i never knew i needed 🫠🫶🏼
— also, paul the prick redemption arc, who would’ve thought, not me.
i have a lot of mixed feelings about this book but i still somewhat enjoyed it!! aoife girlies are going to come for me for this one but my main issue with this book had to do with how her character was written idk why i just couldn’t connect w her in this book, also i could never forgive her for saying:
”i handled it. shannon’s grand.” “i wasn’t worried.” about her, at least. WHY WOULD U EVEN WRITE THAT IT WAS UNNECESSARY. don’t get me started on the way she constantly made joey feel guilty for having sex with other girls before her like babes he owes you nothing you weren’t even together at the time, and there was literally more to story so stfu pls.
— at times this book had me crying my eyes out, other times i was screaming at my book. but let me say this book was absolutely soul crushing. i literally don’t know what to do w my life now - i have this empty feeling in my chest currently.
— joey ilysm you deserve the world and nothing less. having to go through the things he did at such a young age was heartbreaking, but he still managed to always put his siblings first even while he was suffering from trauma and addiction. THIS HURTS SO FUCKING MUCH ❤️🩹
okay i’m just going to jump right in w my rant bc i have SO MUCH TO SAY. be advised it contains spoilers below so don’t come for me pls 💀 okay lets start this off with:
— i felt like the whole book was rushed!! i rly wanted to see more of joey and aoife navigating through life being new parents and their struggles, i wanted to see how aoife was struggling to adjust to motherhood. a 4 months later epilogue and it’s not even from their pov is all we get like bffr. also i rly wanted to see more of joey’s time at tommen. this book should’ve been the aftermath of him leaving rehab and his recovery moving forward.
— why was aiofe’s trauma overlooked?? like she clearly needed therapy from all the shit she went through, especially bc of that disgusting pos
— why is aoife so codependent on joey? i understand how she felt the need to protect joey bc he had no one else but i found it a bit too much and territorial and that ultimately ended up being why she lost herself at times. i wanted to see her go from “i need him” to “i want him, but it’s okay to be on my own sometimes” especially when joey was in rehab. why is it made out to be like her whole world only revolves and exists for joey. i hate how she constantly suppressed her own feelings bc she felt the need to always help him. i wish she focused on herself bc she was struggling too. space was needed between them so she could start putting herself first and get the help she needed, she had to heal and grow for her baby. ik joey was was going through his own stuff, but so was aoife. her character development was non existent.
like i love aoife, especially in b/k13 but why was her character set up to be slandered in her own book 😭 i also desperately needed that aoifeshannon close bond bc them two would’ve been unstoppable 💅🏼
— WHY WAS JOEY AND SHANNON’S TRAUMA COMPARED CW? pls don’t tell me it wasn’t bc it was, MULTIPLE TIMES. it was made out that joey had it worse compared to shannon. um we’ve read b13 and we saw her almost die, so why tf are you minimising her trauma?? truly insensitive i think. it was not a fucking competition, they were BOTH abused and they BOTH suffered.
”everyone is looking at shannon and i get it, i do, but what about joe?” cw you’re truly evil for that, honestly, you can fuck right off.
— cw desperately needs an editor or if she already has one, a new one. someone should’ve sat down w her during the editing process and gone through what needed to be fixed, starting off with the spelling errors and cutting out parts that were unnecessarily dragged out. you can tell this book was rushed so it would get released quicker.
— i wanted this book to move forward, i didn’t like how it was focused on the events from b13/k13 timeline, maybe she should’ve added b13 into s6 bc this book was way too long and repetitive. it was like reliving the past but from new perspectives. yeah we got some new events but it was literally at the 80% mark but it still didn’t feel like enough…i needed more. this book is over 1000 pages wouldnt you think it would’ve been split into 50% past & 50% future 😭😭
— the pregnancy trope didn’t work for me.. sorry not sorry, it added nothing to the story. joey deserves to live a happy life kid free bc that man has been a dad since the age of 12!! GIVE THAT MAN A BREAK IM BEGGING.
— yeah the ending was cute but it wasn’t my fav. we barely got anything of them being truly happy at the end lmaoo idk it finished too quickly for me.
was anyone else disappointed over the gender of their baby or was that just me. like it felt evil hasnt that man been through enough already 😭
i’m not going to let the negative parts overrule bc i still adored this book with my whole ass heart—from the johnnyshannon crumbs we got to clairegibsie and gibsie helping aoife out when she needed him was just so pure to see. i loved the found family trope in this book sm, the bond between them all has me crying rn
okay lastly i just want to talk ab joeylizzie MY LOVES. their friendship means the world to me. it was the best thing we got from this book imo. she saved his life and i never want anyone to talk down on her ever again. we riot at dawn if anyone talks shit ab her. but them being friends is something i never knew i needed 🫠🫶🏼
— also, paul the prick redemption arc, who would’ve thought, not me.
June 21, 2024
4.5 stars✨
This book hurt. I ugly cried so much. The characters moved on, but what about me? I need therapy after reading this book cause right now, I feel like my heart has been ripped out and smashed into pieces and everyone expects me to be fine... 😭😭
Tbh R6 is FARRRRR from a perfect book. There are a lot of issues with this book. Yet I had such an amazing time that I am willing to bump up the rating to five stars. Heart over rationality🤦♀️
I love Joey and Aoife so much. They have been through a lifetime worth of trauma tbh. I got no words to describe the pain, they have been through. Together and alone. I love the undying and unconditional love they have for each other. It's like I saw them grow up and become such beautiful adults, my heart is full just by thinking about it.
Joey is the best person at heart. I haven't seen someone as strong as him in a contemporary romance book. He tries so hard in each and every thing. I just love him so much. Aoife, is no less. The zeal and the strong will she has, might be considered immature and stubborn but sometimes people need someone like her in their lives. The love and stability she provided in the midst of a storm, was everything to see.
Coming to the issues (which I clearly am willing to overlook cause of the characters and my attachment to them)-
1. The book did not need to be that long. It could have been wrapped up with an equal impact within 600 pages. The back and worth between Aoife and Joey got repetitive and it dragged.
2. I was not expecting the book to be so much in the past. I was hoping this book will show more of Joey and Aoife after the events of K13. Yet, about 80% of the book is prior to that.
3. Am happy that Joey got therapy. But you know who else needed that? Aoife. She was such a stronghold in Joey's life. She lost herself. She forgot how to love herself, she became fully dependent on loving him that she denied herself care. Am all for Aoife loving Joey, these two are perfect for each other but she needed to be loved too. Something deeply traumatizing happened to her and she needed help!! She was a teen herself.
Apart from these three issues, everything wrapped up pretty smoothly. I was bawling my eyes out the whole last 25% of the book. It is such a heavy read y'all.. I feel like I can't move on just like that. S6 and R6 makes B13 and K13 look like puppy dog love and a light read, which in no way means belittling the trauma there, but this is REALLY HEAVY. I loved that there were Johnny and Gibsie moments to keep me sane.
I still believe B13 is the best one so far but this one comes pretty close despite its flaws. I will take a good break before jumping into Taming 7.
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Idk if am more scared of getting my heart broken or of the fact that this BOOK IS 900+ PAGES?! 😅😅😅
This book hurt. I ugly cried so much. The characters moved on, but what about me? I need therapy after reading this book cause right now, I feel like my heart has been ripped out and smashed into pieces and everyone expects me to be fine... 😭😭
Tbh R6 is FARRRRR from a perfect book. There are a lot of issues with this book. Yet I had such an amazing time that I am willing to bump up the rating to five stars. Heart over rationality🤦♀️
I love Joey and Aoife so much. They have been through a lifetime worth of trauma tbh. I got no words to describe the pain, they have been through. Together and alone. I love the undying and unconditional love they have for each other. It's like I saw them grow up and become such beautiful adults, my heart is full just by thinking about it.
Joey is the best person at heart. I haven't seen someone as strong as him in a contemporary romance book. He tries so hard in each and every thing. I just love him so much. Aoife, is no less. The zeal and the strong will she has, might be considered immature and stubborn but sometimes people need someone like her in their lives. The love and stability she provided in the midst of a storm, was everything to see.
Coming to the issues (which I clearly am willing to overlook cause of the characters and my attachment to them)-
1. The book did not need to be that long. It could have been wrapped up with an equal impact within 600 pages. The back and worth between Aoife and Joey got repetitive and it dragged.
2. I was not expecting the book to be so much in the past. I was hoping this book will show more of Joey and Aoife after the events of K13. Yet, about 80% of the book is prior to that.
3. Am happy that Joey got therapy. But you know who else needed that? Aoife. She was such a stronghold in Joey's life. She lost herself. She forgot how to love herself, she became fully dependent on loving him that she denied herself care. Am all for Aoife loving Joey, these two are perfect for each other but she needed to be loved too. Something deeply traumatizing happened to her and she needed help!! She was a teen herself.
Apart from these three issues, everything wrapped up pretty smoothly. I was bawling my eyes out the whole last 25% of the book. It is such a heavy read y'all.. I feel like I can't move on just like that. S6 and R6 makes B13 and K13 look like puppy dog love and a light read, which in no way means belittling the trauma there, but this is REALLY HEAVY. I loved that there were Johnny and Gibsie moments to keep me sane.
I still believe B13 is the best one so far but this one comes pretty close despite its flaws. I will take a good break before jumping into Taming 7.
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Idk if am more scared of getting my heart broken or of the fact that this BOOK IS 900+ PAGES?! 😅😅😅
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𝓅𝓇𝑒 𝓇𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌:
i am so broken beyond repair. rtc🥺
𝓅𝓇𝑒 𝓇𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌:
i am so broken beyond repair. rtc🥺
April 4, 2023
Chloe Walsh didn't promise too much when she said that Saving 6 was fluffy compared to Redeeming 6 🤩 y'all i want to die, but at the same time this book brought me back to life. i can hopefully write a review soon when i can stop crying 😭
March 30, 2023
So I have a message for Amazon: FUCK YOU!
I am officially putting my blinders on and ignoring what I didn't like. You wanna know why? BECAUSE CHLOE HAS LIKE 300 MORE PAGES WORTH OF JOEYAOIFE CONTENT FROM AFTER THEY HAVE AJ AND BECAUSE OF THE PAGE COUNT LIMIT AMAZON HAS SHE HAD TO CUT IT 😑
Can you guys tell I'm upset with them?
The only complaint I had with this book was that I wanted MORE. I wanted more content from after the timeline of K13, more from after joey got out of rehab and they had the baby. I wanted more scenes of them happy in the end and all of them bonding/being a family/being friends.
AND WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN ALL THAT IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE 'ZON
Orignal review:
It felt like I was dragged through a mfing gutter filled with horse shit and spiders only to barely get a happy ending 🫠
We have to trudge through ALL the events on B13&K13 in great detail, dragging through other points in the beginning that could have been easily skipped over. I loved getting to see them happy in the beginning, but at the same time I would have preferred if that was sorta skimmed over and told so we could seen them happy in the end. You know, when they would STAY happy??
We go through so much pain and suffering for all of Joey's healing to be skimmed over in maybe 5 chapters? I wanted to see more of him in rehab, more of him in therapy, more of him learning who he actually is because when he left rehab I felt like he was a whole different character.
Which would have been fine if we got to see more of him healing and changing, but we didn't. It was glossed over and after all the suffering we have to push through, I wish we could have gotten more of him working through all his shit.
Joey could not catch a fucking break which I knew was coming going into this book, but jesus fucking christ was all that really necessary?
[redacted] attempting to rape aoife and then her comparing him to that disgusting man???? like REALLY?
That is 1) just so out of character for her and 2) I just think the situation was so un-fucking-necessary.
Dude had no chance. Can't even blame him for shooting up and wanting to die. That was the worst possible thing that could have been said to him by her.
I just wish we could have gotten more from after K13 ended. We got so much from that same timeline and while I knew there was going to be a lot, I thought we would get more new content/events. Saving 6 should have had some of the shit that was in this book in it rather than so much background. I wanted this to be more of them after Joeys rehabilitation and recovery.
Nope, we got maybe 10 chapters of Joey having to be a father... again, and didn't even get an epilogue in their pov..... It was so rushed and yeah it was an HEA but it didn't really feel like it. I wasn't satisfied after all the trauma and heartache we had to read through.
I LOVED this book, I just didn't love the ending 🥰
I am officially putting my blinders on and ignoring what I didn't like. You wanna know why? BECAUSE CHLOE HAS LIKE 300 MORE PAGES WORTH OF JOEYAOIFE CONTENT FROM AFTER THEY HAVE AJ AND BECAUSE OF THE PAGE COUNT LIMIT AMAZON HAS SHE HAD TO CUT IT 😑
Can you guys tell I'm upset with them?
The only complaint I had with this book was that I wanted MORE. I wanted more content from after the timeline of K13, more from after joey got out of rehab and they had the baby. I wanted more scenes of them happy in the end and all of them bonding/being a family/being friends.
AND WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN ALL THAT IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE 'ZON
Orignal review:
It felt like I was dragged through a mfing gutter filled with horse shit and spiders only to barely get a happy ending 🫠
We have to trudge through ALL the events on B13&K13 in great detail, dragging through other points in the beginning that could have been easily skipped over. I loved getting to see them happy in the beginning, but at the same time I would have preferred if that was sorta skimmed over and told so we could seen them happy in the end. You know, when they would STAY happy??
We go through so much pain and suffering for all of Joey's healing to be skimmed over in maybe 5 chapters? I wanted to see more of him in rehab, more of him in therapy, more of him learning who he actually is because when he left rehab I felt like he was a whole different character.
Which would have been fine if we got to see more of him healing and changing, but we didn't. It was glossed over and after all the suffering we have to push through, I wish we could have gotten more of him working through all his shit.
Joey could not catch a fucking break which I knew was coming going into this book, but jesus fucking christ was all that really necessary?
[redacted] attempting to rape aoife and then her comparing him to that disgusting man???? like REALLY?
That is 1) just so out of character for her and 2) I just think the situation was so un-fucking-necessary.
Dude had no chance. Can't even blame him for shooting up and wanting to die. That was the worst possible thing that could have been said to him by her.
I just wish we could have gotten more from after K13 ended. We got so much from that same timeline and while I knew there was going to be a lot, I thought we would get more new content/events. Saving 6 should have had some of the shit that was in this book in it rather than so much background. I wanted this to be more of them after Joeys rehabilitation and recovery.
Nope, we got maybe 10 chapters of Joey having to be a father... again, and didn't even get an epilogue in their pov..... It was so rushed and yeah it was an HEA but it didn't really feel like it. I wasn't satisfied after all the trauma and heartache we had to read through.
I LOVED this book, I just didn't love the ending 🥰
April 3, 2023
♾️/5!!!!!!! NO WORDS. NO MFFF WORDS.
JOEY AND AOIFE FOREVER.
THIS SERIES OWNS A PART OF MY SOUL.
JOEY AND AOIFE FOREVER.
THIS SERIES OWNS A PART OF MY SOUL.
July 26, 2024
4.25 Stars
So. First and foremost. I LOVE Joey and Aoife- they are so relatable and you just want to squeeze them make everything better for them.
With Binding and Keeping I definitely felt the pain and anguish but with these two omg. Hearing things from Joey's POV was so utterly heartbreaking. Like, just rip my heart out and put it in the blender. I was so torn up for him and for Aoife.
Just when you think you have seen the ugliest side of the Lynch parents. Redeeming was like - hold my beer. I was at a loss for words with what happens in this book from Joey and Aoife's POV.
No doubt the story is fantastic and heart wrenching but damn, Chlo- please, get an editor.
𐙚“He sort of lives in his own world."
"She clearly lives in that world with him.”ཻུ۪۪♡.
⋆ ˚｡⋆୨♡୧⋆ ˚｡⋆
𐙚“You can have whatever you want from me," he whispered, thrusting deep inside of me. "It's yours." Dropping down on an elbow, he leaned in close and crushed his lips to mine. "Because I'm only doing life for you.”ཻུ۪۪♡.
Ugh, I love them!
#AoifeSupremacy 💖
So. First and foremost. I LOVE Joey and Aoife- they are so relatable and you just want to squeeze them make everything better for them.
With Binding and Keeping I definitely felt the pain and anguish but with these two omg. Hearing things from Joey's POV was so utterly heartbreaking. Like, just rip my heart out and put it in the blender. I was so torn up for him and for Aoife.
Just when you think you have seen the ugliest side of the Lynch parents. Redeeming was like - hold my beer. I was at a loss for words with what happens in this book from Joey and Aoife's POV.
No doubt the story is fantastic and heart wrenching but damn, Chlo- please, get an editor.
𐙚“He sort of lives in his own world."
"She clearly lives in that world with him.”ཻུ۪۪♡.
⋆ ˚｡⋆୨♡୧⋆ ˚｡⋆
𐙚“You can have whatever you want from me," he whispered, thrusting deep inside of me. "It's yours." Dropping down on an elbow, he leaned in close and crushed his lips to mine. "Because I'm only doing life for you.”ཻུ۪۪♡.
Ugh, I love them!
#AoifeSupremacy 💖
May 2, 2024
I love you, it's ruining my life 🥺🎶 5 emotional stars 💫 I'm still surprised at how fast I flew through this
Joey and Aoife are not what they each need, but the way whatever they have is so beautiful yet messy 😭 Joey with track marks, Joey with a black eye and a bloody shirt, Joey on a bridge, Joey trying to get through the flames, Joey on his way to Aoife, Joey shipping himself to rehab- the growth ❤️🩹❤️🩹 these characters can't catch a break.
I can't believe how good the humor managed to be because I was crying really hard for my babies 🥺 I'm ready to see them happy and in good health ❤️❤️ and so I don't have to deal with all these complicated feelings and I've been waiting forever, Taming 7 here I come 🏃🏽♀️
I spent so long trying to push her away that when I stopped, it was so easy. Being with her was like breathing. I didn’t know I needed the air, but I knew that I would die without it.
There’s so much I want to say to you. So much I want to apologize for. I know that writing this down looks like I’m taking the coward’s way out, and you’re absolutely right. I am a coward, but then again, I’ve always been weak when it came to you. But I’m not doing it anymore. I’m not taking you down another day. I refuse to. Besides, I’ve done enough of that shit to last a lifetime.
Joey and Aoife are not what they each need, but the way whatever they have is so beautiful yet messy 😭 Joey with track marks, Joey with a black eye and a bloody shirt, Joey on a bridge, Joey trying to get through the flames, Joey on his way to Aoife, Joey shipping himself to rehab- the growth ❤️🩹❤️🩹 these characters can't catch a break.
I can't believe how good the humor managed to be because I was crying really hard for my babies 🥺 I'm ready to see them happy and in good health ❤️❤️ and so I don't have to deal with all these complicated feelings and I've been waiting forever, Taming 7 here I come 🏃🏽♀️
February 29, 2024
Rating this book any number is already doing it a disservice. There is simply no number high enough that can express how I feel about this book. This was the BEST written piece of literature to ever exist and I swear you cannot convince me otherwise.
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February 17, 2023protective big brother joey i've seen. and now i need my fix of daddy joey 🌚
April 4, 2023
5 ‘ride or die’ stars
Here’s a short story about how this book literally fixed my eyes (and ruined my life)⬇️
My eyes have been hurting me for a while. They were burning and felt so freakin dry. The doctor said that it’s nth serious just eye dryness from the weather or whatever and gave me eye drops to lubricate it. The thing is they’ve been so freakin dry, there’s no moisture in them. No water. I’ve been so physically incapable of shedding a tear. Imagine my surprise and everyone else around me when they saw me being a walking sobbing mess. I’ve been crying nonstop for like two days. You don’t understand, I cried y’all. I CRIED. So long story short; this book has broken my heart but healed my eyes condition.
I’m still not fully healed and I’m not sure I’m stable enough to put my thoughts into a decent review, but here are some random thoughts to explain how this book made me an unstable mess.
Joey was messed up. I just can’t put myself in his place. Carrying the weight of the world. Always the protector. He couldn’t catch a break. It was a hit after a hit with him. He was breaking my heart. Hearing his thoughts was messing with my head so bad. I just wanted to hug him and protect him from the whole world. I love him.
Aoife was Aoife. She is a fighter. She didn’t give up on Joey when everyone gave up on him. She was his protector with only the thought of him on her mind. When no one bothered to think or care about him, she had to take that job! Nobody would’ve been able to handle what that girl had to handle. The way she reacted to everything? It was real! It didn’t bother or annoy me because that’s just naturally her. I loved her vanity. I loved the way she loved and cared about Joey. I loved her.
Joey and Aoife deserve the world!! The amount of tears I’ve shed for these two?? I could hear my own heart break for them. It was all too much! But you know what? My babies are fighters. Those two were real. Their struggles were real. Their reaction to everything was real and freakin understandable. I want to protect them from everything and everyone.
Gibsie and Claire-bear. Gibsie and Claire-bear. Gibsie and Claire-bear. Gibsie and Claire-bear.
I couldn’t mention them enough. I’m not sure I’m even slightly ready for Gibsie and Claire’s book. Honestly, I’m pretty sure I’m gonna embarrass myself by how I’d react when I finally have their book in my hands!
All the “Hey stud/Hey queen” moments? The “nice legs” comments even in the saddest times? The time he spent in rehab? I loved to see that.
Lizzie and Joey are the friendship I didn’t see coming, but so glad we had!😭
The first time Mammy K made an appearance!! I was screaming!! Thank you Edel for taking Joey’s side. For loving him the way he deserves to be loved. I need Edel and John’s own book so freakin bad!! Chloe Walsh please make it happen!
I’m so freakin nervous about the next book. I’m scared of how the whole Hughie/Lizzie situation is gonna work out (Katie is such a sweet person ugh), but I’m sure that CW would make it work in such a devastating way. I need to have faith.
This book left me so emotionally drained and I don’t know what to do with my life anymore. I’ve been listing to family line on repeat. The song just fit perfectly! And no I’m not okay.
#1 Binding 13 ~ 5 stars
#2 Keeping 13 ~ 5+ stars
#3 Saving 6 ~ 5 stars
#4 Redeeming 6 ~ 5 stars
Joey sweet child o’ mine, I can’t wait for you to meet mommy K. She’s gonna shower you with all the love that your poor excuse of a mother was incapable of giving you. All the love you deserve and more.
Here’s a short story about how this book literally fixed my eyes (and ruined my life)⬇️
My eyes have been hurting me for a while. They were burning and felt so freakin dry. The doctor said that it’s nth serious just eye dryness from the weather or whatever and gave me eye drops to lubricate it. The thing is they’ve been so freakin dry, there’s no moisture in them. No water. I’ve been so physically incapable of shedding a tear. Imagine my surprise and everyone else around me when they saw me being a walking sobbing mess. I’ve been crying nonstop for like two days. You don’t understand, I cried y’all. I CRIED. So long story short; this book has broken my heart but healed my eyes condition.
I’m still not fully healed and I’m not sure I’m stable enough to put my thoughts into a decent review, but here are some random thoughts to explain how this book made me an unstable mess.
“Because in this version of forever, we get the happy ending, Molloy.”
Joey was messed up. I just can’t put myself in his place. Carrying the weight of the world. Always the protector. He couldn’t catch a break. It was a hit after a hit with him. He was breaking my heart. Hearing his thoughts was messing with my head so bad. I just wanted to hug him and protect him from the whole world. I love him.
Aoife was Aoife. She is a fighter. She didn’t give up on Joey when everyone gave up on him. She was his protector with only the thought of him on her mind. When no one bothered to think or care about him, she had to take that job! Nobody would’ve been able to handle what that girl had to handle. The way she reacted to everything? It was real! It didn’t bother or annoy me because that’s just naturally her. I loved her vanity. I loved the way she loved and cared about Joey. I loved her.
Joey and Aoife deserve the world!! The amount of tears I’ve shed for these two?? I could hear my own heart break for them. It was all too much! But you know what? My babies are fighters. Those two were real. Their struggles were real. Their reaction to everything was real and freakin understandable. I want to protect them from everything and everyone.
Gibsie and Claire-bear. Gibsie and Claire-bear. Gibsie and Claire-bear. Gibsie and Claire-bear.
I couldn’t mention them enough. I’m not sure I’m even slightly ready for Gibsie and Claire’s book. Honestly, I’m pretty sure I’m gonna embarrass myself by how I’d react when I finally have their book in my hands!
All the “Hey stud/Hey queen” moments? The “nice legs” comments even in the saddest times? The time he spent in rehab? I loved to see that.
Lizzie and Joey are the friendship I didn’t see coming, but so glad we had!😭
The first time Mammy K made an appearance!! I was screaming!! Thank you Edel for taking Joey’s side. For loving him the way he deserves to be loved. I need Edel and John’s own book so freakin bad!! Chloe Walsh please make it happen!
I’m so freakin nervous about the next book. I’m scared of how the whole Hughie/Lizzie situation is gonna work out (Katie is such a sweet person ugh), but I’m sure that CW would make it work in such a devastating way. I need to have faith.
This book left me so emotionally drained and I don’t know what to do with my life anymore. I’ve been listing to family line on repeat. The song just fit perfectly! And no I’m not okay.
#1 Binding 13 ~ 5 stars
#2 Keeping 13 ~ 5+ stars
#3 Saving 6 ~ 5 stars
#4 Redeeming 6 ~ 5 stars
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Joey sweet child o’ mine, I can’t wait for you to meet mommy K. She’s gonna shower you with all the love that your poor excuse of a mother was incapable of giving you. All the love you deserve and more.
September 1, 2024
♾ stars
This book wrecked my heart, shredded it in pieces, devasted my soul and mind. I will never be same after reading Joey and Aoife's epic and unforgettable love story. They will stay forever in my heart and soul.
If I could describe what heartbreaks and devastation feel like, I'll tell you to read this book. If I could tell you what true and all consuming and emotional love feel like, I'll tell you about Joey and Aoife's love story. If you ask me if soulmates are a real thing, I'll tell you about Joey and Aoife. If you ask me the meaning of hope, I'll tell you about Aoife's love for Joey because her love is the definition of love that can bring someone back to life, love that breathes life and hope into someone who is constantly dying every day, every minute of his life. Aoife's love is the ray of sunshine, a spark of hope that gives Joey a million little reasons to survive, live, and fight for himself and for her.
➸ Joey Lynch
With every page, every word, I fell for Joey Lynch a little bit more. I can never get over his story, the things he's been through, the monsters he fought in real life and inside his head everyday of his life. It was heart-rending in the worst way possible. I have never seen devastation in real life but Joey is the definition of it in every manner possible. My heart hurts for him, my heart beats for him, my heart loves him. He failed again and again but he also proved and redeemed himself again and again and he finally got his second and last chance. Joey was in a dark phase here, he couldn't fathom the idea of being alive because he was tired of his life. He was tired of living for other people, his siblings and nobody saw what he was going through all alone except Aoife. She was his hope his entire life and she brought him back to world again and again with her love, trust and believe in him. Joey was broken by his mother. She couldn't love him the way he deserved to be loved and it just breaks my heart because he is the sweetest and most thoughtful person ever and he deserves the world. He was the worst version of himself here, repeating mistakes, falling into old patterns, did so many horrible things to himself and hurt Aoife countless times but he also fought for her everyday. What really broke my heart was how he didn't believe in his own capability to get better. He was lost all the time and he missed so many things about Aoife's pregnancy. He fought so many inner battles, real ones, but he found his courage to fight for his love and his little family, started living for himself but also for them and that's all that matters. His character development wasn't done magically and he still has a long way ahead for redemption but I just know he's going to build an epic future for himself and his little family.
“Something about this girl settled something deep inside of me. I couldn’t understand it, much less explain it, but when I was with her, I felt like I was drowning and breathing at once. I felt like I was riding this thrilling wave, and it didn’t matter if I fell or not because I could only land on softness.”
➸ Aoife Molloy
Aoife was incredible in this book. She presented the definition of a strong and brave woman with an altruistic nature. All the horrible things she went through, all the heartbreaks she endured, she did all with a head held high and that's just amazing. I haven't seen anyone love the way she loves Joey. If it were someone other than Joey I'd be calling her a stupid fool for losing herself in loving a man this way. She brought all her love and life in one person because she saw something in him that was blinded to other people. It was so beautiful and selfless as much it was heart-rending to see her go through all the horrible things because she loves him. I saw people blaming her for the things she did, decisions she made but she was right all along. She was scared of pushing him to another deep end by telling him about pregnancy because he was in a dark phase. She gave him many chances to redeem himself and he still fucked up but she never gave up on him even when he gave up on himself and that's just admirable. I love her so much for that. Aoife will always be my favourite girl in this series. She possess strength and unwavering commitment that's so hard to find in a female protagonist. She's a woman of her own, always stood for what's right and always stood up for Joey against everyone in the world. And I also liked when she tried to put herself first in here when she needed that. She also showed insecurities related to her body changing due to this new phase in her life and her future on hold and my heart broke for her because she deserved the best but also loved how she made the best out of that situation even when she was all alone, but not once she blamed Joey because she knew how much he was hurting himself and her by succumbing to his addictions. She is an inspiration.
“I was in love with him. The boy he used to be. The man he had become. All of his versions. I loved them all.”
: ̗̀➛ Joey and Aoife
“Hey, stud.”
“Hey, queen.”
Joey and Aoife. Aoife and Joey. You can't separate them from each other. They are what soulmates looks like, feels like. The way they love each other is beyond this universe. I can't even imagine going through this many struggles and heartbreaks and still be in love with other person. But they say love is beautiful and voilent at the same time. It makes you but it destroys you in other ways. Love is never perfect and what they have is raw and messy but also unforgettable, irrevocable and mesmerising. Aoife was breaking her heart everyday for the boy she loved for years and yet she couldn't stop loving him, believing in him because she knew he is worth all the heartbreaks and devastation he is causing her. I can never imagine that kind of love for myself but I also want it for me because to be loved the way they love each other and to love the way they love is just something you only get to have once in a lifetime.
There were hard decisions to make, selfish and heartbreaking ones, and Joey and Aoife went through hell in this book to finally get to their happy and hopeful chance at life. What really broke me was how much they hurt each other and yet kept coming back to each other because they didn't know what life meant without loving the other person. Joey so desperately wanted to heal but he couldn't because of the horrible people in his life and Aoife did everything in her power to give this boy her everything but it wasn't enough for Joey. Together they weathered the storm of destruction and darkness and they came out of it alive and together, with scars that will heal with time, love and trust. Perception is everything when it comes to understanding Joey and Aoife's love story. Some would say they are moving towards a destructive path and some would say they are healing together to have a chance at a peaceful and happy life. Me? I love the bones of them. I am so happy that they finally have the family they deserves and are surrounded by so much love and joy. It healed my broken heart.
Reading about Joey and Mammy K relationship in this book was everything. Mammy K is the best! They opened their door for Lynch siblings and gave Joey a chance at fighting for his future. She treated him the way he deserved and though Joey doesn't treat her like a mother because he never had any but Edel always treats him like a son and that's just so comforting and beautiful.
Redeeming 6 deals with some heavy topics so please read trigger warnings before reading this book. This book was a dagger straight to my heart. I couldn't stop crying for hours because of the torrent of emotions crashing through me. Chloe was very blunt with this story, she never tried to dulcify anything related to Joey and his depression and drug addiction. Everything was on-page and some scenes were so raw and heart-crushing that I couldn't breathe through my tears. That's how much devastation this book caused me. But looking back at it right now, I know every tear I shed for him was worth it because Joey Lynch is worth everything in this world. He is priceless.
I loved how we got to see Joey's rehabilitation journey and to understand his past and his present better. It was an important part of his story and Chloe did an amazing job at writing about it. I am finally at peace knowing he is happy and is living his best and happy life with the people he loves and the family he deserves. I am already missing them and I already want to reread these books! I just want to inject his books so I can never get Joey and Aoife out of my system. At this point, you can call me a brainrot and that's what I have become.
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I love joeyaoife with every atom of my being. You guys have no idea how much I adore them. I am already missing them and planning my reread of their books lol 😭 also how the fuck do I have 800+ highlights in my kindle 😭 anyway rtc!
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yes i am depressed and sad and heartbroken after the ending of saving 6 but i need to know what happens to Joey and Aoife 😭 just praying for their happy ending and my sanity and fragile heart 🙏🏼
“Ride or die, Joe.”
“Ride or die, Molloy.”
This book wrecked my heart, shredded it in pieces, devasted my soul and mind. I will never be same after reading Joey and Aoife's epic and unforgettable love story. They will stay forever in my heart and soul.
If I could describe what heartbreaks and devastation feel like, I'll tell you to read this book. If I could tell you what true and all consuming and emotional love feel like, I'll tell you about Joey and Aoife's love story. If you ask me if soulmates are a real thing, I'll tell you about Joey and Aoife. If you ask me the meaning of hope, I'll tell you about Aoife's love for Joey because her love is the definition of love that can bring someone back to life, love that breathes life and hope into someone who is constantly dying every day, every minute of his life. Aoife's love is the ray of sunshine, a spark of hope that gives Joey a million little reasons to survive, live, and fight for himself and for her.
He exhaled and whispered, “I’m really fucking drowning here, Aoife.” “Don’t worry, Joe. I won’t let that happen,” I replied, nuzzling his nose with mine. “I won’t let your head go under.” “Promise?” I leaned in and pressed a kiss to his lips. “I promise.”
➸ Joey Lynch
With every page, every word, I fell for Joey Lynch a little bit more. I can never get over his story, the things he's been through, the monsters he fought in real life and inside his head everyday of his life. It was heart-rending in the worst way possible. I have never seen devastation in real life but Joey is the definition of it in every manner possible. My heart hurts for him, my heart beats for him, my heart loves him. He failed again and again but he also proved and redeemed himself again and again and he finally got his second and last chance. Joey was in a dark phase here, he couldn't fathom the idea of being alive because he was tired of his life. He was tired of living for other people, his siblings and nobody saw what he was going through all alone except Aoife. She was his hope his entire life and she brought him back to world again and again with her love, trust and believe in him. Joey was broken by his mother. She couldn't love him the way he deserved to be loved and it just breaks my heart because he is the sweetest and most thoughtful person ever and he deserves the world. He was the worst version of himself here, repeating mistakes, falling into old patterns, did so many horrible things to himself and hurt Aoife countless times but he also fought for her everyday. What really broke my heart was how he didn't believe in his own capability to get better. He was lost all the time and he missed so many things about Aoife's pregnancy. He fought so many inner battles, real ones, but he found his courage to fight for his love and his little family, started living for himself but also for them and that's all that matters. His character development wasn't done magically and he still has a long way ahead for redemption but I just know he's going to build an epic future for himself and his little family.
“Something about this girl settled something deep inside of me. I couldn’t understand it, much less explain it, but when I was with her, I felt like I was drowning and breathing at once. I felt like I was riding this thrilling wave, and it didn’t matter if I fell or not because I could only land on softness.”
➸ Aoife Molloy
Aoife was incredible in this book. She presented the definition of a strong and brave woman with an altruistic nature. All the horrible things she went through, all the heartbreaks she endured, she did all with a head held high and that's just amazing. I haven't seen anyone love the way she loves Joey. If it were someone other than Joey I'd be calling her a stupid fool for losing herself in loving a man this way. She brought all her love and life in one person because she saw something in him that was blinded to other people. It was so beautiful and selfless as much it was heart-rending to see her go through all the horrible things because she loves him. I saw people blaming her for the things she did, decisions she made but she was right all along. She was scared of pushing him to another deep end by telling him about pregnancy because he was in a dark phase. She gave him many chances to redeem himself and he still fucked up but she never gave up on him even when he gave up on himself and that's just admirable. I love her so much for that. Aoife will always be my favourite girl in this series. She possess strength and unwavering commitment that's so hard to find in a female protagonist. She's a woman of her own, always stood for what's right and always stood up for Joey against everyone in the world. And I also liked when she tried to put herself first in here when she needed that. She also showed insecurities related to her body changing due to this new phase in her life and her future on hold and my heart broke for her because she deserved the best but also loved how she made the best out of that situation even when she was all alone, but not once she blamed Joey because she knew how much he was hurting himself and her by succumbing to his addictions. She is an inspiration.
“I was in love with him. The boy he used to be. The man he had become. All of his versions. I loved them all.”
: ̗̀➛ Joey and Aoife
“Hey, stud.”
“Hey, queen.”
Joey and Aoife. Aoife and Joey. You can't separate them from each other. They are what soulmates looks like, feels like. The way they love each other is beyond this universe. I can't even imagine going through this many struggles and heartbreaks and still be in love with other person. But they say love is beautiful and voilent at the same time. It makes you but it destroys you in other ways. Love is never perfect and what they have is raw and messy but also unforgettable, irrevocable and mesmerising. Aoife was breaking her heart everyday for the boy she loved for years and yet she couldn't stop loving him, believing in him because she knew he is worth all the heartbreaks and devastation he is causing her. I can never imagine that kind of love for myself but I also want it for me because to be loved the way they love each other and to love the way they love is just something you only get to have once in a lifetime.
“Please just… please keep loving me.” “Always, Joe,” she breathed against my lips. “Always.”
“What if I can’t get better, Aoife?” he choked out, holding onto my body for dear life. “What if this is who I am?” “Then you’ll still be stuck with me,” I told him. “Because I love you, stud. In all your shapes and forms.”
There were hard decisions to make, selfish and heartbreaking ones, and Joey and Aoife went through hell in this book to finally get to their happy and hopeful chance at life. What really broke me was how much they hurt each other and yet kept coming back to each other because they didn't know what life meant without loving the other person. Joey so desperately wanted to heal but he couldn't because of the horrible people in his life and Aoife did everything in her power to give this boy her everything but it wasn't enough for Joey. Together they weathered the storm of destruction and darkness and they came out of it alive and together, with scars that will heal with time, love and trust. Perception is everything when it comes to understanding Joey and Aoife's love story. Some would say they are moving towards a destructive path and some would say they are healing together to have a chance at a peaceful and happy life. Me? I love the bones of them. I am so happy that they finally have the family they deserves and are surrounded by so much love and joy. It healed my broken heart.
“I’ll never leave you on your own again,” he vowed, wrapping both of his arms around me. “I will never fail you again.” I could hear the sincerity in his voice, and I needed so badly for him to be right about this. For him to stay. “It’s my turn, Molloy.” He kissed my hair. “To look after you.”
“Every part of me loved every part of her. The good, the bad, and the ugly.”
Reading about Joey and Mammy K relationship in this book was everything. Mammy K is the best! They opened their door for Lynch siblings and gave Joey a chance at fighting for his future. She treated him the way he deserved and though Joey doesn't treat her like a mother because he never had any but Edel always treats him like a son and that's just so comforting and beautiful.
“I’m not your boy.” “And I already told you that we’re keeping you.” She chuckled. “Finders keepers, Joey love. You’re mine now.”
Redeeming 6 deals with some heavy topics so please read trigger warnings before reading this book. This book was a dagger straight to my heart. I couldn't stop crying for hours because of the torrent of emotions crashing through me. Chloe was very blunt with this story, she never tried to dulcify anything related to Joey and his depression and drug addiction. Everything was on-page and some scenes were so raw and heart-crushing that I couldn't breathe through my tears. That's how much devastation this book caused me. But looking back at it right now, I know every tear I shed for him was worth it because Joey Lynch is worth everything in this world. He is priceless.
I loved how we got to see Joey's rehabilitation journey and to understand his past and his present better. It was an important part of his story and Chloe did an amazing job at writing about it. I am finally at peace knowing he is happy and is living his best and happy life with the people he loves and the family he deserves. I am already missing them and I already want to reread these books! I just want to inject his books so I can never get Joey and Aoife out of my system. At this point, you can call me a brainrot and that's what I have become.
“It was her. It always had been. It always would be. The girl from the wall.”
“Still?”
“Then. Still. Always.”
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I love joeyaoife with every atom of my being. You guys have no idea how much I adore them. I am already missing them and planning my reread of their books lol 😭 also how the fuck do I have 800+ highlights in my kindle 😭 anyway rtc!
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yes i am depressed and sad and heartbroken after the ending of saving 6 but i need to know what happens to Joey and Aoife 😭 just praying for their happy ending and my sanity and fragile heart 🙏🏼
April 25, 2024
—— 3.5 ✰ stars.
・❥・ Mood of the book:
: ̗̀➛ Angels like you by Miley Cyrus
: ̗̀➛ From a Lover’s Point of View by Zach Bryan
: ̗̀➛ Paralyzed by NF
: ̗̀➛ Medicine by Daughter
: ̗̀➛ I Can Fix Him (No I Really Can) by Taylor Swift
It feel so strange to write reviews again after a month hahaha but!!!! Here we are. I want to warn you that this review is solely MY OPINION, and I have seen reviews from other people with the same opinion being attacked, so if you comment, please be respectful.
OK PHEWWWWW enough of the serious bullshit.
My feelings about this book are very contradictory, I had my doubts about whether it was going to be a 5 ✰ stars., but I certainly didn't expect it to turn out to be a 3 ✰ stars. As I already said in my review of Saving 6, despite connecting a lot with Joey as a character, the romance has failed to move me. I could fill a raft with all the tears that came out of my eyes, but not one of them was because of the romance between Aoife and Joey.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves, I will briefly explain the book without spoilers and then, in an explicitly marked area, I will continue the review with spoilers.
'But every time you snort a line or pop a pill, you're playing Russian roulette with your life and my heart'
Without going into spoilers, this book continues the relationship between Joey Lynch and Aoife Molloy as a couple and their families, during the events of Binding and Keeping 13.
I must add once again, that you should always, always check the list of trigger warnings, since this book is about abuse, drugs, mental health and a long etcetera, it is not a YA book even if people insist on categorizing it as such.
Chloe Walsh's writing is simple, so it's not difficult to navigate a 900+ page book, it's addictive and fast. But when you least expect it, she throws phrases at you that take your breath away, and that, with a knife stuck in your heart, you would feel less pain.
Regarding the pace of the story, the rhythm of the story itself does not go so fast, but I repeat, this has not bothered me because both the story and the author's way of writing it is super addictive, but it felt a bit repetitive in some points.
It's very difficult to talk about the characters in the fourth book of a series, so I'll simply highlight my spoiler-free opinion of them in THIS specific book.
Both Joey and Aoife are extremely flawled characters, and at first, that was what I liked most about them, because I felt they were relatable, but, in this book I couldn't connect with Aoife at all.
'Joey Lynch and Aoife Molloy; both full of flaws and humanly imperfect and yet so undeniably perfect for one another.'
*:･ﾟ｡ 𝑱𝒐𝒆𝒚 𝑳𝒚𝒏𝒄𝒉 *ੈ✩‧₊˚
This boy has my heart, I will be, from today until forever, Joey Lynch's defender. Did he fucked up? Oh yes, but, to be honest, who wouldn't? Joey's point of views were devastating, his life is hell, and his head a death trap. The number of times I have cried in this book just reading how he felt, how depression eats him up inside and makes him feel empty, feelingless, wrong.
'Addiction was a consequence of being raised by street thugs and dealers, where the only substitute available for a mother's love came in the form of a line of cocaine'
The way he takes care of his siblings, as an older sister, will always be what I like most about him, he would give everything for his siblings, despite all the demons that live in his head, he always manages to be their guardian angel of his brothers.
'She thought she was the weakest link in the family chain, when it couldn't be further from the truth. My sister was titanium'
Even though this duet wasn't my favorite, I would recommend it just for seeing the world through Joey's eyes.
'Joey had somehow managed to survive his childhood and early teens by replacing the lack of his mother's affection with the warm, enveloping embrace of ecstasy, and his father's constant stream of mental gaslighting and physical abuse with the mind-numbing dexterity of opioids '
*:･ﾟ｡ 𝑨𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒚 *ੈ✩‧₊˚
Phew ok, here comes the problem, if you read my old reviews, you can see how I LOVED Aoife, but in this book, I couldn't stand her. I can't go into the details of why, but I think his character has taken many steps backwards. The Aoife from Binding and Keeping 13 is not this Aoife, and they are on the same timeline.
In defense of Aoife I have to say that her life is not easy either, and that she is a very strong and brave woman, that not everyone would endure what she endures, and that, in the vast majority of situations, she is a safety net for Joey, but she has had certain behaviors that I can't ignore.
Listen girls, self-confidence, it's sexy, it's hot, never stop, but vanity?? No. That's a hard pass for me, sorry. Aoife has too much vanity for her own good, it seems like it was her only characteristic, how pretty she is, the body she has, that everyone wanted to sleep with her was the only thing that mattered to her.
’Loving your son is effortless,” I cut her off by saying, pushing my damp hair out of my eyes. “It's getting him to love himself that's the hard part.”
And here's my other big problem, I'm sorry, but I don't connect with them as a couple at all, I'm not saying that I don't ship them together, but that their romance doesn't awaken any kind of feelings in me.
Their romance is clearly codependent, the obsession they have for each other doesn't convince me, Aoife doesn't see beyond Joey, only Joey matters, and she gets angry and jealous of Joey's brothers in my opinion, in how Joey treats and gives everything for them, even though he also gives everything for her, she may not have more responsibilities than simply school and work, but Joey does, and the number of times she encourages Joey not to come home with his brothers, or when he keeps comparing Joey's and Shannon's traumas trying to make it look like Joey's are worse, trauma is trauma, there is no comparison.
Aoife was also completely obsessed with Joey's exes, and had ridiculous tantrums about Joey having been with other women before them. Girl, you're ridiculous.
THE SMUT GAVE ME A LOT OF CRINGE BYE. I wanted more smut in Binding and Keeping 13, but this... Chloe, save it next time.
Thank you for reading this far, from now on, the content of the review will have spoilers, if you want to see the previous reviews of this series, scroll down all the way.
'Because when you hurt, I hurt. When you burn, I go down in flames with you. We're entwined, Joe. We're mirrors. Don’t you get that by now?'
'You've got a beautiful mind, Joey Lynch, and a wonderful heart. You can beat this. You just have to want to. It's half the battle.'
'Yeah, well, I've been fighting for so long, I don't know how to take my finger off the trigger'
Sorry, but I hated the pregnancy trope. I don't like it when in romances, especially with toxic couples or very difficult situations, authors drop the pregnancy bomb as the reason why the couple succeeds. In this case, Aoife's pregnancy is used as an excuse for Aoife not to leave Joey and to give Joey a supposed reason to go to rehab, when I think it would have been much better for him to find that strength in her, in his desire of living and his brothers, in addition, I found it very uncomfortable since Joey repeats throughout the four books of this series that he DOES NOT WANT to be a father. LET JOEY BREATHE DAMMIT.
This whole book seemed so dragged out, and just at the moment when it's supposed to be expense in a matter, that is, in Joey's rehabilitation process, it ends too quickly, there are so many topics left to deal with him, and I know that the series is not over and that we will see more of them, but I expected much more from that process and the couple's time with the baby.
The relationship of the main characters is extremely codependent, Joey tries to leave Aoife on multiple occasions, but she does not let him go, but then she complains about what she has to go through because of him, I repeat that Aoife has an iron will, but she kept boasting, once her pregnancy began, that she had limits and boundaries, but she never showed it.
Aoife's fat-phobic and conceited comments ruined the book, constantly comparing non-thin women to whales or not worthy of being called sexy, like, she needed others to emphasize that despite being fatter, she was still sexy, like a fat or curvy woman couldn't be sexy.
Aoife's continuous attacks on Joey and how she tried to make Joey feel guilty for having had sex with other girls, when they were not together and she had another boyfriend just to make Joey jealous, if she wanted to reserve her virginity for "the one" which by the way seems like a very retrograde and sexist concept to me, good for her, but she was more worried about her not being Joey's first than about him being practically raped by Danielle.
Teddy's attempted rape of Aoife is dealt with terribly, it literally matters for 50 pages and it's over, apart from Aoife blaming Joey and using his feelings to hurt him, Chloe Walsh simply shouldn't have included it.
Finally, the continuous comparison that Aoife made between Joey and Shannon, 'everyone is looking at shannon and I get it, I do, but what about Joe?' Girl, there are no comparisons, each and every one of those brothers has been through hell, I know Joey is the man you love, but stop.
ᝰ.ᐟ𝓹𝓻𝓮-𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭:
23/04🦋: EEEEEEE. I’m conflicted as fuck. rtc I guess 🙃 but the stars are for Joey and Joey only, and maybe Gussie 💛
19/04🦋: Listen; if this doesn’t get me back into reading again and out of my slump im jumping off a cliff.
I’m back (?) hopefully (?)
’Because in this version of forever, we get the happy ending, Molloy.’
・❥・ Mood of the book:
: ̗̀➛ Angels like you by Miley Cyrus
: ̗̀➛ From a Lover’s Point of View by Zach Bryan
: ̗̀➛ Paralyzed by NF
: ̗̀➛ Medicine by Daughter
: ̗̀➛ I Can Fix Him (No I Really Can) by Taylor Swift
It feel so strange to write reviews again after a month hahaha but!!!! Here we are. I want to warn you that this review is solely MY OPINION, and I have seen reviews from other people with the same opinion being attacked, so if you comment, please be respectful.
OK PHEWWWWW enough of the serious bullshit.
My feelings about this book are very contradictory, I had my doubts about whether it was going to be a 5 ✰ stars., but I certainly didn't expect it to turn out to be a 3 ✰ stars. As I already said in my review of Saving 6, despite connecting a lot with Joey as a character, the romance has failed to move me. I could fill a raft with all the tears that came out of my eyes, but not one of them was because of the romance between Aoife and Joey.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves, I will briefly explain the book without spoilers and then, in an explicitly marked area, I will continue the review with spoilers.
'But every time you snort a line or pop a pill, you're playing Russian roulette with your life and my heart'
•┈••✦ 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒕 ✦••┈•:
Without going into spoilers, this book continues the relationship between Joey Lynch and Aoife Molloy as a couple and their families, during the events of Binding and Keeping 13.
I must add once again, that you should always, always check the list of trigger warnings, since this book is about abuse, drugs, mental health and a long etcetera, it is not a YA book even if people insist on categorizing it as such.
•┈••✦ 𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈✦••┈•:
Chloe Walsh's writing is simple, so it's not difficult to navigate a 900+ page book, it's addictive and fast. But when you least expect it, she throws phrases at you that take your breath away, and that, with a knife stuck in your heart, you would feel less pain.
Regarding the pace of the story, the rhythm of the story itself does not go so fast, but I repeat, this has not bothered me because both the story and the author's way of writing it is super addictive, but it felt a bit repetitive in some points.
•┈••✦ 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 ✦••┈•:
It's very difficult to talk about the characters in the fourth book of a series, so I'll simply highlight my spoiler-free opinion of them in THIS specific book.
Both Joey and Aoife are extremely flawled characters, and at first, that was what I liked most about them, because I felt they were relatable, but, in this book I couldn't connect with Aoife at all.
'Joey Lynch and Aoife Molloy; both full of flaws and humanly imperfect and yet so undeniably perfect for one another.'
*:･ﾟ｡ 𝑱𝒐𝒆𝒚 𝑳𝒚𝒏𝒄𝒉 *ੈ✩‧₊˚
'The worst shit gets in my life, the louder the voice gets, louder and louder and louder, until it's literally screaming in my head, and I can't focus on anything other than doing the one thing that I know that will quiet it down'
This boy has my heart, I will be, from today until forever, Joey Lynch's defender. Did he fucked up? Oh yes, but, to be honest, who wouldn't? Joey's point of views were devastating, his life is hell, and his head a death trap. The number of times I have cried in this book just reading how he felt, how depression eats him up inside and makes him feel empty, feelingless, wrong.
'Addiction was a consequence of being raised by street thugs and dealers, where the only substitute available for a mother's love came in the form of a line of cocaine'
The way he takes care of his siblings, as an older sister, will always be what I like most about him, he would give everything for his siblings, despite all the demons that live in his head, he always manages to be their guardian angel of his brothers.
'She thought she was the weakest link in the family chain, when it couldn't be further from the truth. My sister was titanium'
Even though this duet wasn't my favorite, I would recommend it just for seeing the world through Joey's eyes.
'Joey had somehow managed to survive his childhood and early teens by replacing the lack of his mother's affection with the warm, enveloping embrace of ecstasy, and his father's constant stream of mental gaslighting and physical abuse with the mind-numbing dexterity of opioids '
*:･ﾟ｡ 𝑨𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒚 *ੈ✩‧₊˚
Phew ok, here comes the problem, if you read my old reviews, you can see how I LOVED Aoife, but in this book, I couldn't stand her. I can't go into the details of why, but I think his character has taken many steps backwards. The Aoife from Binding and Keeping 13 is not this Aoife, and they are on the same timeline.
In defense of Aoife I have to say that her life is not easy either, and that she is a very strong and brave woman, that not everyone would endure what she endures, and that, in the vast majority of situations, she is a safety net for Joey, but she has had certain behaviors that I can't ignore.
Listen girls, self-confidence, it's sexy, it's hot, never stop, but vanity?? No. That's a hard pass for me, sorry. Aoife has too much vanity for her own good, it seems like it was her only characteristic, how pretty she is, the body she has, that everyone wanted to sleep with her was the only thing that mattered to her.
•┈••✦ 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 ✦•••:
’Loving your son is effortless,” I cut her off by saying, pushing my damp hair out of my eyes. “It's getting him to love himself that's the hard part.”
And here's my other big problem, I'm sorry, but I don't connect with them as a couple at all, I'm not saying that I don't ship them together, but that their romance doesn't awaken any kind of feelings in me.
Their romance is clearly codependent, the obsession they have for each other doesn't convince me, Aoife doesn't see beyond Joey, only Joey matters, and she gets angry and jealous of Joey's brothers in my opinion, in how Joey treats and gives everything for them, even though he also gives everything for her, she may not have more responsibilities than simply school and work, but Joey does, and the number of times she encourages Joey not to come home with his brothers, or when he keeps comparing Joey's and Shannon's traumas trying to make it look like Joey's are worse, trauma is trauma, there is no comparison.
Aoife was also completely obsessed with Joey's exes, and had ridiculous tantrums about Joey having been with other women before them. Girl, you're ridiculous.
THE SMUT GAVE ME A LOT OF CRINGE BYE. I wanted more smut in Binding and Keeping 13, but this... Chloe, save it next time.
Thank you for reading this far, from now on, the content of the review will have spoilers, if you want to see the previous reviews of this series, scroll down all the way.
•┈••✦ 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒒𝒖𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒔 ✦••┈•:
'Because when you hurt, I hurt. When you burn, I go down in flames with you. We're entwined, Joe. We're mirrors. Don’t you get that by now?'
'You've got a beautiful mind, Joey Lynch, and a wonderful heart. You can beat this. You just have to want to. It's half the battle.'
'Yeah, well, I've been fighting for so long, I don't know how to take my finger off the trigger'
•┈••✦ 𝑺𝑷𝑶𝑰𝑳𝑬𝑹𝑺 𝑨𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑫 ✦••┈•:
Sorry, but I hated the pregnancy trope. I don't like it when in romances, especially with toxic couples or very difficult situations, authors drop the pregnancy bomb as the reason why the couple succeeds. In this case, Aoife's pregnancy is used as an excuse for Aoife not to leave Joey and to give Joey a supposed reason to go to rehab, when I think it would have been much better for him to find that strength in her, in his desire of living and his brothers, in addition, I found it very uncomfortable since Joey repeats throughout the four books of this series that he DOES NOT WANT to be a father. LET JOEY BREATHE DAMMIT.
This whole book seemed so dragged out, and just at the moment when it's supposed to be expense in a matter, that is, in Joey's rehabilitation process, it ends too quickly, there are so many topics left to deal with him, and I know that the series is not over and that we will see more of them, but I expected much more from that process and the couple's time with the baby.
The relationship of the main characters is extremely codependent, Joey tries to leave Aoife on multiple occasions, but she does not let him go, but then she complains about what she has to go through because of him, I repeat that Aoife has an iron will, but she kept boasting, once her pregnancy began, that she had limits and boundaries, but she never showed it.
Aoife's fat-phobic and conceited comments ruined the book, constantly comparing non-thin women to whales or not worthy of being called sexy, like, she needed others to emphasize that despite being fatter, she was still sexy, like a fat or curvy woman couldn't be sexy.
Aoife's continuous attacks on Joey and how she tried to make Joey feel guilty for having had sex with other girls, when they were not together and she had another boyfriend just to make Joey jealous, if she wanted to reserve her virginity for "the one" which by the way seems like a very retrograde and sexist concept to me, good for her, but she was more worried about her not being Joey's first than about him being practically raped by Danielle.
Teddy's attempted rape of Aoife is dealt with terribly, it literally matters for 50 pages and it's over, apart from Aoife blaming Joey and using his feelings to hurt him, Chloe Walsh simply shouldn't have included it.
Finally, the continuous comparison that Aoife made between Joey and Shannon, 'everyone is looking at shannon and I get it, I do, but what about Joe?' Girl, there are no comparisons, each and every one of those brothers has been through hell, I know Joey is the man you love, but stop.
ᝰ.ᐟ𝓹𝓻𝓮-𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭:
23/04🦋: EEEEEEE. I’m conflicted as fuck. rtc I guess 🙃 but the stars are for Joey and Joey only, and maybe Gussie 💛
19/04🦋: Listen; if this doesn’t get me back into reading again and out of my slump im jumping off a cliff.
I’m back (?) hopefully (?)
April 27, 2023
1.75 stars 🫣
this is the review that’ll ban me from ever joining a future chloe walsh arc group but i’m not going to take it back
note: we’re all entitled to our own opinions, so don’t even think about being a bitch about mine 🫶🏻
i’m giving this book 2 stars for joey, johnnyshannon, and gibsie only. for me, these characters are the shining stars of this whole series. i felt like the first half of the book was insanely boring but it started to pick up at the halfway mark
💫 spoilers below 💫
JOEY
i feel like he is one of the most dynamic characters in this series. his physical and substance abuse was very accurately portrayed. if there’s one thing chloe walsh knows how to do, it’s how to make a character as miserable as possible
to be honest, i felt like joey was done very dirty in all 4 books. although i adore shannon and will defend her to my last breath, i felt like she was purposely blind toward anything joey-related. i never realized how bad joey’s substance abuse was until his books because it felt like she ignored it...
i always felt like shannon thought about herself more often than joey. for example, when he left before the fire and she told him “what about me?”…no babe, what about HIM. no one ever took into account what joey went through his entire life and they used his protectiveness and selflessness for their benefit...
the pregnancy trope is rarely entertaining and this was another prime example. chloe should have never forced joey’s character to have to endure a child (a boy to top it off) before he was ready to be a parent. joey only cares about pleasing aoife and it showed when he was asked about the pregnancy.
i’m also glad it was addressed that joey was raped by danielle, multiple times at that. that part bothered me in S6, especially after the scene where aoife catches them during the new year’s eve party.
AOIFE
for me, she is by far the worst character in this series. i thought aoife was a sweet, quiet, and giving girl in B13 & K13, but she turned out to be vain and selfish. i fully appreciated the sacrifices she made for joey. she ALWAYS had his back when no one else did and never for one second made me doubt her love for him (in a way)
i’m sure some people don’t mind her constant comments about her own conceited personality, but it’s just never cute to me when you brag about yourself.
honestly, her love for joey was a curse. she was an enabler through and through. her willingness to ignore joey’s drug abuse when it was in the early stages only hurt him further. and i know i’m gonna get a lot of hate for this opinion, but i genuinely believe it
it was inner thoughts by aoife like the one above that showcased her behavior. you willingly giving him a pass because you don’t want to lose him??? i felt like aoife’s character development went backwards between S6 and this. she somehow got more immature with age and it triggered me beyond belief.
another issue i had with her was her selfishness (and not only towards joey). this needs to be listed in a list form because of how many examples there are:
➟ after shannon and joey are nearly beaten to death by their dad, aoife notes in her head that marie (their mother) only visited shannon. now, i hated marie’s actions with every fiber of my being, BUT for aoife is say something like this—
i understand what she’s feeling to an extent because we all know marie treated joey horrifically throughout the series, but in no way is a pneumothorax in the same acuity as a few hairline skull fractures. shannon suffered an immediately life-threatening injury…joey didn’t 🫣 js
➟ another example is when marie asked joey to watch sean because she picked up an extra shift and aoife was celebrating the fact that joey originally rejected her request—
i’m sorry hun, but joey has actual responsibilities and unlike you, who got everything handed to her, joey needs to take care of his siblings because he’s all they have. for her to celebrate that brief moment was very self-centered 😬
➟ there was also the time joey had to defend shannon and he showed up at aoife’s house with a bruised face…
i’m sorry but this is your boyfriend’s sister…the same girl that you said in S6 was now your friend and you show absolutely ZERO concern for her???? the vibes are off with this girl. making aoife show zero concern for shannon was the complete wrong thing for CW to do here
➟ i’m not even gonna get into the fact that she hid her pregnancy from joey for weeks because she was too chickenshit to say anything
➟ or the way she begged joey to come home from rehab because he thought it was a good idea to stay a little bit longer. HOW IS SHE NOT ASHAMED OF HERSELF
chloe really tried to make me feel bad about aoife's life just because her dad was cheating on her mom 🧍🏻♀️ also the way this “plot” was left unresolved was crazy…all we learned is that tony cheats but trish still loves him 🫥
also, she had no right to bring up joey's previous sex life multiple times when she dated paul for 4 years just to make joey jealous 🥱
when aoife titty fucked joey after nearly being raped by teddy to make him feel better…all i can say is BOMBASTIC SIDE FUCKING EYE 👁️👄👁️
in all honesty, it too made me uncomfortable when aoife would have sex with joey while he was high off his mind and couldn’t consent when he didn’t remember full on conversations the next day
PACING
first off, this book was 300 pages too long. it would have made more sense if the repeat scenes from B13 & K13 were cut down to better fit the book. rereading scenes from joey’s perspective added nothing to the story imo.
to add to that, the fact that only the last 20% of this book had completely fresh content that had no connection to B13 & K13 was criminal.
NICKNAMES
NOTHING WILL EVER BEAT “hi johnny” “hi shannon” AND THIS BOOK PROVED IT. i like the “nice legs” thing joey said to aoife but when they started calling each other stud and queen, i wanted to throw this book into a landfill
just found a quick and easy way to empty my stomach 😍🤢 the worst is when joey would randomly call her queen during intimate conversations 😖
SMUT
CHLOE PLEASE NEVER DO THAT AGAIN 😍 i originally refused to read this series because of the lack of intimate scenes between johnny and shannon and here i am getting upset that there were too many sex scenes in this…#characterdevelopment
conclusion
overall the story felt…incomplete, which was so upsetting because joey and aoife deserved an amazing story…sadly CW wasn’t able to give us (or me at least) the story they should have gotten. i’m still looking for the “HEA” we were allegedly given and i can’t seem to find it
anywho, i want to fuck john🧎🏻♀️
edel is the sweetest human 🥹
gibsieclaire needs to hit or it’s over 🏃🏻♀️
i’d rather have a john and edel book than a hughielizzie or feelycasey book
on to the next i guess 🤧
boys of tommen
↠ #1 binding 13 — 5 stars
↠ #2 keeping 13 — every star in the universe 💫
↠ #3 saving 6 — 4 stars
↠ #4 redeeming 6 — 1.75 stars
↠ #5 claiming 10 — tbr
this is the review that’ll ban me from ever joining a future chloe walsh arc group but i’m not going to take it back
note: we’re all entitled to our own opinions, so don’t even think about being a bitch about mine 🫶🏻
i’m giving this book 2 stars for joey, johnnyshannon, and gibsie only. for me, these characters are the shining stars of this whole series. i felt like the first half of the book was insanely boring but it started to pick up at the halfway mark
💫 spoilers below 💫
JOEY
i feel like he is one of the most dynamic characters in this series. his physical and substance abuse was very accurately portrayed. if there’s one thing chloe walsh knows how to do, it’s how to make a character as miserable as possible
to be honest, i felt like joey was done very dirty in all 4 books. although i adore shannon and will defend her to my last breath, i felt like she was purposely blind toward anything joey-related. i never realized how bad joey’s substance abuse was until his books because it felt like she ignored it...
i always felt like shannon thought about herself more often than joey. for example, when he left before the fire and she told him “what about me?”…no babe, what about HIM. no one ever took into account what joey went through his entire life and they used his protectiveness and selflessness for their benefit...
the pregnancy trope is rarely entertaining and this was another prime example. chloe should have never forced joey’s character to have to endure a child (a boy to top it off) before he was ready to be a parent. joey only cares about pleasing aoife and it showed when he was asked about the pregnancy.
i’m also glad it was addressed that joey was raped by danielle, multiple times at that. that part bothered me in S6, especially after the scene where aoife catches them during the new year’s eve party.
AOIFE
for me, she is by far the worst character in this series. i thought aoife was a sweet, quiet, and giving girl in B13 & K13, but she turned out to be vain and selfish. i fully appreciated the sacrifices she made for joey. she ALWAYS had his back when no one else did and never for one second made me doubt her love for him (in a way)
i’m sure some people don’t mind her constant comments about her own conceited personality, but it’s just never cute to me when you brag about yourself.
honestly, her love for joey was a curse. she was an enabler through and through. her willingness to ignore joey’s drug abuse when it was in the early stages only hurt him further. and i know i’m gonna get a lot of hate for this opinion, but i genuinely believe it
Giving him a pass and turning a blind eye to things that I knew were wrong. Things that I knew could destroy him. Because the fear I had of losing him was too great.
it was inner thoughts by aoife like the one above that showcased her behavior. you willingly giving him a pass because you don’t want to lose him??? i felt like aoife’s character development went backwards between S6 and this. she somehow got more immature with age and it triggered me beyond belief.
another issue i had with her was her selfishness (and not only towards joey). this needs to be listed in a list form because of how many examples there are:
➟ after shannon and joey are nearly beaten to death by their dad, aoife notes in her head that marie (their mother) only visited shannon. now, i hated marie’s actions with every fiber of my being, BUT for aoife is say something like this—
I understood that Shannon was in a bad way, Nanny had told me that she had a collapsed lung, but Joey was hurt, too, dammit.
He had a fractured skull for fuck’s sake!
i understand what she’s feeling to an extent because we all know marie treated joey horrifically throughout the series, but in no way is a pneumothorax in the same acuity as a few hairline skull fractures. shannon suffered an immediately life-threatening injury…joey didn’t 🫣 js
➟ another example is when marie asked joey to watch sean because she picked up an extra shift and aoife was celebrating the fact that joey originally rejected her request—
“No, I can’t,” Joey replied slowly. “Sunday is my only day off and I’m spending it with my girlfriend.”
Ha-ha-ha-ha! Giving her a sweetly smug fuck-you smile, I leaned up on my tip-toes, and pressed a kiss to her son’s cheek.
i’m sorry hun, but joey has actual responsibilities and unlike you, who got everything handed to her, joey needs to take care of his siblings because he’s all they have. for her to celebrate that brief moment was very self-centered 😬
➟ there was also the time joey had to defend shannon and he showed up at aoife’s house with a bruised face…
“Don’t worry,” he was quick to placate. “I handled it. Shannon’s grand.”
“I wasn’t worried.” About her, at least.
i’m sorry but this is your boyfriend’s sister…the same girl that you said in S6 was now your friend and you show absolutely ZERO concern for her???? the vibes are off with this girl. making aoife show zero concern for shannon was the complete wrong thing for CW to do here
➟ i’m not even gonna get into the fact that she hid her pregnancy from joey for weeks because she was too chickenshit to say anything
➟ or the way she begged joey to come home from rehab because he thought it was a good idea to stay a little bit longer. HOW IS SHE NOT ASHAMED OF HERSELF
chloe really tried to make me feel bad about aoife's life just because her dad was cheating on her mom 🧍🏻♀️ also the way this “plot” was left unresolved was crazy…all we learned is that tony cheats but trish still loves him 🫥
also, she had no right to bring up joey's previous sex life multiple times when she dated paul for 4 years just to make joey jealous 🥱
when aoife titty fucked joey after nearly being raped by teddy to make him feel better…all i can say is BOMBASTIC SIDE FUCKING EYE 👁️👄👁️
PACING
first off, this book was 300 pages too long. it would have made more sense if the repeat scenes from B13 & K13 were cut down to better fit the book. rereading scenes from joey’s perspective added nothing to the story imo.
to add to that, the fact that only the last 20% of this book had completely fresh content that had no connection to B13 & K13 was criminal.
NICKNAMES
NOTHING WILL EVER BEAT “hi johnny” “hi shannon” AND THIS BOOK PROVED IT. i like the “nice legs” thing joey said to aoife but when they started calling each other stud and queen, i wanted to throw this book into a landfill
“Hey, stud.”
“Hey, queen.”
just found a quick and easy way to empty my stomach 😍🤢 the worst is when joey would randomly call her queen during intimate conversations 😖
SMUT
CHLOE PLEASE NEVER DO THAT AGAIN 😍 i originally refused to read this series because of the lack of intimate scenes between johnny and shannon and here i am getting upset that there were too many sex scenes in this…#characterdevelopment
conclusion
overall the story felt…incomplete, which was so upsetting because joey and aoife deserved an amazing story…sadly CW wasn’t able to give us (or me at least) the story they should have gotten. i’m still looking for the “HEA” we were allegedly given and i can’t seem to find it
anywho, i want to fuck john🧎🏻♀️
edel is the sweetest human 🥹
gibsieclaire needs to hit or it’s over 🏃🏻♀️
i’d rather have a john and edel book than a hughielizzie or feelycasey book
on to the next i guess 🤧
boys of tommen
↠ #1 binding 13 — 5 stars
↠ #2 keeping 13 — every star in the universe 💫
↠ #3 saving 6 — 4 stars
↠ #4 redeeming 6 — 1.75 stars
↠ #5 claiming 10 — tbr
August 30, 2024
౨ৎ ⋮ "Ride or die, Joe."
"Ride or die, Molloy."
⊹ 🥽 ᨘ໑ ▸ tropes
⤷ friends to lovers
⤷ grumpy x sunshine
⤷ high school
⤷ dual pov
— TW: physical and verbal abuse, suicidal ideation and attempt, drug addiction, substance abuse, child exposed to r*pe, depression, death, teenage pregnancy, PTSD, parental infidelity, and arson.
the best part about being a reader is the power to imagine and transform words into vivid images in our minds. there are books that can be incredibly frustrating, and others that leave a profound impact on our hearts, making it difficult to recover. they can make us question our very existence and leave us feeling lost once we've finished reading them.
it's 3 am and i'm typing this, feeling the weight of this book on my heart. saying goodbye to my babies, joey and aoife, feels unbearable. i know i'll revisit this book in the future, but for now, my heart is heavy.
it's kind of ridiculous and dramatic, but i can't stop myself from saying all this lol. anyways moving on to the review.
౨ৎ ⋮ Because I'm only doing life for you.
one aspect of this book that really resonated with me was joey and aiofe's relationship. it's a poignant reminder that even two imperfect people can form a beautiful connection. throughout the book, we witness numerous highs and lows, underscoring the reality that love doesn't serve as a panacea for life's struggles. while it can offer solace during difficult times, it can't mend something that's irreparably broken.
joey, a character who endured a premature journey into adulthood, was deserted by the one person who had been his rock, leaving him enveloped by darkness. in his solitude, drugs became his sole refuge. it was aoife who emerged as a beacon of light in his abyss, fundamentally altering his world. yet, amidst her steadfast support, joey continued to grapple with finding his true self. despite his ongoing inner struggle, there was solace to be found in the presence of aoife.
౨ৎ ⋮ I spent so long trying to push her away that when I stopped, it was so easy. Being with her was like breathing. I didn't know I needed the air, but I knew that I would die without it.
when i dove into this book, i thought it would be a tearjerker. little did i know it would be a total emotional rollercoaster. the beginning was a bit of a snooze fest, and i almost gave up, but hey, i'm not a quitter. and boy, i am glad i stuck with it. it just kept getting more and more intense.
after finishing saving 6, my heart was shattered, but when i read redeeming 6, it felt like it crushed my already broken heart into even smaller pieces. it seemed like all the fragments of my shattered heart were scattered across the pages. however, slowly, it started to mend my heart, beating at a slower pace and eventually giving it back to me. i know i'll never be able to move on from this book, and i'll hold it close as i drift off to sleep from now on.
there were a lot of times where i had to put the book down and taking a breather because I just couldn't stop sobbing.
౨ৎ ⋮ "All flowers bloom, Joe, even the late ones." I told him. "And sometimes, it's the late blooming flower that makes the biggest impact."
just a little heads up: this book ain't flawless. sure, it had me pulling my hair out at times, but like i always say in my other reviews, if a book can make me ugly cry, it's already a 4 or 5-star winner.
✶ so what I didn't like about this book was how CW ruined aoife's character for me. now i know that there are a lot of readers who root for her but sadly she couldn't be my favorite fmc.
"Don't worry," he was quick to dismiss it. "I handled it. Shannon's grand".
"I wasn't worried." About her, at least.
now why would you put it that way?
✶ aoife needed to stop with the guilt trip about joey's past. i really loved how casey set her straight - joey's all about aoife now, so she needed to get over it.
✶ so many parts were just brushed off like dust on a shelf, as if aoife's trauma was no big deal. two measly pages dedicated to her struggles, and then poof. it's all magically resolved? yeah, right.
✶ this book seriously dragged on, it felt like i was stuck in a loop with all the repeated parts from b13 and k13.
even though there were so many flaws, i over looked them and gave this book four stars only for joey.
౨ৎ ⋮ "Because in this version of forever, we get the happy
ending, Molloy."
⊹ 🥽 ᨘ໑ ▸ overall ratings
⤷ binding 13 — 5 stars
⤷ keeping 13 — 3.75 stars
⤷ saving 6 — 4 stars
⤷ redeeming 6 — 4 stars
⤷ taming 7 — tbr
October 18, 2024
i fucking love this fanart 😂🫶
ˋ✧*⁀➷ 4 stars
alexa play the scientist by coldplay:
don't be fooled by my 4 stars, because the feelings were so intense that it deserves all the trillion stars in the sky. i might have heaps of problem with this duology, but i'm dead serious when i say i love these characters to death. and don't you ever doubt this series's capability to make you bawl your eyes out.
“Because in this version of forever, we get the happy ending, Molloy.”
ˋ✧*⁀➷ 4 stars
alexa play the scientist by coldplay:
don't be fooled by my 4 stars, because the feelings were so intense that it deserves all the trillion stars in the sky. i might have heaps of problem with this duology, but i'm dead serious when i say i love these characters to death. and don't you ever doubt this series's capability to make you bawl your eyes out.
“Because in this version of forever, we get the happy ending, Molloy.”
Shelved as 'on-pause'
April 29, 2024➸ on pause at 9%
[i will probably get back to it someday.]
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﹙ ➷ pre–read: ﹚
i’ve been putting off reading this one for over a year because i wasn’t mentally ready for the emotional damage that it would cause me — but since the next book is coming out soon, i decided to be brave and finally read it. i’m lowkey scared, but here we go. <3
[i will probably get back to it someday.]
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﹙ ➷ pre–read: ﹚
i’ve been putting off reading this one for over a year because i wasn’t mentally ready for the emotional damage that it would cause me — but since the next book is coming out soon, i decided to be brave and finally read it. i’m lowkey scared, but here we go. <3
March 24, 2024
₊˚⊹ ᰔ "I don't deserve your forgiveness," he replied, voice thick and gruff.
"But I will earn it. Because whatever comes our way, from here on out, I'll be right beside you." He nuzzled my nose with his before pressing a kiss to my lips. "Because in this version of forever, we get the happy ending, Molloy."
When I finished this book, I spent some time staring blankly at a wall, tears running down my face, wondering how the hell I was going to move on. Dramatic, I know, but this book did something to me, it made me feel things I didn't know I could feel, it left an imprint on my soul in a way that very few books have. And now I feel like a part of me is missing, these characters gave me something precious, but they also took something away. A piece of my heart was left behind, hidden in the pages of their story.
Reading redeeming 6 felt like someone took my heart out of my chest, stomped on it, crushed it between their fingers, smashed it to pieces, and then tried to put the pieces back together so it would fit back into my chest. It was a painful, agonising experience. This book hurt so damn much, it's one of the most painful, soul-crushing, devastating books I've ever read in my life. Reading Joey and Aiofe's story, experiencing everything they went through, was pure torture. My heart broke for them and I sobbed so many times, it felt like someone was cutting me in half.
I can't even begin to explain how deeply connected I feel to Joey and Aiofe, to say that I love them is not enough. Their story changed something in me, they touched me in a way that very few characters have, and I'm forever ruined by them. Just as their lives are intertwined, I feel as though my life is intertwined with theirs, and there's a bond between us that will never break.
Redeeming 6 takes place in the same timeline as Binding & Keeping 13, so some of the events we see in those books, everything involving Joey, is covered in this book. If my heart ached for him in those books, it was completely shattered here. It explains everything that happened to Joey so well, all the times he went missing and all the breakdowns. The facade he put on to pretend that everything was fine is ripped away and we get to see how completely broken he really is.
╰┈➤ Joey Lynch
Joey, my Joey. Words are not enough to tell you how much I love him, how proud I am of him. Joey is too good for the world, he has a heart of gold, a heart filled with so much love. It physically hurt me to read his pov, because if he wasn't doing well in the previous book, he's crumbling in this one, barely holding himself together. If it wasn't for Aiofe, I know Joey wouldn't have survived. He'd be lying in a ditch somewhere, overdosed. She was the only one who saw the real him, who saw all his parts and accepted them and loved them.
₊˚⊹ ᰔ "I'm not another girl who needs something from you. I'm the girl who wholeheartedly wants you. I'm the girl who wholeheartedly loves you. The hurler. The mechanic. The boy. The protector. The asshole. The lover. The addict." Sniffling, I added, "All of your versions. All of your shapes and colors. I accept them all."
The portrayal of addiction was so realistic. Chloe wasn't afraid to show all the ugly, raw, disgusting parts. It was devastating, it hurt so much to see Joey fall deeper and deeper into his bad habits, to see how addiction slowly took over his life, consumed his soul, until he was nothing but a shell. And he kept justifying his vices, finding excuses, looking for ways to reassure himself that it was the only thing that could help keep his demons away. I hate his parents so much, I don't care that Marie was also a victim, she was the one who hurt him the most. I said this in my review for saving 6, but Marie was the one who broke Joey's soul. He loved her so much, he did everything for her, and she never loved him the way he deserved. She only called for him when she needed rescuing, she never treated him like a son. She didn't deserve him at all. I hate the way his parents got into his head, how they made him feel useless and undeserving of love. How they made him feel like he'd never break out of that cycle, that he'd be doomed to repeat their mistakes forever.
₊˚⊹ ᰔ "The worse shit gets in my life, the louder the voice gets, louder and louder and louder, until it's literally screaming in my head, and I can't focus on anything other than doing the one thing that I know that will quieten it down."
"Self-medicating." She swallowed deeply. "Losing yourself"
Joey's journey in this book was so painful, but also so beautiful to follow. He almost gave up, he got to a point where he didn't see why he should keep trying when it felt like he was ruining everything and everyone around him. The fire scene and the bridge scene crushed me, I can't even describe how I felt when I read them. But that moment was necessary. And what happened after that slowly put my heart back together. It just saddens me how rushed everything was after that, I know this book is big, but I wish it was even bigger. I wanted more, to see Joey adjusting to his new life, to his new family, to get more light-hearted, sweet moments.
₊˚⊹ ᰔ "Nobody who knows the real you could ever hate you," I whispered, wiping a tear from his cheek. "If you could only understand how much you mean to those children, how much they adore you, appreciate you. If you could only see yourself through their eyes..." I exhaled shakily. "You are so important to so many people."
╰┈➤ Aiofe Molloy
What a queen! Aiofe is an icon and I'll always love her. I admire her so much, she's so strong and brave. What she went through, what she saw? Anyone else would have broken down, left and never come back. But she stayed, she never left Joey. And yes, there were times when their relationship was so unhealthy, when Aiofe's love for Joey clouded her judgement and she let him slip back into his bad habits because she thought that was the only way to keep him in her life. But it was that love that saved him, and I'm so glad she never gave up on him and never stopped loving him.
₊˚⊹ ᰔ "No. You don't get it. You are the love of my life," I bit out, catching his chin and forcing him to look at me. "What I feel for you? How deeply I love you? It's fucking insane, Joe. So, yeah, I'm going to do the right thing for you every time, whether that pisses you off or not, because I want you here with me. On planet earth. For a long time."
My only complaint about the book, apart from the rushed ending, is that Aiofe didn't shine as brightly as she should have. For the most part, she didn't feel like a main character. I love Joey so much, and focusing on his story was so important, but Aiofe is wonderful, she's one of the best female characters I've read about, and she deserved to stand on her own and not just be a side character in Joey's story, especially since she's the main character in his life. I feel like Aiofe has so much potential that hasn't been explored. She's an eighteen-year-old girl whose life has been turned upside down, and I think more time should have been spent exploring her feelings and her traumas. Yes, because she goes through something horribly disgusting in this book and it is barely touched on.
I feel so connected to her, like her mother said, she's so warm, she's got a beautiful light in her. She's so kind and loving and resilient and I wish she'd been given more focus.
₊˚⊹ ᰔ "You are warm, Aoife. That poor boy never stood a chance with you, did he? Not when everything he's never been given flows from you like a waterfall."
╰┈➤ Joey & Aiofe
₊˚⊹ ᰔ "Then let me be very clear about it," he replied, reaching up to cup the side of my face. "It's you,
Molloy." He tipped my chin up, forcing me to look at him. "It's you."
"Don't say it if you don't mean it."
"It's you," he repeated gruffly, fingers tightening on my waist. "I pick you. Every single time."
My ride or die. Stud and queen. Nice legs and nice everything. I love them unconditionally. Their love is so strong and raw and real. I love finding couples that make me believe in soul mates, in the notion that if you're lucky, there's someone out there whose fate is intertwined with yours. Joey and Aiofe really are mirrors, what one feels, the other feels. Their connection is so strong and so deep that it can be felt in everything they do and say. Their love can conquer anything and that is exactly what happens in this book.
₊˚⊹ ᰔ "We're mirrors, Joe," I told him, taking his hand and placing it on my cheek. "Everything you feel for me is reciprocated. It's mirroring back at you."
I love that nothing in this book is romanticised and we see that love, no matter how powerful, is not enough to cure addiction or depression. Joey tried to get clean for Aiofe, but it didn't last long because these things don't work that way. He couldn't rely on Aiofe to help him get better, he needed professional help. She wasn't supposed to fix him. But she loved him through it all, and that was the greatest help she could give him. She was his guiding light through the dark path he had to walk before he could get better. Their love never changed, even with everything they went through - all the painful moments, all the times they were hurting - their love remained the same. It even got stronger. And that's why no one could ever make me doubt their love for each other.
₊˚⊹ ᰔ "You hurt yourself and that's the same thing," I choked out. "Because when you hurt, I hurt. When you burn, I go down in flames with you. We're entwined, Joe. We're mirrors. Don't you get that by now?"
I felt their connection from the first moment they met in saving 6, I could almost see the a thread tying their souls together. They have so much chemistry and the tension between them is so fiery. I love their banter and how they tease each other, there were scenes in this book that made my heart soar. Their love was so intense sometimes that it hurt me, but it also healed me.
₊˚⊹ ᰔ "All those years back when we were in first year." His lips brushed mine once, twice. "I've loved you since then." Another kiss. "From the first time I laid eyes on you, sitting on the wall with your blonde hair blowing around your face." His tongue snaked out, teasing mine. "I just didn't know it then."
I won't go into detail about these characters, but I must profess my undying love for Edel, John, Trish, Tony, Johnny, Shannon, Lizzie, Claire, Gibsie, Casey, Taghd, Ollie and Sean. I love them so much and they were amazing to Joey and Aiofe. A special shout out to Lizzie and Gibsie for what they did, I don't think they know how much they helped Joey.
I never know when to shut up when I'm writing reviews for books I love, so this is already so long, but I'll just say one more time that this book means the world to me. Joey and Aiofe have become one of my favourite couples of all time and I'll never forget their story. I look forward to catching any crumbs I can from them in the next book. Hopefully Claire and Gibsie's book will be set in the present timeline (I’m so excited to read their book!).
₊˚⊹ ᰔ It was her
It always had been.
It always would be.
The girl from the wall.
November 3, 2024
30.10.2024
I can't stress this enough but reading the lasts chapters felt like seeing the light at the end of the fucking tunnel. And yup, i cried tears of blood with this one.
book playlist
• innocent by taylor swift (aoife's thoughts on joey)
• bloodline/place in me by luke hemmings (joey to aoife about his worries)
• i should hate you by gracie abrams (aoife to joey when he's at his worst)
• lover of mine by 5sos (joey to aoife after hitting rock bottom)
• look after you by the fray (joey, aoife and Aj's song)
• iris by the goo goo dolls (this is THEIR official song)
02.11.2024
This review will have spoilers, if you haven’t read this book and plan to, you’re warned ⚠️❗
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Reading this really lets u know how shielded Shannon was from all the bullshit going on at the Lynch's household. It breaks your heart and then puts it back together in the most beautiful and poetic way possible.
⋆˚࿔ aoife: 𝜗𝜚˚⋆ we saw a glimpse of how strong-willed she is in saving six, but in this one she took it to another whole level. I suffered so much for her, i put myself in her shoes and it was SO devastating how she just wanted Joey to do better, to GET better bc she actually needed him not just for her but bc of their baby. And it was so heart-wrenching seeing how much hurt she had to go through because of Joey's struggles.
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We saw her fight EVERYONE who would doubt Joey and we saw her BELIEVING in him and always having faith in him getting better and coming back for them, for their family and for their futures. I loved seeing her standing up for Joey in front of Marie and Darren.
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And let's not even get into the SA part... reading that was incredibly sickening, i felt so miserable about it bc no person on earth should have to go throught that but then it was also so traumatic to see the aftermath for aoife and joey's relationship, bc he blamed himself for not being there for her and feeling like he put her in that situation and then she was just seeing Teddy in Joey briefly after it happened, like i was just crying and wanting to throw up atp.
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Aoife was the savior in this book, because she didn't give up on Joey, not once, not when everything and everyone was asking her to. She simply kept fighting and persevering, and for that, I LOVE HER IMMENSELY.
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⋆˚࿔ joey: 𝜗𝜚˚⋆ he's the reason i spent 80% of this book ugly-crying and suffering. Joey's one of the most complex main characters I've read in my life and when I say I could not stop thinking about him... I mean it. I was not able to concentrate in other stuff bc I was just wondering when was he going to have his happy ending. My only purpose reading this was seeing him and Aoife healed, happy and together.
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It was breathtaking to see Joey's devotion to Aoife and how much he loved her to the point of feeling like he only lived for her, and that there wasn't much else in his life that gave him a purpose to exist.
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But at the same time, he had demons in his head fighting him more and more and making it difficult for him to move forward and improve. Watching him self-destruct broke my heart into a thousand little pieces and the last straw was knowing what he was about to do while his house was burning down, all because Teddy finally got into his head and convinced him that they were the same person and that Aoife and their baby would be spared a lot of suffering without him in their lives.
Honestly... I was lost for words and couldn't believe what I was reading and the pain that was going through my soul and heart.
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Moving to the positives happy parts... Edel and John Sr were the true MVP's. Like, there's no other way to put it.
They saved the Lynchs children, in more than one way, they gave all of them a second chance in life, in every way they could, and it touched me A LOT. Once again, reading the Kavanaghs take them in was like seeing the light in the midst of darkness.
And to witness Joey not only willing to receive the help they needed but also ASKING for it, left a warm sensation in my heart because my baby Joey healed and he was getting more open with people who showed they cared.
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「 ✦ 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ✦ 」
OKAAYYYYY sooo i didn’t finish this book… This book FINISHED ME! There are honestly no other words to describe what happened here.
Joey and Aoife will forever haunt my heart and thoughts and I don’t think I’ll ever forget them because this was too much, in the best and most heart wrenching way possible.
I am so happy they got their happy ending, and I know they will face a lot of challenges... Joey's an addict and always will be. But seeing the determination in him after he spent time in recovery, made me feel so confident about how they'll do in the future.
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22.10.2024
pre-read
i'm SO ruined and fucked up.
there's no way i'll go through this without ending up bathed in my own tears.
I can't stress this enough but reading the lasts chapters felt like seeing the light at the end of the fucking tunnel. And yup, i cried tears of blood with this one.
“I love you. I've spent a third of my life loving you, Aoife Molloy, and I don't plan on stopping.”
book playlist
• innocent by taylor swift (aoife's thoughts on joey)
• bloodline/place in me by luke hemmings (joey to aoife about his worries)
• i should hate you by gracie abrams (aoife to joey when he's at his worst)
• lover of mine by 5sos (joey to aoife after hitting rock bottom)
• look after you by the fray (joey, aoife and Aj's song)
• iris by the goo goo dolls (this is THEIR official song)
02.11.2024
This review will have spoilers, if you haven’t read this book and plan to, you’re warned ⚠️❗
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Reading this really lets u know how shielded Shannon was from all the bullshit going on at the Lynch's household. It breaks your heart and then puts it back together in the most beautiful and poetic way possible.
⋆˚࿔ aoife: 𝜗𝜚˚⋆ we saw a glimpse of how strong-willed she is in saving six, but in this one she took it to another whole level. I suffered so much for her, i put myself in her shoes and it was SO devastating how she just wanted Joey to do better, to GET better bc she actually needed him not just for her but bc of their baby. And it was so heart-wrenching seeing how much hurt she had to go through because of Joey's struggles.
“Because when you hurt, I hurt. When you burn, I go down in flames with you. We’re entwined, Joe. We’re mirrors. Don’t you get that by now?”
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We saw her fight EVERYONE who would doubt Joey and we saw her BELIEVING in him and always having faith in him getting better and coming back for them, for their family and for their futures. I loved seeing her standing up for Joey in front of Marie and Darren.
“I know what you are, Marie. I see right fucking through you.
You've spent years getting into Joey's mind, twisting his thought process and fucking with his confidence. Convincing him that he's the second coming of his father. That he's dangerous, and a liability, and a disappointment!
You broke him, Marie. You have damaged Joey deeper with your words than his father ever has with his fists.”
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And let's not even get into the SA part... reading that was incredibly sickening, i felt so miserable about it bc no person on earth should have to go throught that but then it was also so traumatic to see the aftermath for aoife and joey's relationship, bc he blamed himself for not being there for her and feeling like he put her in that situation and then she was just seeing Teddy in Joey briefly after it happened, like i was just crying and wanting to throw up atp.
“I hurt her and she hurt me, it was what we seemed to do, but she couldn't look at me now without seeing my father, and all I could see in this moment when I looked at her was my mother.”
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Aoife was the savior in this book, because she didn't give up on Joey, not once, not when everything and everyone was asking her to. She simply kept fighting and persevering, and for that, I LOVE HER IMMENSELY.
“He had never felt more detached from me.
I knew he was still in there, though.
My Joey was still inside the person strung out next to me.
And I loved him enough to keep fighting for him.
Even when he'd given up on himself.”
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⋆˚࿔ joey: 𝜗𝜚˚⋆ he's the reason i spent 80% of this book ugly-crying and suffering. Joey's one of the most complex main characters I've read in my life and when I say I could not stop thinking about him... I mean it. I was not able to concentrate in other stuff bc I was just wondering when was he going to have his happy ending. My only purpose reading this was seeing him and Aoife healed, happy and together.
“You can't tell me what to do, Joe, you don't own me."
"Well, that's bad fucking luck on my account, because you sure as shit own me!"
"Why would you say that to me?"
"Because it's the truth."
"Since when?"
"Since I was twelve.”
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It was breathtaking to see Joey's devotion to Aoife and how much he loved her to the point of feeling like he only lived for her, and that there wasn't much else in his life that gave him a purpose to exist.
“You can have whatever you want from me," he whispered, thrusting deep inside of me. "It's yours." Dropping down on an elbow, he leaned in close and crushed his lips to mine. "Because I'm only doing life for you.”
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But at the same time, he had demons in his head fighting him more and more and making it difficult for him to move forward and improve. Watching him self-destruct broke my heart into a thousand little pieces and the last straw was knowing what he was about to do while his house was burning down, all because Teddy finally got into his head and convinced him that they were the same person and that Aoife and their baby would be spared a lot of suffering without him in their lives.
Honestly... I was lost for words and couldn't believe what I was reading and the pain that was going through my soul and heart.
“I'm sorry, queen. For the lies I've told. For the names I've called you. For the times I've made you cry. For every ounce of shit I've put you through. For leaving you alone in this.
Tell them I was sorry.
Tell them I loved them.
Tell my son that I loved him.
Tell yourself that I loved you most.
I'll be seeing ya, Molloy. xx”
✦ . ⁺ . ✦ . ⁺ . ✦ . ⁺ . ✦ . ⁺ . ✦
Moving to the positives happy parts... Edel and John Sr were the true MVP's. Like, there's no other way to put it.
They saved the Lynchs children, in more than one way, they gave all of them a second chance in life, in every way they could, and it touched me A LOT. Once again, reading the Kavanaghs take them in was like seeing the light in the midst of darkness.
And to witness Joey not only willing to receive the help they needed but also ASKING for it, left a warm sensation in my heart because my baby Joey healed and he was getting more open with people who showed they cared.
“We want to keep you! All five of you. Especially you.”
She smiled down at me.
“I think I want you the most.”
✦ . ⁺ . ✦ . ⁺ . ✦ . ⁺ . ✦ . ⁺ . ✦
「 ✦ 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ✦ 」
OKAAYYYYY sooo i didn’t finish this book… This book FINISHED ME! There are honestly no other words to describe what happened here.
Joey and Aoife will forever haunt my heart and thoughts and I don’t think I’ll ever forget them because this was too much, in the best and most heart wrenching way possible.
I am so happy they got their happy ending, and I know they will face a lot of challenges... Joey's an addict and always will be. But seeing the determination in him after he spent time in recovery, made me feel so confident about how they'll do in the future.
“I'm going to take care of you, because I love you.
Because I think you're sexy as fuck.
Because you're my queen.
And because everything I have, everything I am, I owe to you.”
✦ . ⁺ . ✦ . ⁺ . ✦ . ⁺ . ✦ . ⁺ . ✦
22.10.2024
pre-read
i'm SO ruined and fucked up.
there's no way i'll go through this without ending up bathed in my own tears.
September 1, 2024
Question — how do I function after reading this? There’s life before the tommen series and then there’s life after 😭🤧
I need to write my reviews up for the entire series when I’ve processed it 😫 rtc
“All flowers bloom, Joe, even the late ones. And sometimes, it's the late blooming flower that makes the biggest impact.”
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pre read:
I’m probably not emotionally stable enough to read this straight after saving 6 but I physically can’t wait another second. this book is so thick it has bible paper! 🙏🫂😭
I need to write my reviews up for the entire series when I’ve processed it 😫 rtc
“All flowers bloom, Joe, even the late ones. And sometimes, it's the late blooming flower that makes the biggest impact.”
———
pre read:
I’m probably not emotionally stable enough to read this straight after saving 6 but I physically can’t wait another second. this book is so thick it has bible paper! 🙏🫂😭
March 17, 2024
──★ ˙ ̟🎀 !!.".𝘑𝘰𝘦𝘺 𝘓𝘺𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘰𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘺; 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳”
. *. “. 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀, “𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗲, 𝗝𝗼𝗲.” 𝗠𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀, “𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗲, 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘆,” 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗜 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘁, 𝘁𝗼𝗼. 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴“.⋆.*.⋆
✨୨⎯ "𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄!- 📖" ⎯୧-✨
#4 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯
5⭐️ ──★ ˙ ̟🎀 !!
You’re going to have to give me a moment because I physically don’t know how I am supposed to move on from that. April can not come fast enough.
Joey lynch I am so fucking proud of you, I’m tearing up writing this. The shit that boy went through, the stuff he was willing to do for Aoife and Aj, bro I was crying so hard. His journey from stepping in to be a father for his siblings when he was 12, to him suffering with trauma and addiction to letting Edel and John and Aoife get him the help he needs, man Chloe Walsh really knows how to write.
There will not be a day that goes by where I do not think about the lynch children. From all the shit they went through to finally getting the family they deserve made me so happy for them I can’t even describe it.
Aoife Malloy is truly an angel sent from heaven. That girl has the heart of gold. She always believed in Joey and was there for him when no one else was. And the fact that she was the only thing that kept him alive since he was 15 made me feel something so deeply.
Moral of the story these books have changed my life. The epilogue with Johnny and Shannon made me realise how much I missed them.
I’m so excited for gibsie and Claire’s book in April. It can not come quick enough. There is not the right amount words to explain how much love I have for every single character in this series, and the love I have for the books. Hell I finished all 4 in 4 days. I devoured them. I don’t think anything can top these books.
Now it’s 5am and I’m not excited to wake up to the most bone chilling book hangover so please wish we luck. Shannon lynch and Johnny kavanagh you will forever be my favourites.
📖୨⎯ "𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀!-" ⎯୧📖
𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥
──★ ˙ ̟🎀 !!
My life was unpredictable, and my future was bleak, but I had no doubts that wherever I ended up, this girl would forever have a hold over me.
Because I loved her. Because every part of me loved every part of her. The good, the bad and the ugly. I fucking reveled in all of it. She had my heart in knots, and my head spinning.
Her lips crashed against mine, and it was in this very moment that I knew I would never be able to untangle myself from this girl. Not in this lifetime.
“And I meant what I said about trusting you.” “Yeah?” “Yeah.” He nodded slowly. “This is my world. It’s fucking horrible, but I’m willing to show you, if you’re willing to stay.” “Always, Joe,” I whispered, wrapping my arms around his waist. “Always.”
“All flowers bloom, Joe, even the late ones,” I told him. “And sometimes, it’s the late blooming flower that makes the biggest impact.”
I had wanted her since I was twelve years old, and now that I finally had her, I quickly realized that I would never stop wanting her.
I had come to the realization that Aoife Molloy had become the single most important person in my world.
──★ ˙ ̟🎀 !!𝐏𝐑𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖
Let’s go people. Wish me luck.
. *. “. 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀, “𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗲, 𝗝𝗼𝗲.” 𝗠𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀, “𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗲, 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘆,” 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗜 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘁, 𝘁𝗼𝗼. 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴“.⋆.*.⋆
✨୨⎯ "𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄!- 📖" ⎯୧-✨
#4 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯
5⭐️ ──★ ˙ ̟🎀 !!
You’re going to have to give me a moment because I physically don’t know how I am supposed to move on from that. April can not come fast enough.
Joey lynch I am so fucking proud of you, I’m tearing up writing this. The shit that boy went through, the stuff he was willing to do for Aoife and Aj, bro I was crying so hard. His journey from stepping in to be a father for his siblings when he was 12, to him suffering with trauma and addiction to letting Edel and John and Aoife get him the help he needs, man Chloe Walsh really knows how to write.
There will not be a day that goes by where I do not think about the lynch children. From all the shit they went through to finally getting the family they deserve made me so happy for them I can’t even describe it.
Aoife Malloy is truly an angel sent from heaven. That girl has the heart of gold. She always believed in Joey and was there for him when no one else was. And the fact that she was the only thing that kept him alive since he was 15 made me feel something so deeply.
Moral of the story these books have changed my life. The epilogue with Johnny and Shannon made me realise how much I missed them.
I’m so excited for gibsie and Claire’s book in April. It can not come quick enough. There is not the right amount words to explain how much love I have for every single character in this series, and the love I have for the books. Hell I finished all 4 in 4 days. I devoured them. I don’t think anything can top these books.
Now it’s 5am and I’m not excited to wake up to the most bone chilling book hangover so please wish we luck. Shannon lynch and Johnny kavanagh you will forever be my favourites.
📖୨⎯ "𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀!-" ⎯୧📖
𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥
──★ ˙ ̟🎀 !!
My life was unpredictable, and my future was bleak, but I had no doubts that wherever I ended up, this girl would forever have a hold over me.
Because I loved her. Because every part of me loved every part of her. The good, the bad and the ugly. I fucking reveled in all of it. She had my heart in knots, and my head spinning.
Her lips crashed against mine, and it was in this very moment that I knew I would never be able to untangle myself from this girl. Not in this lifetime.
“And I meant what I said about trusting you.” “Yeah?” “Yeah.” He nodded slowly. “This is my world. It’s fucking horrible, but I’m willing to show you, if you’re willing to stay.” “Always, Joe,” I whispered, wrapping my arms around his waist. “Always.”
“All flowers bloom, Joe, even the late ones,” I told him. “And sometimes, it’s the late blooming flower that makes the biggest impact.”
I had wanted her since I was twelve years old, and now that I finally had her, I quickly realized that I would never stop wanting her.
I had come to the realization that Aoife Molloy had become the single most important person in my world.
──★ ˙ ̟🎀 !!𝐏𝐑𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖
Let’s go people. Wish me luck.
July 6, 2024
4.35 ⭐️
October 16, 2023
i didn’t even like this book in the first place. not only is aoife a doormat but so is chloe 😍😍
December 31, 2023
i feel like i've been hit by a truck
September 20, 2024
Well, this is awkward and I'm disappointed.
-=-1.5 stars-=-
You don't understand how badly I wished the first 75% just didn't happen, or at least was more condensed. It was legitimately a repeat of B13, and a whole lot of unnecessary drama that we already went through in S6, that I quite frankly didn't care about.
AND THE PREGNANCY TROPE?!?!? Someone, I'm BEGGING you, someone PLEASE explain to me the reason for having the pregnancy trope for JOEY OF ALL CHARACTERS. Was it to make sure that Joey was never allowed to truly be free and have an actual life?? Was it to force him to go from one forced parenting role to another?? Is he just destined to change diapers for the rest of his life?- Because those sound like really poor excuses to me. ESPECIALLY, considering that the pregnancy wasn't even brought up for the majority of the book. Aoife at one point literally forgot she was pregnant and that was my breaking point.
It makes absolutely no sense for Joey to have a baby on the way. He's been through so much, and to be frank, that ending that he got was so unbelievably heartbreaking. That's not a HEA, that's just him being put into another situation that he never truly got the choice to be in. It's the way he said he would rather lay on the highway than have a baby 🤩. It feels like such a cop-out of a way to force his character to become better, and was so unbelievably unfair to him as a person.
My favorite parts of the book were in the last 15% where we acc got some new content, where Joey heals privately at rehab. You don't understand how badly I wanted more scenes like that, bc those were the scenes that I was expecting to read about. I wanted to see him heal more 😭🥹🙏. But as nice as those scenes were, they still didn't make up for the hundreds of pages of filler that we already knew about 😭.
And Aoife. The way I hated her in this one 😭. The way she would constantly judge Joey, make him hate himself because of her being on and off with him, and constantly requiring his attention despite knowing he had responsibilities was unfair. It was so cruel to him. She managed to make every single moment that she had no right to comment on about herself. The ending of this book was so unbelievably unfair to Joey, and just straight-up convenient for Aoife.
And the gender of the child was a violation as well lmao 😭😭.
It sucks to give a book that I've been anticipating for so long this low a rating, and even start to really dislike characters that I cared for (Aoife), but here we are. Joey deserved better and I'll leave it at that.
You don't understand how badly I wished the first 75% just didn't happen, or at least was more condensed. It was legitimately a repeat of B13, and a whole lot of unnecessary drama that we already went through in S6, that I quite frankly didn't care about.
AND THE PREGNANCY TROPE?!?!? Someone, I'm BEGGING you, someone PLEASE explain to me the reason for having the pregnancy trope for JOEY OF ALL CHARACTERS. Was it to make sure that Joey was never allowed to truly be free and have an actual life?? Was it to force him to go from one forced parenting role to another?? Is he just destined to change diapers for the rest of his life?- Because those sound like really poor excuses to me. ESPECIALLY, considering that the pregnancy wasn't even brought up for the majority of the book. Aoife at one point literally forgot she was pregnant and that was my breaking point.
It makes absolutely no sense for Joey to have a baby on the way. He's been through so much, and to be frank, that ending that he got was so unbelievably heartbreaking. That's not a HEA, that's just him being put into another situation that he never truly got the choice to be in. It's the way he said he would rather lay on the highway than have a baby 🤩. It feels like such a cop-out of a way to force his character to become better, and was so unbelievably unfair to him as a person.
My favorite parts of the book were in the last 15% where we acc got some new content, where Joey heals privately at rehab. You don't understand how badly I wanted more scenes like that, bc those were the scenes that I was expecting to read about. I wanted to see him heal more 😭🥹🙏. But as nice as those scenes were, they still didn't make up for the hundreds of pages of filler that we already knew about 😭.
And Aoife. The way I hated her in this one 😭. The way she would constantly judge Joey, make him hate himself because of her being on and off with him, and constantly requiring his attention despite knowing he had responsibilities was unfair. It was so cruel to him. She managed to make every single moment that she had no right to comment on about herself. The ending of this book was so unbelievably unfair to Joey, and just straight-up convenient for Aoife.
And the gender of the child was a violation as well lmao 😭😭.
It sucks to give a book that I've been anticipating for so long this low a rating, and even start to really dislike characters that I cared for (Aoife), but here we are. Joey deserved better and I'll leave it at that.
September 24, 2024
The most heartbreaking and beautiful story I have EVER read. I will never be the same. I will never move on. I am empty ?????? I have no words really
August 2, 2024
5⭐️
Words can't even begin to explain how much I loved this book. I swear this was the most emotional book I have ever read, and I mean that in the best way possible.
When I read Saving 6, I wasn't the biggest fan of Joey and Aoife's story. I was really scared I was gonna end up not liking this from how I felt about that book. But I can confidently say...I am a believer. Everything about Joey and Aoife's story was gut wrenching and beautiful at the same time. I could not ask for a better book and story than this one. I lost count of how many times this book made me cry and I'm not ashamed to admit it.
Hearing Joey's side of the story about the domestic violence and the way it impacted him just hit so much harder than it did with Shannon. I think that might be because I could relate a bit to some level. Either way, this book truly holds such a special place in my heart. I could not imagine this being told better in any way, shape, or form.
Joey and Aoife deserved the world and I will continue to think about this book until the day I die. This story was unique and handled with such care. Chloe Walsh, you did amazing. I think the fact that this hit so much harder was because of how raw and real it was. This is actually a very unfortunate reality for some people and I really do think this highlighted such a hard topic but was handled very well.
This book was over 750 pages and I would read more of it if I had the chance. Amazing through and through 🩷
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Joey and Aoife...I am ready to be hurt again 🧍🏼♀️
Words can't even begin to explain how much I loved this book. I swear this was the most emotional book I have ever read, and I mean that in the best way possible.
When I read Saving 6, I wasn't the biggest fan of Joey and Aoife's story. I was really scared I was gonna end up not liking this from how I felt about that book. But I can confidently say...I am a believer. Everything about Joey and Aoife's story was gut wrenching and beautiful at the same time. I could not ask for a better book and story than this one. I lost count of how many times this book made me cry and I'm not ashamed to admit it.
Hearing Joey's side of the story about the domestic violence and the way it impacted him just hit so much harder than it did with Shannon. I think that might be because I could relate a bit to some level. Either way, this book truly holds such a special place in my heart. I could not imagine this being told better in any way, shape, or form.
Joey and Aoife deserved the world and I will continue to think about this book until the day I die. This story was unique and handled with such care. Chloe Walsh, you did amazing. I think the fact that this hit so much harder was because of how raw and real it was. This is actually a very unfortunate reality for some people and I really do think this highlighted such a hard topic but was handled very well.
This book was over 750 pages and I would read more of it if I had the chance. Amazing through and through 🩷
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Joey and Aoife...I am ready to be hurt again 🧍🏼♀️
June 11, 2024
*₊pre-review - (06/02/24) *₊
chloe walsh u know the way to my heart!! I cried, died, smiled, laughed, repeat... joey and aoife will always have a special place in my heart ❤
🥂 dedication to joey!!! he will NEVER be his father!! i love you joey forever and ever!!!
rtc!!
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*₊ pre-read- (05/28/24)*₊
God bless whoever mentioned in their review about my boy gibsie being in the book! 💋🙏 so to my cr it goes! pain i welcome u to my heart 🥺
chloe walsh u know the way to my heart!! I cried, died, smiled, laughed, repeat... joey and aoife will always have a special place in my heart ❤
🥂 dedication to joey!!! he will NEVER be his father!! i love you joey forever and ever!!!
rtc!!
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*₊ pre-read- (05/28/24)*₊
God bless whoever mentioned in their review about my boy gibsie being in the book! 💋🙏 so to my cr it goes! pain i welcome u to my heart 🥺
December 17, 2024
♾️ my favorite in the series, hands down & top three books I've read this year.
"Hey, stud."
"Hey, queen."
😭😭😭
I am wrecked. When I tell you, this book will have a special place in my heart forever - I am not exaggerating. There are things in this book that were so incredibly healing for personal reasons and I found myself SOBBING at times. The amount of heartbreak I felt reading this was insane. Joey & Aoife are everything 🥹 Their love is unmatched.
I will never forget this.
Also, if you're on the fence because of the ages.. PLEASE don't let that stop you. This will be series that I will forever think about.
"Hey, stud."
"Hey, queen."
😭😭😭
I am wrecked. When I tell you, this book will have a special place in my heart forever - I am not exaggerating. There are things in this book that were so incredibly healing for personal reasons and I found myself SOBBING at times. The amount of heartbreak I felt reading this was insane. Joey & Aoife are everything 🥹 Their love is unmatched.
I will never forget this.
Also, if you're on the fence because of the ages.. PLEASE don't let that stop you. This will be series that I will forever think about.
March 24, 2023
I read this in under 24 hrs and I feel a bit insane and I fear i’ll never recover or be the same.
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