**spoiler alert** 5 heartbreaking stars, 5 STARS ALWAYS 5 STARS FOR MY FAMILY!✨
It took a long ass time for me to read this, life’s been busy but this **spoiler alert** 5 heartbreaking stars, 5 STARS ALWAYS 5 STARS FOR MY FAMILY!✨
It took a long ass time for me to read this, life’s been busy but this was so worth the wait. Im sorry in advance, but I am incapable of judging MY family, I am 100% biased and deal with it, this is MY FAMILY!!!
I’ll review both books here (Saving 6 and Redeeming 6)❤️
All in all, I loved it. In S6 i kinda had no notes. And I stand by that. Watching them both grow up from 12 up to 18 years of age was an absolute treat and even though they frustrated me and made me want to scream at them, I loved them and I enjoyed them so so much.
In R6, shit hit the fan, in the most cruel, raw and brutal way. We all knew it was coming, having read Johnny and Shan’s books, but being with Joey through those times? Actually knowing every deep thought?? it was brutal and it HURT. Really really hurt. But honestly? Watching their lives change, watching Johnny arrive and Edel and John?? My heart was soaring, I couldn’t wait for my baby Joey to finally have the parents the guidance, the love he deserved. Joey did the work, he did it and I love him and I’m so damn proud of him and I will always go to war for him. He is MY BABY. He is my Joey and I love him to death.
(it did get slow at the 30-40% mark but meh, still 5 stars✨ )
As for Aoife, she is MY GIRL. It was such a change and she was a fighter through and through. I appreciate soooo much her letting me be with her through these hard times and getting to know her deeply was such an honor. She was real y’all. She was so real and she made the whole thing lighter. She was light. I love her. Please don’t get me wrong, I do love her and I will always root for her and props to her for everything she did and for being a great mom, but Joey is just my boy. I’ve known him longer so I’m sorry but I’m just more connected to him...more
“I can’t remember what it feels like not being in love with you, Calla.”
this is a sequel to The Simple Wild and I was h‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾☆ 3 stars ☆☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙
“I can’t remember what it feels like not being in love with you, Calla.”
this is a sequel to The Simple Wild and I was honestly confused as to why it was needed. I loved the first one and the ending there.
being completely honest, this book dragged a lot. it was way too long, but it wasn’t until the last 20% of the book that I understood and started to appreciate the purpose of this.
I liked the beginning and the last bit, it made me think that if only Calla had sat down with Jonah at the beginning and TALKED out EVERYTHING, I would’ve enjoyed it more. And we would’ve been able to see her grow in Alaska with Jonah.
cause the story we got here was women’s fiction, not a romance. It was mostly just falla figuring her shit out. And it was dragged because we all knew Calla just needed to talk it out. I did like how she realized she wasn’t really “trying” because she kept hoping to fail at everything so Jonah would say they were moving someplace else. That part was well-written and I enjoyed that whole part. but it was just too damn long.
And she was really annoying. She was always complaining and screaming ...more
I liked Sebastian, but here he seemed like a child. The whole first part felt too childish. ‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾☆ 2.25 stars ☆☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙
so this was not that great.
I liked Sebastian, but here he seemed like a child. The whole first part felt too childish. Yelena was kinda meh.
When the Red Wedding type scene happened, it was tough. I suddenly was invested. It was sad. But idk, it was meh lmao. I liked a few action scenes but again, it felt meh.
This being the last book in the series feels like a joke. The last one would’ve been a way better closure. This one kinda messed up everything.
Girls like me just didn't seem to fit in with any family.
this was hmmm interesting. Before I begin, I want to say I would‧͙⁺˚･༓☾☆ 3 stars ☆☽༓･˚⁺‧͙
Girls like me just didn't seem to fit in with any family.
this was hmmm interesting. Before I begin, I want to say I wouldn't label this as contemporary romance. There is romance, yeah, but I think this story focused more in Kenna's struggle and journey. I'll get into why later. There are a few tropes:
✨emotional ✨best friend's girlfriend ✨forbidden romance (kinda) ✨tons of angst ✨small town
first, what I liked: ~ chapter 11, good god that was heartbreaking, the writing was espectacular!!!! ~ the premise was different. Usually, we see the story of the one who stayed, of the one who lives through the sudden appearances of someone from their past. We stand by the people who didn't make the mistake and we either learn to love the one who messed up, or we make them the villain. I liked how this was focused on Kenna, the one who ended up in prison, the one who comes back determined to get her daughter. I liked that. It shows how the narrative can make us side with different people. ~ The writing was good!! ~ It didn't feel too dragged, I finished it pretty quickly ~ Kenna was funny at times. I felt a lot of what she was feeling, she really made me root for her. ~ Everything about Scotty. The letters, the stories, the flashbacks, I loved it.
on the flip side: ~ I kinda liked more Scotty than Ledger lmaooooo ~ While I felt for Kenna, I feel like she could've done more. After the first time she went to Scotty's parent's house, she just... stopped lmao. She just hung out with Ledger and that's it. ~ The characters felt very bland?? I don't know how to explain it. Nobody had hobbies or personalities beyond Diem and their jobs. I don't know, they didn't stand out at all. ~ The romance was... weird. When they meet it was kind of insta-attraction/insta-infatuation, then Ledger hated her, then he started being interested in her, to then liking her and suddenly being in love with her. I 100% did not feel that. It was all paced in a really weird way and I wasn't really interested. Besides, like I said, I kinda liked Scotty more. idk it was weird. ~ I thought we were gonna see some guilt because Kenna used to date Scotty, but there was literally nothing other than that at the beginning from Kenna. ~ Also, how did we completely forgot about how Ledger said around the 50-60% that he still loved his ex! umm, sir? ...more