**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
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
TW: This book and the whole series deals with child abuse, rape, everythire-read (September 2020): 5 stars!! original rating (November 2018): 5 stars!!
TW: This book and the whole series deals with child abuse, rape, everything you can think of and more. There’s lots of violence (cutting, mutilation, murder) and torture scenes. This is dark dark very dark romance.
Goddamn. I fcking ADORE this book. It consumes me every time. Flame and Maddie's love is one of the purest ones I have ever read. If not THE purest one. It's just so innocent and true. The way they both find happiness in each other and make peace with their past it's wonderful to see. I cry everytime. Honestly, this book it's tough. What they both had to endure it's so so painful to watch. My heart broke a thousand times.
Here, we don't only get Flame and Maddie's beautiful and heartbreaking journey. We meet my boys Lil'Ash and Slash. We get to see the moment where Rider finally realizes what's been going on. We get more of the other two couples. And we get the psycho trio scenes. Which are my favorite. This book is so amazing. It's character driven, there isn't much action. And it's perfect, it's exactly what Maddie and Flame needed. She's so fcking strong. And Flame, too. I cried a lot cause I already read My Maddie and I remembered everything and my heart just dropped. But I'm glad they're happy and in peace right now. I'm glad they aren't going to be bothered for the next few days while I read the next ones... they deserve the break.
I can't really say more. I'm truly speechless. I always had trouble talking about this book and these people cause it's just too much feelings. I feel so much for them. This book makes me feel EVERYTHING and reminds me why I read.
I love this so much. I love them so much.
This book means a lot to me. When I read it the first time, I decided Tillie was my girl and that this series was going to be one of my favorites. And 2 years later, that still stands. ...more
Re-read Jan 2022:‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾☆ 4.25 stars ☆☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙ First read 2018: 5 stars
In that moment, I knew she had been right about everything all along. She waRe-read Jan 2022:‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾☆ 4.25 stars ☆☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙ First read 2018: 5 stars
In that moment, I knew she had been right about everything all along. She was right about me, and her, and us. She'd be the one girl I'd love until forever. No matter how life tried to change us.
I didn't remember this one to be this good?? I mean, I gave it 5 stars the first time, but I just didn't remember why. The 2nd one of this series was my favorite for years, but now I think I'm gonna bump this one up. It was so good. So beautifully written. This whole series always reminds mewhy I fell in love with bcherry's writing. This is top tier. I love it.
If y'all have known me for a while, you know aI love reliably and constant secondary characters. It always adds that speck of realness and ALWAYS makes the story more entertaining, fullfilling, engaging and just better. I love a book where it's not just about the main H and h, but about the whole family/friends. Where we fall in love with the world and it's different personalities. Where we care for more than one person.
“I want to fight for you, for people like you. I want to fight for those who don't have a voice, but are screaming to be heard.”
This book defintely is about Maggie's family. Everything was perfectly paced and even though the ending was a bit rushed, I still feel we got closure. And most importantly, I believed Maggie got hers. This is not just about a romance, it's about how trauma happens to one, but affects all and how they cope with it. I love how the water element is added into the story. And Mrs. B!!! Best character of the book, along with Cheryl. I loved them. Maggie's dad was also a real one. The whole "the world keeps spinning because your heartbeat exists"??? too long that it would be cringey in real life, but absolutely heartwarming in the book.
I didn't give it 5 stars because I have just a few complaints.
~ When Maggie has that big scene with her Mama right before the 10 year jump, I wish we got to see more of how she handled, in addition to the thing with Brooks (which is what we had). I
~ I wish we had more scenes of her and Calvin, and of Calvin and Brooks. I think he was the least present member. Cheryl had a quick growth and arc, but I liked it. And I loved watching Maggie interact with her. I also wish we didn't see so much of Sasha, we got like 2 pages, but it was too much lmao. I think it was neccessary, so we saw they weren't being unhealthy (Maggie and Brooks), but like man, I don't want to see you kiss her!
~ I also wish we saw a bit more of how Brroks handled the loss of his fingers. It was kind of a jump from being an almost drunk to being okay.
~ The last 20% was rushed imo. If there was like at least 70 pages more, and we got more depth in all the milestones and accidnets and events that happened, then I think it would-ve been perfect.
~ Oh, and last thing, it was predictable. At least the whole "who was it?" mystery. It was plain obvious the guy from the boats was it. I just feel really bad for Michael.
Maggie was a sweet, gentle soul who got her innocence stolen from her when she was far too young and Brooks was her soulmate, bestfriend and her home. It's that simple.
When he wrapped his fingers with min, I felt it—the feeling of home rushing through me. A building with walls wasn't a home. Home was the place where the warmest kinds of love lived between two people. Brooks was home to me.
I'm tearing up while listening to the playlist and writing this, cause I really cared deeply about these characters. I feel like some things were rushed, but still felt like everything happened organically. I loved it. I just loved it. There were a lot of sweet moments that just warmed my heart. That epilogue gave me life.
p.s. i loved Maggie's relationship with books, cause like, that's literally me. and the whole "exchanging book so you can sread my favorites and see which are my favorite scenes"??? literally my love language.
Moments. Humans always remember the moments. I've had many moments in my lifetime, where moments changed me, challenged me, moments that scared me and engulfed me. However, the biggest ones—the most heartbreaking and breathtaking ones—all included her. It all ended with two kids, a dog named Skippy, a cat named Jam, and a woman who always loved me.
【SONGS:】 If the World Was Ending (feat. Julia Michaels) — JP Saxe High Hopes — High Hopes
———— og review: Amazing. One of the best book I have ever read. Please read this book and the series, you won't regret it....more