what is life. i'm ngl i don't even know what i'm gonna write in this review because i cannoooot manage right now. i wish i hadn't read these books so what is life. i'm ngl i don't even know what i'm gonna write in this review because i cannoooot manage right now. i wish i hadn't read these books so fast
also, free me from toxic boys of tommen tiktok, i cannot with any of those people
notes: - this is definitely the most i've cried while reading a book; i took more days that usual to read this book because it was making me depressed - this was the darkest book i've ever ever ever read - the flashback scenes made me want to die and throw up - almost every single one of lizzie's chapters made me cry, because she was so young and so scared to be going through everything, with the monsters in her head and then that fucking sicko - this definitely gives insight into her and gibsie's falling out and it makes me so sad. i need them to talk in the next book - it's so sad that mark manipulated her so much into thinking that gibsie was responsible. when she started only referring to him as thor in her chapters because she couldn't even think of his name :( thor and viper weren't always used against each other. i'm crying again. - the subtle hints as to what mark did to gibsie made me sick - that last chapter ruined me - i need the next book because now that we've reached the year right before binding 13 is set, i NEED to know what happens to those 2 behind the scenes, especially since we know how taming 7 ends and everything's gone to hell - i want patrick and katie's book - i've gotten into all the lore with chloe walsh's little snippets she's shown from the next books, idk where people get them from but i just keep seeing them on tiktok - i knew what lizzie went through when i first went into this book, but i didn't realize all of the mental issues she had, and it was making my heart hurt so bad - that mr. responsibility chapter scarred me
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<><><><><> i'm still reading taming 7 right now, but i saw an excerpt from this book on tiktok (i need to get offline) but it was so sick and disgusting and i can't stop thinking about it even though i saw it a few hours ago. i'm TERRIFIED to read this book...more
“Gibsie belonged to the rest of the world. Gerard belonged just to me.”
UGUGGUGGUHUH.
you guys were right, the books just get sadder and sadder and “Gibsie belonged to the rest of the world. Gerard belonged just to me.”
UGUGGUGGUHUH.
you guys were right, the books just get sadder and sadder and sadder and SADDER.
AND WHY WAS THIS THING SO SHORT???
The Plot
I was about to cry right off the bat because no way it started like THAT. Just seeing Gibsie's inner thoughts compared to the character he portrays himself as, like the ones we see in the previous books, made me want to die because it was so, so, so sad and depressing. Just reading this book, and feeding off of the emotions of the characters, as I always do, was making me depressed.
Going back to the fact that this book was so short: Why?? it wasn't even that short, 400 something pages, but compared to the rest of the series, it is THIN. Which isn't good because Gibsie's like my second favorite and his book is the shortest. Like, we learned about his past and story line, but it just felt....rushed, since the book was so short. Did not make it any less sad though. The flashbacks made me want to bawl my eyes out.
This book was also hinting a LOT at Lizzie's story, with her interactions with Hughie, the way she was acting around Gibsie, and how she just reacted to things in general, especially when the truth came out. Lord, that scene was so sad.
“Not you, lad.” His big shoulders racked with shudders. “Not fucking you, Gibs!”
OH JOHNNY SHOOT ME
I wish so badly everyone would communicate with each other in this book, especially poor Gibsie and Lizzie, knowing they were such good friends when they were little ...more
WHAT IF I JUST JUMP INTO THE LAKE INFESTED WITH ALLIGATORS
this book....this book I can write a review on. It's definit“I'll be seeing ya, Molloy.”
WHAT IF I JUST JUMP INTO THE LAKE INFESTED WITH ALLIGATORS
this book....this book I can write a review on. It's definitely my favorite so far, and I don't even know why.
I read all 700+ pages in half a day, somehow. I was flying through it, crying the whole time. The perfect experience.
If y'all thought Saving 6 was heartbreaking enough, this one is WORSE.
The Plot
I liked that Saving 6 gave us the before of Joey and showed him growing up, while this one brought us back to our original timeline, showing us Joey's POV of the events from Binding and Keeping 13. It made for some....particularly traumatizing moments.
The moment when he ran....and the bridge....THE LETTER. I was sobbing, because just imagine if Lizzie hadn't been there. Oh my gosh. The scenes in this book were so hard, because he was trying so hard, but everything always just came crashing back down, and poor, poor Aoife ☹ She was so strong.
I went into this book fully expecting this ending to be one that made me sob my eyes out, because I thought I'd gotten spoiled, but thank God I was wrong because I would've never read a book ever again.
This whole storyline with Joey, Aoife, and the drugs....I can't. It's so heartbreaking.
“When I was with her, I felt like I was drowning and breathing all at once.”
The Characters
JOEY WAS TRYING SO HARD. But an addict's an addict :( The scene from his POV of after Shannon almost died and he ran from the hospital....I was sobbing my eyes out. I was listening to Fade Into You while reading it, and I was just imaging him hearing those lyrics while doing that, and I wanted to die. Joey is my favorite character, and I don't think that'll change anytime soon. I was so proud of him at the end. I pray he keeps clean, for him and Aoife's sake, as well as others :(
Aoife, my queen, my love. She's so incredibly strong for going what she went through in this book. The scene with Teddy in the kitchen made me pause and want to claw my eyeballs out, because I was so beyond disgusted and wanted to throw up. I don't even wanna think about what would've happened if Joey hadn't shown up. I'm surprised Joey didn't kill him here. For going through the whole experience she was going through, while Joey was still taking the drugs....my heart ached for her. For the knowledge that she thought he loved the drugs more than her. I'm just glad she's happy in the end, she deserves it.
“Hey, stud.” “Hey, queen.”
never seeing those words the same ever again
The Relationship
Joey and Aoife's relationship is so complicated. The fact that they love each other is set in stone obviously, like that's not up for question, but all the complexities that went into Joey's drug abuse, and Aoife's emotions about it made it hurt. I hate the trope that came with this book, but I'd gotten spoiled for it so I didn't really care that much, but it played a ginormous part in Joey's recovery.
They just wanted to be happy :((
“I’ve loved your daughter for six years,” Joey finally broke his silence by saying. “I can easily love her for another eighteen.”
UGH JOEY
I'm positively awful at reviewing these books, but here ya go guys. I'm reading Taming 7 right now and I'm depressed, I can tell it's gonna make me bawl
5 stars
“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?”
<><><><><><> thank god that didn't end the way i thought it would. i finished this book in one day. i dunno how. considering i read two books today and am not writing reviews for either of them tonight, here's some notes:
-WTF WAS THIS BOOK -didn't cry till like page 400, but after that, i was on like every page -WHEN HE WAS AT THE BRIDGE -THANK GOD FOR THAT ENDING -loved reading scenes from joey's perspective that happened in binding and keeping 13 -the drug scenes were painful
“Because I’ve put an awful lot of effort into saving you, six.”
it's hard to give this book a fair review when I read the masterpiece that is Redee“Because I’ve put an awful lot of effort into saving you, six.”
it's hard to give this book a fair review when I read the masterpiece that is Redeeming 6 directly after this one, but I will try guys.
the only reason I gave it 4.5 stars instead of 5 is only because of the beginning being kinda slow and it just not connecting with me for some reason, don't ask me why, because I was so excited for Joey's books. but anywhoooo
The Plot
Joey and Aoife's story is so fucking heartbreaking. I'm sorry if I get some plot points mixed up with Redeeming 6, I'm not lying when I said I read it directly after this one. I dropped this book, marked it as read, and started reading Redeeming 6 the second after.
It was so sad in the beginning because they were so young. Joey was so, so young. I dunno if kids were more grown up back in the day in Ireland or something, I don't know, but it was crazy to me with the way they were all talking and doing all that stuff. Poor Joey.
Every single drug scene made my heart ache, I couldn't stand it.
“I couldn't feel a thing. I couldn't hurt. No more pain. No fucking more...”
this fucking scene
I honestly don't even know what to say because this book was such a mind twister of pain. Just seeing everything from Joey's eyes of his siblings, his friends, his mam, his dad hurt. Seeing Joey get worse and worse made me want to tear my eyeballs out.
sorry guys, I can only remember anything from Redeeming 6, that book has taken over my head.
“I’m not afraid of loving a boy,” I told her honestly. “I’m afraid of losing myself in one.”
The Characters
Aoife Molloy my sweet girl I ADORE her. From the moment she was introduced in Binding 13 I loved her. She's so sweet and loyal, and I love how confident she is, like the QUEEN SHE IS (iykyk) She's so strong for sticking with Joey through thick and thin, because I know not a lot of people would (I love Joey and even I'd struggle with it). I've also seen people say that she doesn't care at all about Joey's siblings, and to that I say, don't piss me off.
Joey....Joey....Joey. My favorite. My poor boy ...more
i basically read this in one day y'all, i finished it mostly today. this was pretty fun, i was mainly reading it for entertainment purposes and that'si basically read this in one day y'all, i finished it mostly today. this was pretty fun, i was mainly reading it for entertainment purposes and that's what it was!