polos_missing_skittles's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Abortion and Miscarriage
ines_sofia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Blood, and Child abuse
Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Medical content, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Eating disorder, and Drug abuse
garrisonabbey's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
joey lynch and i are so irrevocably tethered in so many ways. seeing a story like his was so special, i can’t even begin to describe it with words.
aoife molloy is one strong powerhouse woman, and i admire her so much. whatever you do, please read their story!
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, and Death of parent
sandwiiche's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
great book, but PLEASE be aware of the trigger warnings. this book is very heavy.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Drug use, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
siffpedersen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Torture, Vomit, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Mental illness
josxphinchen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Drug use, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Vomit, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts
readwthsam's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault
asruy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Spoiler
besties where do I start. Ok im gonna do one character at a time. So let’s start with a brief overview. my babies are parents🥹🥹🥹 I can’t get over how cute they are together and the epilogue at the end where they’re in the annex behind the kavannaughs house😭😭 I love their little family.Joey- he deserves soooo much and I’m happy that he got his happy ending - by farrrr one of the most interesting, complex characters I’ve read about. He’s literally a brother, a parent, and boyfriend, a dad an everything. He’s literally Aoifes best friend and I’m so happy they have each other. The shit he went through in these books broke my heart into pieces that I don’t think will ever become whole again😞 honestly I’ve never sobbed like that for a character. He tried as well, he reallly tried the first time he sobered up himself he was doing so well. But all because of his ‘parents’ the whole reason why he turned to drugs in the first place is why he went back. Honestly tho his relationship with Aoife is perfect like I’m obsessed
“Hey, stud”
“Hey, queen”
They really gave Johnny and Shan a run for their money frrrr. But also all his friends and the relationships he developed killed me. PLS I NEED HIM AND GIBS(GUSSIE🤭) TO BECOME BESTIES!! I love their friendship and they’re in all the same classes🤣🤣 soo cuteeee. Also he took them to the hospital when she was having the baby🥹. And he showered him and cleaned him after that time he took too much drugs. He’s literally such a good person I love himmm!!!!!
Listen I’m a Lizzie defender4eva and seeing her and joes relationship😭😭😭 I love her even more. He’s like one of the only ones that knows about her and hughie🥲. Also that night, that bleeding awful night. I broke in half. I actually shattered.
“This girl. Messy as fuck or not, this girl had my unconditional support.”
“Yeah, for the rest of the school year, she would come under the same umbrella that Tadhg and Shannon did.”
Plssss their little bond is so cute I’m obsessed. They’re basically siblings and I can’t wait for him to support her when her book comes out🤭🤭.
Aoife- my babygirl. I actually don’t understand people who chat shit about her. She’s literally done through her own trauma. She literally struggled with romantic relationships because of her parents and that’s why she was always asking joe about his past. (Also the way he didn’t consent to his virginity being taken broke me. He was failed by literally everyone. I can’t even deal.) also when she said (the thing about his dad to him) SHE WAS LITERALLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY HIS DAD TWO SECS AGO. He literally pulled her knickers down and shoved her down and she thought it was Joey when he first came in. So no I don’t blame her. And it really hurt that it happened because that whole situation was so devastating especially after when he relapsed. But I am an Aoife apologist till I die🤭🤭 love you babes. Gibsie literally even became friends with her and the was he didn’t even hesitate to give her the money🥹🥹. He is literally the blueprint. I don’t make the rules🫢. When she had to get joe from that room with needles sticking out his arm, and then she had to go through all that extra testing cause he’s a drug user I swear my heart fell apart😭. She’s the strongest girl and he’s the strongest guy❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 my OTP and fave parents of little AJ🥹🥹🥹. Then calling him Anthony cause he raised them both had me bawling🥹. SOLID 5/5 the little Claire-bear&Gibsie crumbs we got, the mammy K scenes, the brother relationship happening between him and Kav😭 and all the scenes with his siblings (I was gonna say seany-boo especially but it’s literally also Tadgh and Shan and ols🥹) I love everything about this book and Boys of Tommen will forever have my heart<333 I need next year and the next book to come like yesterday. I’m literally already rereading all my highlights😭.
Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse
Minor: Sexual assault and Fire/Fire injury
downtown_kb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Read this book when you are in a good place emotionally because it will put you in a bad place emotionally. It is heavy, raw and the hits just keep coming, and coming, and coming. This deals very heavily with Joey’s heroin addiction, caused by a nightmare of domestic abuse and violence, as well as Aoife’s
Spoiler
pregnancyGraphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Violence, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Blood, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Vomit, and Bullying
Minor: Police brutality
lucyyyy_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Spoiler
I WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM HIS SUCIDE NOTE TO AOIFE FUCKthe relationship between joey and sean is everything everything everything i cried so fucking much over all their scenes
the found family the found family in this series nothing will ever beat it.
they are my family all of them
Spoiler
when joey thought they had died in the house fire and then johnny told him he had saved all his siblings and joey goes ‘he had them? My kids? he had them.’ the my kids broke me and i was violently sobbing-and when aoife told edel that they were ‘joeys babies’ the tears didn’t stop, he was the best dad to them, the best fucking dad
Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Rape, and Suicide attempt