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sadie_readss's review

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emotional funny relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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shaykay's review

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I'd be lying if the physical books weren't part of the reason, I initially picked up the first book in this series, but I was quickly hooked from the second I started reading. I don't typically like when series shift main characters or kind of tell the same story just in a different POV, but I think this one did it really well because we end this book just as we start catching up to Shannon's story and we're learning so much more about Joey. The Joey in Shannon's story just seemed like the protective big brother who was doing everything he could for his siblings. We don't really learn just how bad it was for him, and even worse for him than his siblings since he took most of the abuse. Don't get me wrong Shannon gets a lot of it too, but we don't see the heartbreak in her POV as much. We kind of learn the truth about their family in her books but it's a big mysterious thing for a lot of her story while in Joey's it's the main focus. I also thought Joey and Aoife had been together for like ever and honestly that wasn't the case. It's a heartbreaking story and it just really gets sadder and sadder as the story goes. It does end on a cliffhanger, and we learn more in the next book, which does end in an HEA for Joey.

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skyebrary's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

What a tragic, anti-hero.

Joey is devastating. This story is so sad - it makes me wonder how many people we encounter are living in a fucked up situation like this.

As angry as his choices make me, I love Joey. Maybe more than Johnny.

He is so loving and protective and brave.

Hearing the things he believe about himself breaks my heart.

It makes me love Aoife so much. Should she run? Probably. But sometimes all someone needs is to know they’re lovable and she does that for Joey.

I liked watching them fall in love but will admit that it was a little slow and sometimes the drama gets tiring.

Can’t wait to see what happens in “Redeeming 6!”

⭐️ Favorite Quotes ⭐️

“My brain was a scary place to be and I didn’t want to be anywhere near me most of the time.”

“Excitement and fear thrummed through my body. As I allowed myself to feel something other than hopelessness, as I enjoyed the sensation do being inside my own body, my own head, for once without need to self-medicate first.”

“Because the only time I allow myself to feel anything is when I’m with you.”

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