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Saving 6 by Chloe Walsh

54 reviews

sadie_readss's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Pregnancy

shaykay's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Infidelity and Pregnancy

skyebrary's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

herbookarchives's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Blood

rachel_jones03's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

ewatt33's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

bookaholic84's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying

I really wanted to love Joeys story but I didn’t. I love Joey and Aoife but this book fell flat. I found it very repetitive and therefore I kept loosing focus.

rosie_08's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

liaareads's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

• 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

i knew i was going to cry, but from the first page (the start of first year, not the prologue)??? i wanna give joey and aoife and the rest of them a hug 🥺 they deserve the world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual assault

lovast's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

This book broke me. The only reason I didn't cry is because I mostly read it at work and I can not afford to cry on the job. 

This book is somewhat of a prequel to the first two books in the series. We see the life and struggles in the Lynch family through Joey's eyes. 

Once again, Chloe Walsh knows how to make me feel pain and anguish I've never felt in my life. Seeing the story from Joey's pov was something else. He was the one that endured the most and had too many responsibilities on his shoulders... My heart hurt and cried for him. 

Aoife is exactly what Joey needed in his life. She is the one that challenges him and brings the best in him. From flirty banter to best friends to the love of their lives, Aoife and Joey were meant for each other. I loved seeing their relationship and feelings grow and develop into love. I didn't really like Aoife in the first books, she felt like a filler character, but that's probably because she didn't interact much with Shannon which was the main character, so she appeared very briefly in a few scenes. But here... Aoife shines and I love her. 

Despite wanting to slap her on the back of the head for how she handled her relationship with Paul, she came through and showed us that she is indeed level-headed. She showed us how true, deep, consuming love feels like. How important it is to be there for your loved one, to support and to encourage. She also showed us that you cannot change someone if they don't want to be changed. 

That's why I appreciate Joey's character even more. Even though the ending hurt me to no ends, I appreciate the author for making Joey choose correctly and prioritising the most important and desperate thing at that time over his love. Because his love for Aoife and hitting an unimaginable rock bottom opened his eyes. 

Why 4.5 stars? Because, I wasn't left with the emptiness and desperation the first two books left me. It's probably because the story isn't new because I've read it in Shannon's books. I would have avoided reading Binding 13 and Keeping 13 at work because I know I wouldn't be able to stop myself from crying. Reading Saving 6 was hard but not impossible and I could stop myself from crying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Violence

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy