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Redeeming 6 by Chloe Walsh

15 reviews

litwaklibrary's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This was an emotional ride. Joey + Aoife went through hell and back. I prepared for the hurt going into this book but, it still gutted me to read certain events from Joey’s POV. Redeeming 6 really dives deep into the struggles of addiction, child abuse, and teen pregnancy. It’s done well and in a realistic manner. Joey and Shannon both suffered at the hands of their parents; each in different and equally heartbreaking ways. I appreciate that we have gotten both of their stories told in detail. Chloe Walsh has created such a beautiful world with the Boys of Tommen. I feel so connected to these characters. Every main character and every side character leaves an impact. The love I have for this series is infinite! ♾️♥️

That epilogue from Shannon melted my heart. The brother/sister bond she shares with Joey has always been a special part of the series and seeing Shannon overjoyed to see her brother truly happy was the perfect ending. 

"𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙬𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙈𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙮."

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Gaslighting

chellz423's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

siffpedersen's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

josxphinchen's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

downtown_kb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• 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

Wow. 

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

pregnancy

. I’m sorry if that is a spoiler but literally that is what this whole book is about and if that’s not what you want to read about - no holding back in any way - don’t read this book. The list of content warnings is long and it is explicit.

That being said, Joey Lynch is quite possibly my favorite “book boyfriend” ever. Don’t misunderstand, he would be the worst boyfriend ever (until the end.) However, I was left completely in awe of everything he dealt with, sacrificed, and overcame for his family. Talk about a true hero and a freaking amazing human who was doing the best he could with the crumpled up piece of shit hand he was dealt.

And I understand that staying around for someone like Joey might not be advisable in the “romance” world, but Aoife’s sticking power was an impressive example of unconditional love. She saved his life. 

This book is anger, angst, hopelessness, devastation, and just the most raw story of Joey’s sacrifices for his family, his struggle to overcome his trauma/addiction, and Aoife’s refusal to ever give up on him. Theirs is a powerful love.

Chloe Walsh gave us another amazing story. I could hardly put this down. But yeah, if you thought Shannon’s story was heavy…it’s got nothing on Joey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Police brutality