Title: Saving 6
Author: Chloe Walsh
ISBN: 978 0349 4392 80
Publisher: Piatkus
Pages: 725
Source: Private Copy
He’s about to meet his match.
When teenagers from the same side of the tracks collide.
The second born son in a broken marriage, Joey Lynch has spent a lifetime picking up the pieces of a family unraveling. When his older brother Darren skips town on his first day of secondary school, twelve year old Joey finds himself thrown into the role of protector to his younger siblings and mother. Plagued by self-loathing, and furious with the world, he grapples with teenage life, his unwavering sense of duty to his family, while balancing precariously close to a life of addiction that threatens to swallow him whole. The only light in his sea of darkness is his boss’s firecracker of a daughter who refuses to back down. A girl who just so happens to be his classmate.
Aoife Molloy has never been backwards in coming forward. Her bubbly and self-assured nature has never led her astray. Until her first day of secondary school when she collides with a hotheaded boy who sparks a burning curiosity inside of her that only grows stronger by the day.
Falling into a complicated friendship with her father’s apprentice, Aoife works to unravels the secrets around Joey Lynch’s life, while he desperately fights to keep her out.
Friendship, devotion, and first love all come together in Saving 6, the first of two books for Aoife and Joey.
Based in Ireland, the Boys of Tommen series is bound to captivate and lure you into the world of rugby, hurling, love, and teenage heartbreak.
Official Summary
12 March 2024
This is the third book in the Boys of Tommen. It is Joey and Aoife’s story. This book starts long before the first two happen. This book starts when Joey is just starting High School and when he first meets Aoife.
This book was hands down the most heartbreaking book ever. I thought Shannon’s story was sad and I knew that Joey’s was going to be worst but I did not expect it to be this sad. I have been waiting for this book to be available locally forever and I finally got them as Christmas gifts. I could not wait to read this book and I read it in three days. Which is quick considering how massive these books are.
From reading the first two books in the series I was not aware of how complicated Joey and Aoife’s relationship was. I mean they spend so much time together throughout this book. There are also a lot of time jumps in this book as the book is spanned over four years.
I liked Aoife, I know some people don’t love her and I can kind of see why but I sort of understood where she was coming from. She was a girl who knew what she wanted. It was slightly annoying having to watch her with Rice for so long and it did seem a little unfair at times that she was leading him on.
Joey broke my heart in a million pieces. You watch as he tries to cope with his physically abusive father and his emotionally abusive mother. You also see how he raises his siblings and you watch as you realise, just how much of a parental figure he was to the children. And throughout all this, you watch as he struggles with his own drug addiction and how he is just hanging on by a thread.
I also loved the bond he formed with Aoife’s Dad. It was nice to know he had someone in his life, as we never knew about them in the first two books.
Overall I could not recommend this book more! This book is heartbreaking and it was an easy five-star rating from me. As soon as I finished this book I picked up the next one immediately. I would recommend that you read the first two books in the series before reading this one, but it isn’t necessary.
Also by Chloe Walsh
Off Limits
Adriana is the privileged daughter of business mogul and town socialite.
Blessed with wealth, beauty, and a football hero older brother, to the outside world Andi looks like the quintessential daddy’s little rich girl, but looks can be deceiving.
The truth is Andi’s life is far from perfect.
Placed on a pedestal by her absentee parents, and forbidden to date, Andi’s world consists of school, studying and books. Lonely and caged, she focuses all of her attention and desires on the one boy above all others who is off limits to her – her brother’s best friend, troublemaker Nathan Cole.
Andi has had a crush on Nathan since forever, and when her brother suggests she play the role of Nate’s fake girlfriend, her feelings for him only intensify.
About The Author
Author Bio from the Author’s Site
Chloe Walsh is the bestselling author of The Boys of Tommen series, which exploded in popularity on TikTok, Goodreads, and Amazon. She has been writing and publishing New Adult and Adult contemporary romance for a decade. Her books have been translated into multiple languages. Animal lover, music addict, TV junkie, Chloe loves spending time with her family and is a passionate advocate for mental health awareness. Chloe lives in Cork, Ireland with her family.
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