Emotional damaaageeeee💀💀

Heart = broken

“Nice legs”

This was joey and aoife’s story set before Sharon’s and omg it hurt so much I feel so bad joey went through so much. 

joey aoife new fave book couple to ever exist ever. this book consumed me, i feel insane.

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

✨“Don’t hate me, Molloy,” Joey mumbled, falling into the passenger seat the moment I let him go to open the car door. “You’re all I have to wake up for in the morning.”

✨“I absolutely don’t love you, Joey Lynch,” she breathed, fist knotting in my shirt as she tugged my face down to hers. “And I always won’t.”

I kind of wish I would have reread the first two books but I still really enjoyed this first book of Joey and Aoife’s story. It was very angsty and traumatic so that’s very important you know about it going in. I also knew this before it was picked up and was bothered by this often as it’s published but this is not a young adult book. This is up there with a lot of their books that Bloom has published as contemporary romance and wish that this series was also treated like that. This cliffhanger didn’t affect me like Binding 13 was but I can already predict the next one will be more traumatic, angsty, and anxiety-inducing. It was really nice seeing more to the relationship with Joey and what led him to what happened in the first books but am nervous to got through it again.

Oh God this was so hard to read:( coming from a family that deals with addiction this was so heartbreaking oh poor Joey:(( my heart can’t handle this :(

I loved Aofie and Joey's story more than Shannon and Johnny's story. It was nice to hear Joeys perspective on the Lynch's home life rather than just seeing it from Shannon's perspective. I missed Gibsie's jokes in this book though hes definitely my favourite from this series.

I liked this book way more than I liked Shannon and Johnny's books. They were sweethearts but for some reason I had the hardest time reading it. This book was easy. I don't know if it is because I was more used to the Irish stuff now but honestly I don't think that's true. Joey actually used way less "lad" and "ejit" which were the two words that got so quickly so repetetive in the first two books. It drove me mad. So maybe that's why I enjoyed it more haha

Joey and Aoife are MEANT for each other. The way she always fights for him is exactly what he deserved after fighting alone for so long.

On a side note, I can't believe that's how Darren left. What a piece of shit. He didn't even turn around. He just left and never looked back. Not caring that he wouldn't even be there if his siblings died. If Shannon died on the way to the hospital, he would've been too late. He WAS too late. He annoys me so much and he wasn't even in this book aside from the prologue.

Also I hate his mother but for some reason I think she still loves him. I know WHY he thinks she doesn't love him and he's completely valid in that emotion, I'd probably think it too, but she loves him. She's just an asshole for being afraid of him. She resents him because he's so much stronger than ALL of them. Especially her and Darren. He reminds her of all her wrong doings so she doesn't like him. But I still think she loves him. I don't think she could handle his death but the fact that her first thought would probably be "Now he can't become Teddy" is SICK.

She is so abusive towards him always telling him he will be just like his father. What mother does that? Shouldn't she want to help him NOT become like him? She's such a bitch. I don't care if she's a victim, too. She stopped being one when she not only let her children get abused but abused them herself as well.

4.5 stars for my parents joey & aoife 🫶🏼 I knew that Joey’s story would destroy me but god this was so painful to read. Joey deserves the world and more. His loyalty and love for his siblings is gut wrenching. JOEY LYNCH IS TRYING HIS BEST. And god Aoife! I fucking love that girl. I love how protective she is of Joey and how fucking dedicated and in love she is with him. Aoife is everything that Joey needs in his life, from her unwavering love to her cheeky comments to his enemies. I cannot wait to see what happens in the next book! Only a few more weeks to go.

i finished this like a month ago idk why i just remembered goodreads

so much happened yet nothing happened. rebecca, danielle and paul 😒😒

joey has always had a special place in my heart and this book just further solidified his spot

MY HEART CAN ONLY TAKE SO MUCH! did I finish the book or did the book finished me?

This series is destroying me and I’m loving every second of it

I could read a million pages about Joey and Aoife.

That will never change.

Joey and Aoife are my favorites because they really do love each other so much, it breaks my heart, over and over again.

I cannot imagine either of them without the other. They’re just so heartbreakingly perfect, I can’t.

pls don’t buy this book or support her