Saving 6: Boys of Tommen, Book 3

Written by Chloe Walsh

Narrated by Jacqueline Milne and Matthew Forsythe

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.

* Warning *

Some scenes in this audiobook may be extremely upsetting for some listeners. Due to its bad language, mature themes, and potentially triggering scenes, Saving 6 is recommended for mature listeners.

• Language: English
• Publisher: QUEST from W. F. Howes Ltd
• Release date: Aug 10, 2023
• ISBN: 9781004125845

Reviews for Saving 6

[Lola Dru · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

5 ?

Cue the heartbreak ?

I knew my heart will be bleeding, but I naively thought that after reading Shannon and Johnny's story I was somehow prepared. I wasn't.

From the previous books, I knew Aoife and Joe were together, but their story started when they were both just 12 year old babies. It started off as a friendship with the undertone of mutual attraction, pining and inability to stay away from each other.

I more or less knew Joe as a character, but here we get the wonderful opportunity to learn of Aoife. She is quite a character! Strong-headed, determined, fiercely loving and confident. She has her own demons that seem quite easy to handle on the surface compared to Joe's, but they have quite an impact on their story.

Joe's home life was no news to me, however the inner turmoil that boy was going through and the weight of the world he carried on his shoulders was devastating to read. Taking the role of the parents, protector and provider for his family while simultaneously feeling unloved, hopeless and alone in it. Taking a front row seat not only to his problems, but also his psyche shook me to my core, but also made me crave his happy ending even more.

This book ends on a cliffhanger and I'm jumping straight into the second one.