Reviews with content warning for Child abuse - Keeping 13

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jbrusa's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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teagzreads's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-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? No

4.5

I just want to thank Chloe Walsh for creating these characters and their stories because they are forever imprinted on my soul. One of my all time favourite found families. If you want a series that will take you from laughing to crying and everything in between, pick Boys Of Tommen up. Johnny and Shannon forever, absolute soulmates🫶🏼

I can’t wait to continue the series, but due to the intensity of emotions these books brought out, I think I’ll take a little break before reading Saving 6. I’m giving this one 4.5 stars because the pacing was a bit off for me. The first half felt slow after the events of the previous book, then it got really exciting for a period and then slowed down again toward the end. Still a great read, but not quite as great for me as Binding 13. One of my top series hands down.

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mddavis14's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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jadejulissaa's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This series! Just reading the first two already has my whole freakin heart.

Make sure you have Keeping 13 nearby when you begin Binding 13, because I PROMISE you will not be able to wait to purchase the second book. I made the mistake of purchasing Binding 13 and was so upset that I didn’t get the second book that I ended up buying it on my kindle because I was too frantic to figure out what the hell was going on.

Keeping 13 just made my heart whole, I already can tell this series will hold a very special place in my heart and will be one of my favorites this year. I am anxiously waiting for Joey and Aoife's book but... instead I started the audiobook which is taking me some time since it's my very first one. I CAN NOT WAIT FOR CLAIRE AND GIBSIE! if you could not already tell Gibsie is my favorite and I love him so much and Claire too she's just such a great friend.

Keeping 13 is more about exploring Shannon and Johnny's side together and separate and how life changes for them in unexpected ways but learning to deal with whatever life comes at them. IF YOU FINISH BOTH SERIES GO TO CHLOE WALSH'S PAGE AND READ THE BONUS EPILOGUE AS WELL AS WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BOTH OF THEM.

I cannot recommend these two books enough!!

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theaa_reads's review against another edition

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emotional tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

♾️⭐️

I‘ve been dreading writing this review for about two weeks now, cause I just don‘t know how to put my feelings and love for this series into words and because I know that this review isn‘t going to show what a special place the entire series has in my heart.
I went into the book completely blindly. I randomly got it at the bookstore because I loved the cover and I‘ve heard amazing things about the series. Little did I know that it was going to break my heart.
I finished Binding 13 in under 24 hours. A 800 pages long book. I just couldn‘t stop reading. I‘ve never loved book characters more than these. Every single character was so perfect in their own way.
The 800 pages of the book were the perfect length (even though before starting this series I was wondering how a romance book could have so many pages) and the story didn‘t feel rushed at all. I loved that the dialogues were so long because that made the entire book so real and raw.
I wasn‘t prepared for the emotional impact that series was going to have on me! Please, please, please check the TWs!!! I didn‘t and luckily I don‘t really have triggers but I still cried so much for the characters, their trauma and everything they went through.
Also I‘ve never met a book boyfriend more perfect than Johnny. His love for Shannon and his patience with her 🥹 Their love was so pure 🫶🏻
After the worst cliffhanger I had to wait 3 days for Keeping 13 to be delivered. It was the worst. But Keeping 13 was just the perfect conclusion for Johnny‘s and Shannon‘s story. I loved how both characters developed so much and how Shannon thrived 🥹
I don‘t want to say too much because in my opinion it‘s always best to go into books blindly but I can only recommend this series.
Not only was it heartbreaking but there were so many funny and cute moments, too!!
Definitely one of my favorite books EVER

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