Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Keeping 13 by Chloe Walsh

101 reviews

jbrusa's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Moderate: Addiction

teagzreads's review against another edition

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.

**check trigger warnings**

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Bullying

mddavis14's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Death

jadejulissaa's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death of parent

anna_marie_'s review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Bullying

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

jayybear's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse

lauralouise93's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Child abuse, Bullying, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Violence

graceev's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual content

jg93's review against another edition

emotional funny sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

reads_all_the_books's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Addiction, Child abuse, and Death of parent