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Keeping 13 by Chloe Walsh

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aichaa's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful medium-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

5.0

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mxcopmy's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I guess the BOT series will become my new comfort books. If you really want to experience all the basic emotions in 1 book, this is your call.

I have laughed, shed tears, cringed and insufferably wanted to throw the book at the walls (which unfortunately I couldn’t as I am reading this series on my e-reader 🫣). My hopes had not risen exponentially after the first book, but the 2nd book clearly had the content I was currently craving. It had pretty much everything. Painful situations, lots of suspense and lots of love and friendship all together. It's like watching your comfort series on Netflix. This book was also much darker and more emotional than the first book. Even though the first book was already intense, I felt it lacked some details to get to the same level of emotion as this book. Next, the great advantage with thick books is that you create a huge bond with the characters. For instance, I still found myself staring at the walls for a while after reading the 2 books about Johnny and Shannon. It left absolutely no philosophical or mature impact on me, just an impact that pulls you a bit more out of reality. With this one, this series will obviously linger in my mind for a long time....

Again, a minor downside to the story was that there was a lot of repetition. Especially in the first part of the book. Also, the intimate scenes had become rather boring after a while as it was continuously broken up. On the other hand, that was a positive as it allowed the intimacy to build up.

I am 100% sure I will experience nostalgia about Johnny and Shannon's perspectives, but it is time for another couple's story. I am very curious about Joey's history!

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joonvrses's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
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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rosereadsalot's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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binta_'s review against another edition

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emotional relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

keeping 13 is a continuation to the first boys of tommen series. It was really all painful but i just reminded myself that it gets better in the end. johnny and shannon’s relationship just continued getting better as the book went on. the trust that they built on each other is u breakable and nothing can tell me different. if i could give this series infinity stars i would cause this book breaks the scale! read at your own risk make sure to check the TW’s!!

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