Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Keeping 13 by Chloe Walsh

120 reviews

meriss's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Violence, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Medical content, Blood, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

farah_s's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

There's finally something happening. The romance is going and we got to know her brother better 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

tanishabereading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

The way I ate up Johnny & Shannon’s beautiful love story is crazy 😩😍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, and Grief

contemplating_fiction's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

2.75

This book was slower than the last. I felt it could have been shorter and included alot of material in the middle of th3 story that could have been more succint. 

I enjoyed the ending and felt it was somewhat foreshadowed. The plot twist was enjoyable and I felt the emotional aspect was well delivered. 

The ending was a nice close off to the story but was somewhat anticlimactic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Grief and Mental illness

Minor: Alcoholism

lucycharm9's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? No

5.0

This book is simply pure perfection. I love every single character except Lynch dad. He was an awful monster who deserved how he died. I had very complex feelings for Lynch mom as she did nothing to protect herself and her children but I understand why she did what she did and may her rest in peace. I am so happy for all Lynch siblings as they definitely deserved to have a family that can love them and live in an environment that should allow them to be happy and just enjoy their lives as other children. Mrs and Mr K have my heart and they were just star of this book. I adore the hilarious old married couple, Gibsie and Claire, and I wish them luck raising their kids (I mean kittens lol). The relationship between Shannon and Johnny was beautifully with a lot of laugh, tear and heartbreak. I hope they continue to live happily together in their fictional world. I heard there will be a lot more tears with Joey’s book and I don’t know if I am ready for that yet😭

Heat: 🔥 (Boom Boom fucking Boom y’all know what I mean 😉)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Bullying

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense 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: Abandonment, Child abuse, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Alcohol, Grief, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Suicide, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Drug use

h_gall's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse

Minor: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, and Emotional abuse

samsbookishbrews's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-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

5.0

If I could give this book 10 stars, I would. This absolutely WRECKED me and I’d happily go through it all over again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

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