Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Keeping 13 by Chloe Walsh

63 reviews

rioreadsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

Keeping 13 (Boys of Tommen Book 2)
Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is the second book in this duology/series and it was everything we needed and more in the conclusion of Johnny and Shannon's story. Again, it is a fairly long book, but it definitely kept my interest! It had a couple of slower parts, but I feel like they only added to the anticipation of what was to come. Just like book 1, this book elicited a pretty heavy emotional response which kept me engaged for the entirety of the novel. One scene in particular had my anxiety so ramped I couldn't read fast enough. I experienced every emotion reading this book! I did tear up again during this read, which is highly unusual for me. Johnny and Shannon remain one of my new favorite book couples. I thought what these two went through in the first book was rough, but the second book...again no words! My stance remains...they are simply everything. I can't wait to read the remaining novels in the series.

***Please note there is mature content and triggers in this book, and overall this is a pretty emotionally heavy book.

⚠️Warning⚠️
Language, low to medium spice, adult content, alcoholism, domestic violence, bullying, verbal abuse, drug use, and more

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Drug use, and Cursing

Moderate: Sexual content

apageoffictionallove's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Bullying, Grief, Murder, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Bullying

clara01's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.0

I loved both Binding 13 and Keeping 13, I think they are amazing books and well worth a read. I strongly advise anyone to read the triggers first, I went in blind and wasn't prepared for the heartbreaking and how disturbing it could sometimes be. 
Shannon and Johnny have to be one of my favorite book couples and this book was the perfect ending (for now 🤞🏾) to their story.

The only thing I would say is I felt the book was just too long. At times it seemed to be really slow with not much h ppening. I think the storyline could've been covered in only 2/3 of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Blood, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Child abuse, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Body shaming

ky_lah's review against another edition

So badly written. The book did not have to be so long, everything was repeated constantly, sometimes even word for word. The characters were boring and annoying. It was frustrating to get through. There was one character I liked and considered how many there are that’s a shit percentage. Not a good book. So annoyed I wasted so long on it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Medical content, and Pedophilia

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

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

theaa_reads's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child abuse, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Miscarriage

nimsaynadiews's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Death, Torture, Grief, Bullying, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Domestic abuse