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jokf 's review for:
Binding 13
by Chloe Walsh
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
i started this book because i needed something kinda trashy, cheesy and stupid yk?? and it very much delivered, so thank you chloe walsh🙂↕️🙂↕️ but,, sometimes it was a little tooooo much. Firstly the book is 400 pages to long, and even though i wanted cringy dialogue, i had to put the book down and take a deep breath a couple of times okay. On another note, the authors approach to body image (the author 100% has some sort of height difference/size difference fetish) and their age gap was weird as fuck, but who am i to judge🤗 Also im not sure if this was like intentional, but some of the characters are a liiiiittle problematic, johnny and gibsie (who i love do not get me wrong) said some pretty misogynistic stuff every once in a while (mainly johnny), where i was like oh! umm🤨 I dont know if this was to make them feel like “realistic” jocks in 2005, which in that case was not necessary. or if it was to have them grow later on?? or if she simply thought that was a completely normal and not at all offensive thing to say?? idk but it was kinda icky😬
however i did give this book 4 stars (shocking, i know), because the characters kinda ate, like almost all of them?? (there were a little to many people with a little to many nicknames tho), i do still feel like we didnt get enough overlaps of the different characters yk? Like i loved gibsie, and his scenes with johnny were good, but i needed more with him and shannon, joey or claire😔 i feel like some of the characters met eachother a little to late in the book, and barely had any real interractions. but anyway, one of my favorite things about this book (which i was not expecting), was the sad elements, like idk why but i thought it was gonna be pure cheesy romance??(it is not) and yes i did cry😁 i think shannons family was such an interesting storyline and i really loved her and joey, but i wish her other brothers had been included more.
In conclusion this book is not necessarily good or well written, but its a pretty fun/interesting read, and is really easy to get into and read, especially considering how long it is. So even though the book wasnt very good i honestly liked it (im slightly embarrassed😓), and i’ll probably read the rest of the series (or atleast the second book, cause wtf was that ending??)
however i did give this book 4 stars (shocking, i know), because the characters kinda ate, like almost all of them?? (there were a little to many people with a little to many nicknames tho), i do still feel like we didnt get enough overlaps of the different characters yk? Like i loved gibsie, and his scenes with johnny were good, but i needed more with him and shannon, joey or claire😔 i feel like some of the characters met eachother a little to late in the book, and barely had any real interractions. but anyway, one of my favorite things about this book (which i was not expecting), was the sad elements, like idk why but i thought it was gonna be pure cheesy romance??(it is not) and yes i did cry😁 i think shannons family was such an interesting storyline and i really loved her and joey, but i wish her other brothers had been included more.
In conclusion this book is not necessarily good or well written, but its a pretty fun/interesting read, and is really easy to get into and read, especially considering how long it is. So even though the book wasnt very good i honestly liked it (im slightly embarrassed😓), and i’ll probably read the rest of the series (or atleast the second book, cause wtf was that ending??)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Miscarriage, Rape