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gettinglost_ina_book 's review for:
Taming 7
by Chloe Walsh
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
“You make me feel like it’s possible,” I heard myself tell her, as our bodies continued to move in perfect rhythm. “Hm?”. “Like what’s possible?” “Like everything is going to be okay again.” “Like I’m going to be okay.”
Yesterday I finished Taming 7, and I’m still not over it.
Yesterday I finished Taming 7, and I’m still not over it.
Ever since Keeping 13, Gibsie has been one of my favorite characters. He’s known for his humor and bubbly energy, the class clown, so you’d expect his book to be lighthearted and funny. But it’s definitely not.
Throughout the story, we get glimpses of his pain, and eventually we learn about his deepest trauma. It becomes clear that he has mastered the art of hiding behind a smile and his life motto, “I’m okay.” And it left me with a broken heart for him.
I loved his friendship with Claire, his childhood best friend, his “Claire-Bear”, she is the harbor in his life and the one person who understands him in a way no one else can.