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Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh

283 reviews

jennabranco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Child abuse

bbsylph's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Miscarriage

lamajaber's review against another edition

emotional funny tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

all i have to say is the gibsie is absolutely hilariousssss. i swear i reread every chapter he was in at least 4 times because i was genuinely dying of laughter. i also rlly love shannon, i feel like i relate to her in a lot of ways and i just wanna give her a big fat hug.🥲🫂 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Physical abuse

marissaboone's review against another edition

4.25

This book was SO addicting. There were juvenile and cringe moments, 100%, but what else can be expected when reading a high school romance? 

Despite this, I couldn’t put Binding 13 down. I read the 750+ pages in less than 2 days. This was the only case of “touch her and die” outside of the fantasy genre that actually felt  believable. Johnny was SO protective of Shannon, you couldn’t deny it. 

My only other complaint was how weak and vulnerable Shannon came across. She had almost no personality beyond being a tiny fawn of a human. I honestly didn’t see the appeal in Johnny’s eyes… but her vulnerability made sense knowing her history and life. There were many triggering content matters in this story. These all made her empty shell personality make sense, even if she wasn’t “fun” to read about. 

Aspects I really liked: it wasn’t really insta love the way some romance novels are. The story was spread out over months, which made it more believable. It also felt like the author was paying attention to the small details, and plot points from the beginning of the book lead to future points in the story. It made it feel like things were happening for a reason, and not like tropes were being written in just to move the story along. Finally, I really loved the depth of Shannon and Johnny’s feelings, as well as the depth of all the characters. I grew to care for them over the coarse of the book and I can’t wait to read more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use and Miscarriage

hannahez's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.75

Sometimes repetitive. We would learn something about a character or plot line that then would be mentioned again in a few chapters that the characters would be surprised about. Lots and lots of back and forth between the characters in sense of character development. Oh I shouldn't drive her home, and then he drives her home. And then he freaks out about driving her home because she is younger than him (like 1.5 years) and then, you guessed it, her will drive her home the next night. 

I'm reading the next one because how could you not when the book ends like that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Bullying

jackieranson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

scar07's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

jevette15's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

joyner's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual violence

zubizubizuzubizubizu's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Loved everything about this book, lots of layers on the building trust between Shannon and Johnny. Only thing mildly cringing is the fact they state how small Shannon is in like every chapter. Besides that this book is incredible, I love the storyline and i think its written perfectly for the fact that its 2 teenagers falling in love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Vomit, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail