Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh

146 reviews

wynterstrike's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

This one surprised me. I generally don't so much as finish sports romances, let alone enjoy them. I also demand a full and thorough plot which was practically absent from this book. Shocking, given the ~800 pages, which definitely could've been reduced as conversations seemed to be repeated often, but I still devoured this book and had a great time doing so.

I loved the depth of the characters, and Gibsie and Johnny's friendship was a highlight for me. There were a couple of questionable comments made by characters, and everyone seemed to act first, talk later, but given the characters ages I think it checks out.

What I'd like to see in book 2:

more character development from Shannon would be nice; she was meek the whole book. I'd also like to see Johnny actually listen to her for once.

Looking forward to picking up the next book regardless!

It's worth checking the trigger warnings if you're okay not going in completely blind, there's some pretty dark themes throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, and Medical trauma

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

kelseyr09's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

2.0

Desperately needs editing. It's so repetitive and nothing happens in 90% of the book. I'm surprised I finished it . 

leave the poor girl alone already. She is bullied, beaten up, clumsy, bad in school, haa crippling anxiety, can't hold a coherent conversation. But the super hot extremely popular jock likes her despite it all and that makes everything okay

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Child abuse and Homophobia

emilyyyhillsss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

“If this is love, then it’s you”
“You are love”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

mariahlynnpeck's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book had me so invested the whole time I forgot I was reading. The way the story goes. The ending absolutely wrecked me. Immediately going to start keeping 13 because I need to know.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

laceyc1's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit

prettypinkprincess's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

kinsportch's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism and Miscarriage

Minor: Infidelity and Abandonment

autumnatically's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ar__reads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Homophobia, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

books_ines's review against another edition

challenging emotional lighthearted sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Me ha gustado mucho la trama del libro, aunque se me ha hecho muy muy lenta porque hay muchísimo relleno, sobre todo al describir cosas y porque repite las mismas cosas una y otra vez. A parte de eso el libro lo he visto muy bien, me ha gustado mucho el personaje de Shannon y me daba muchísima pena. Cada vez que ella narraba me bebía los capítulos, no como los que narraba Johnny, que eran insoportables porque gran parte de él o hablaba del dolor de su cirugía o los chicos de su equipo diciendo groserías de las mujeres. Aunque los chicos eran unos asquerosos, Johnny es el caso aparte junto a Gibsie (aunque dice sus groserías), Hugghie y Joey, que es el mejor hermano que alguien podría tener. 
Lo que más me ha entretenido ha sido la segunda mitad del libro.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail