Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh

15 reviews

bellaperegrino's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

This book tore me into pieces, how much the fmc goes thorugh is honestly unthinkable and how the mcc makes it his mission to helo
her in any way shape or form 
im utterly amazed by it and i would totally recommend it if you can deal with hard subjects 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

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

velvetreads_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Gaslighting

sky2024's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

this book is so good but u will cry js a heads up🫡

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

kj_mono's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

hayzey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

ecravens'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

naaytaashreads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

“I can take you home when you have to go?
What the actual fuck?
I might as well have shouted, love me, fucking love me at the girl.
I felt like a bleeding eejit.”

Wow, I am surprised I finished the book in two days.
The size of it intimidates me, and I am not going to lie.
It's a huge book, and before I started it, I heard it was a slow burn.

But it wasn't really a slow burn.
Sure, the characters' plotlines and storylines were lengthy, and I enjoyed it.
The story and flow seem more natural and genuine with the friendship bonds and feelings and slowly learning of their character and story.

I enjoyed the balance of the 2 POVs, with the involvement of their friends, families and, of course, "villains."
Over time, while we see the friendship bond between Johnny and Shannon, we then learn of their struggles in their own life.
It's hard to read on some of them (please read trigger warnings), but it was an important topic to speak and read up on.

The ending definitely broke me, and I am nervous and excited to continue the read. 

“I just wanted her. For keeps.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

literary_neri's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I’d been looking forward to reading this for a long time. Unfortunately, a lot of it felt unnecessarily long. I don’t see the appeal with Johny. I prefer Joey and Gibsie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Violence, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, and Gaslighting