They are the definition of ride and die, they bicker like siblings, and the bromance was hilarious and sweet. The loyalty these two have, they were always there when one needed the other. Gibsie is like the golden retriever best friend who’s always making jokes and uplifting tense situations. Johnny and Gibsie’s friendship made me laugh out loud while reading. One box had a yes over it, and the other a no. Will you please be my friend? Two hand drawn boxes were sketched below the writing. I love books where the tough and grumpy character is soft for the main character, and this is that. Even when they weren’t officially together, it was like they were. I liked how Johnny and Shannon built a friendship first before entering a relationship, I loved seeing them develop in that and communicate relatively well. At the end of Keeping 13, both were healing, Shannon was growing into her body, gaining confidence, and happiness while Johnny was starting his career with her by his side, while learning that rugby wasn’t everything and that he was allowed to prioritize other things in his life.Īlso, the friendships were incredible. In the beginning of Binding 13, Shannon was shy, terrified, and wanted to be a lone wolf at her new school to keep under the radar, and Johnny was like the classic jock stereotype with a soft heart and insecurities hiding.

However, I loved seeing their mindsets change. The choices they make aren’t always the sensible one and that’s okay. It was realistic, and you have to remember that these characters are in high school, so they’re still maturing and growing into who they are. It did get a bit repetitive, but the development of the characters throughout these two books were amazing and I loved how Walsh spaced it out. They’re super long, and the page count is kind of scary, but ignore the covers and the page length. These books hooked me in and I couldn’t stop reading. She has experienced more bullying than one could count, and this prompts her to move schools to Tommen College mid-way through the school year in hopes of a fresh start. Shannon is a sixteen-year-old, who lives in a very toxic and abusive household. He wasn’t going to let anything get in his way, until her.

His only love has always been rugby he’s focused and determined to be the best and get to the top, ignoring any and all injuries he suffers. Johnny is a seventeen-year-old, who comes from a wealthy and loving family. Novel s Binding 13 and Keeping 13 by Chloe Walsh follows Shannon and Johnny, two teenagers, whose lives couldn’t be any more different and can still somehow fit perfectly together anyways. Trigger Warnings: physical and verbal abuse, bullying, substance abuse, mature content, death, sexual harassment Tropes: friends to lovers, slow burn, sports romance, grumpy/sunshine, found family Title: Binding 13 (book #1) and Keeping 13 (book #2)

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