Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Keeping 13 by Chloe Walsh

340 reviews

bente19's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional relaxing 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: Complicated

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Was wel weer goed! Echt wel stevige thema’s die aanbod komen naar de romantische verhaallijn. Alleen het is al echt slow burn dus dan wil ik ook wel even zo echt een hoogte punt en dat vond ik dat wel beetje miste. Opeens hadden ze alles gedaan zonder dat ik zo echt de kriebels heb gehad van aaaahhhhh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse

gunznrozez29's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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: Complicated

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Genuinely one of the best fricking books I have ever read. Such an emotional roller coaster, I laughed, cried, and everything else in between. This book has such a beautiful storyline and an amazing group of characters. There were so many heartwarming moments, so many laughs (mostly with Gibsie’s crazy ass dialogue), and so many times where I wanted to throw the book across the room in a fit of rage. Johnny and Shannon’s story will have a special place in my heart from here on out. Chloe Walsh is a damn genius and I want to thank her for being so real. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

annasoderborg's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad 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: Complicated

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no words. binding and keeping 13 are gut-wrenching but amazing. I love it. I love them. Ugh. 

“Boom, boom, fucking boom”😍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse

bookstaliciousgirl's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

marelline's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury

maryyna_sm's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Addiction

lcc_xx's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional funny tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

avahernandez's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Rape

angel1999's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Blood

zoekuylen's review against another edition

4.0

emotional sad tense slow-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: No

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I absolutely loved Binding 13, and for the first 400 pages of Keeping 13, I was just as obsessed. Johnny and Shannon still had that same magnetic pull, and I loved seeing their relationship deepen as they navigated the aftermath of everything they’d been through. But around the halfway mark, I found myself thinking, “Okay… time to start rounding this off now.” The story began to drag. It was still moving forward, but some scenes felt unnecessarily long or like filler that didn’t really add much to the story. Honestly, if Keeping 13 had been about 200 pages shorter, Johnny and Shannon's story would’ve been perfect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse