Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Keeping 13 by Chloe Walsh

341 reviews

swamprat410's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

tarlie_12_xoxo's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

sillek99's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional funny mysterious 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment

robbiemae's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

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⭐⭐⭐.5/5

• This was definitely the better book in the Johnny/Shannon duology. Excited for the rest of the series!! Johnny is such a sweetheart, god - the man that he is !!!
• The found family aspect is adorable - The Kavanagh family is everything 🥰 God, I wish I had parents like John & Edel... 
• Gibsie is my favourite, I'm so excited for his book!!!
• I hate Lizzie - I get that she has some trauma that will most likely be revealed in her own book but her actions are not justified to me - I mean christ -
  she pushed Gibs into water knowing that he had a fear, I feel so bad for Gibs, he has my whole heart & Lizzie has to be a bitch to him! I'm glad he calls her a viper because that's exactly what she is
• I also feel for Joey - I can relate to him - older sibling who has to take on the responsibility of parenting a sibling as well as parenting your parents. On a personal level, I understand his actions & I sympathize with him (although I have no experience with addiction), the pressure that Joey has I understand & I hope he gets a happy ending - though I fear his book is going to destroy me... 😥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content

chelselizapnw's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-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: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent

skylar_15's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent

happykiwi's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction

megsxreads's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, Alcohol

bookishinnj's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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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Picking up right where Binding 13 left off, this was another incredible story of strength, desperation, determination, understanding and love. There is so much pain in this story, but it’s mixed in with moments of humor, pure joy and a lot of human kindness. Johnny and Shannon’s connection leaps off of the page, there’s no way you can deny the legitimacy of their feelings, even with their ages being a factor. My heart broke for the Lynch family, especially Joey, and I am so looking forward to his story. I loved the character growth that they all experienced as individuals and as peers - except for maybe one bully who shall remain nameless. There was just so much to love about this story as a whole. As a reminder, check trigger warnings, this story is just as heavy as the first, covering difficult topics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

kdun's review against another edition

4.25

emotional inspiring 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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Very long but you do come to love the characters 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse