Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Keeping 13 by Chloe Walsh

342 reviews

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

kristanjenkins's review against another edition

3.75

challenging emotional funny hopeful sad fast-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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

mmezaaaa's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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: Yes

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another 5 star read for the series!! I didn't think it could get better than the first book but WOW! JUST WOW! Shannon and Johnny are everything to me. I never thought that I would become as emotionally attached to teenagers as I did but boy was I wrong. This book is 100% a tearjerker so caution to all who read to not read in a public place like I did (I read it at work and sobbed every day). The Kavanagh family are god sent angels, especially Johhny's parents. His mom telling everyone

"I don't just want one, I want them all" UGH THE FACE THAT THEY BECAME THEIR FOSTER PARENTS?!?!?!?

I love the dynamic of the friend group as a whole and I am super excited to keep reading! I know that each friend will have their story told so Joey & Aiofe are next but personally I need to know more about Lizzie and why she is the way she is. The ending shocked me a bit, I was not expecting

Joey to return to school at Tommen.

The

fire was so shocking to me but as I was reading I had a feeling that the dad was going to come back and try to off the whole family. He gives "If I can't have them nobody can" vibes. That and the fact that the mom sacrificed herself for her kids?!?!

I knew in the end she would do the right thing for her kids. Shannon & Johnny at the festival listening to "Hear You Me" and dedicating it to her mom was the final nail in the coffin. If I could rate this a 6 star read I would!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse

jokf's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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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okay sooo,, my main issues with this book are the exact same as the first one, so i wont go too into detail, but specificaly the length of this book was killing me. 800 pages?!?! for what?!?! it could easily have been half the length, and i feel like the last few chapters were a little rushed, but still cute ig?😝 
but anyway, my favorite part of this series is definetly the characters (truly what is the plot??? also

why tf did johnnys parents adopt them, like sure cute ig, but really???

), but i feel like we left on such a weird note with Lizzie and Gibsie?? like wtf was that about?? problem is i have to read 2000 fucking pages to find out😠. BUT!!! shannons character development omg🥲 shes like the sweetest sweetheart ever and i LOVED to see her heal!! (

but i wish they wouldve gotten out sooner so we could see more of happy her

, and i really appreciate that they gave her space to do that. i often feel like authors cant develop their characters well, when theyre getting over something traumatic, because it can be difficult to see who the character is, if not their trauma and issues. luckily i feel like the author did her character justice!🙃 also in the first book i HATED how they adressed body image etc. but i feel like they did a way better job in this book, highlighting that shannons situation wasnt healthy. i lovee that shannons weightgain is seen as positive by everyone, and that the author let her do that, even though her size had been made such a big deal throughout the first book!

edit: been a few days, but i had to come back and add this becauseeeee,

i cant stop thinking about that fucking funeral. WHAT WAS THAT?!? like im actually wondering if the author has ever been to one??? like wdym you ask this rando, MID FUNERAL mind you, to CARRY YOUR MOMS CASKET??? like joey barely knew gibsie, and what was with the silly nickname, like time and place??? its actually pissing me off soooo bad, like didnt joey have any friends?? also are women just not aloud to carry caskets in ireland?? WHAT IS GOING ON?!? WHY IS FEELY SINGING??? FEELY OF ALL PEOPLE???????? this is so stupid i dont think ill ever get over it😠

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders

abbysingh's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Gaslighting

dunndiggity's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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There was a lot of heartache in this one for me. I didn’t  think that Chloe Walsh would be able to keep me invested in Shannon and Johnny for *another* 600+ page book, but here we are and she kept my ADHD brain engaged. 

PS- I would have loved to get more Johnny and Sean. But that might just be me ovulating…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

madirue's review against another edition

5.0

emotional 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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Hi, Johnny.

Hi, Shannon.

I wasn't so sure about this series as I do not typically like reading about high schoolers. This book was so emotional. I cried a lot. I'm so happy the Lynch kids are healing. Cannot wait to continue this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

madelynmonet's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse

clmoore's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional tense 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Fire/Fire injury

nieveg's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury