Keeping 13 - Chloe Walsh

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Book Title: Keeping 13
Author: Chloe Walsh
Genre: Contemporary, Romance
Series: Boy's of Tommen - Book 2
Tropes:
       ♡ Sports Romance (Rugby)
       ♡ Healing
       ♡ Found Family
       ♡ Young Love
       ♡ High School Setting

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🤍 Summary 🤍

⚠️ Content Warning: Domestic Abuse, Bullying, Addiction, Grief, Child abuse. This Summary contains minor spoilers for this book and the first book Binding 13

Keeping 13 continues Shannon Lynch and Johnny Kavanagh's love story. Shannon is still struggling with the abuse and trauma caused by her father, and her difficult home life. Johnny becomes her biggest source of comfort and protection, helping her feel loved and safe for the first time.
However, their happiness is threatened when Shannon's family situation becomes increasingly more dangerous, Johnny tries to protect Shannon and her other siblings, while Joey struggles with his own painful experiences, responsibilities and addiction issues. 

Person Struggles and Important Events ᯓ★ˎˊ˗

There will be spoilers here so move onto the review if you haven't read that book!

♡ Shannon's Trauma: Shannon experiences severe physical abuse from Teddy, her father. Her injuries become life threatening, and Johnny is forced to confront just how dangerous her home life is
♡ Johnny's Rugby Career: Johnny is under enormous pressure to succeed in rugby. His fear of losing his career and his desire to protect Shannon create emotional challenges
♡ Joey's Addiction: Joey struggles with the consequences of abuse and spirals into addiction. His pain affects his relationship with Aoife and his ability to protect his siblings
♡ Teddy's Return: Even after Teddy enters rehabilitation, his return to the family brings back the danger and fear after Marie lets him move back in.
♡ The Family Tragedy: The situation reaches a devastating hight when Teddy's violence results in a fire at the Lynch family home. Teddy and Marie don't survive while Johnny gets the children out of the house.

♡ Finding a Safe Home: The Kavanagh family step in to help the Lunch children, giving the chance to experience safety, stability and love
♡ Joey's Recovery: Joey eventually enters treatment and begins working towards recovery, while Shannon and her siblings start rebuilding their lives in the Kavanagh house

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🤍 My Rating and Review 🤍

Dates Read: 18/11/2024 - 17/12/2024
✦✦✦✦ - 4.75 Stars

I'm gonna crash out I swear to god! I love this series with my whole heart but I am so scared for Joey and Aoife's books. I'm so happy Shannon and her brothers are finally starting to heal and live their lives how they deserve to, also I love how obsessed Johnny is about Shannon but I'm glad he is still focusing on his rugby career and not just having Shannon turn into his whole personality. 

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🤍 Favourite Quotes 🤍

♡ "I want your trouble, and your complications, and everything else that comes with you"

♡ "I'm all in Shannon. Scars and all. Fucked up father and all."

♡ "That very first time I saw you? You sparked to life something inside of me"

♡ "I'm not in your corner Shannon, I'm standing right by your side"

♡ "She wrapped me up in childish, illogical, irrational knots, with a new one attaching itself to my heart everyday that passed"

♡ "I love you Johnny Kavanagh, most in the world"

♡ "Everything is different now. I wasn't the same girl from nine months ago. I was a completely different person, with a new home and a new family. All because I made the reckless decision to take a shortcut through a rugby pitch and crash into the boy who had changed my life. The boy who saved my life"

♡ "I like you because you're you, Shannon. I've never met another girl like you. No, I mean a girl as kind, and caring, and trustworthy, and loyal as you. And beautiful? Jesus Christ, you are so fucking beautiful that it's painful to look at you. I've never seen anything like you in my life"

♡ "You smell like home' 'You are home"

xoxo
angel swan