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Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh
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it was amazing
bookshelves: romance, left-an-imprint, mental-heath-trauma-heartbreaking, slow-burn, sports-romance, found-family
Read 3 times. Last read June 1, 2024 to July 17, 2024.

ˋ✧*➷ third read: 17th july 2024. shannon is too pathetic for my liking, idk what i saw in her in the first place. my love for this book has tamed down a little and all i can see is flaws, so i don't think i'll be re-reading it again anytime soon 🤷‍♀️
ˋ✧*➷ second read: 17th march 2024.
ˋ✧*➷ first read: 13th december 2023.

♾️ INFINITE "BOOM, BOOM, FUCKING BOOM" STARS ❀˖°

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alexa play yellow by coldplay:

there are some books that you never get over with. some books that leave a deep imprint in your heart, your mind, your soul. this is that book.

Binding 13 is my favourite romance of all time.

there. i said. it.

if i have to rate my top 3 romance books:
1. Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh
2. I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang
3. People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry.

but that's beyond the point of what i'm trying to state here.

i was in a constant state of hypervigilance and anxiety since the start of the book. shannon's character hit too close to home, more than i was comfortable with. it was as if the fourth dimension broke and the world around me ceased to exist as i flipped the pages. i wasn't seeing shannon, i was seeing myself, and it fucking threw me in a state of an inexplainable paranoia.

oh my god this book.

my childhood hasn't been worse than shannon, but i still do find it relatable at some parts to some extent, but there's no denial in this, i love shannon lynch so fucking much! it's as if i have a little sister who unfortunately is tiptoeing around the same shards of glass in the same pattern that i somewhat once did in my life, and the urge to protect her was real. way too real considering these characters aren't even real.

(p.s. idk why i feel the need to include this, but physically she and me are the same. word to word. it's so difficult to find such characters istg, she def boosted my confidence lol)

joey and other kids. my god, joey lynch. my heart bleeds for him. the responsibilities and trauma he had to go through. far worse than anyone else. my heart mourns for these kids.

idk i wanted to cry for the entire book. it made me so uncomfortable. i just wanna protect these characters alright??

and GIBSIE. he's such a fucking tool but oh god i absolutely love him. my sunshine, my pookie pie, my haemoglobin, my cutie picapoo ugh claire you lucky luck woman. CHLOE WE NEED THEIR BOOK LIKE YESTERDAY WTF ARE YOU DOING!?

"If feelings were objects, then I was teetering on the edge of a great precipice, and if girls were weapons, then Shannon Lynch was the greatest weapon of mass destruction my heart had ever been exposed to.
Because I was fucked."


Johnny Kavanagh. i hate this bleeding eejit. i hate him so much bcz he's so perfect and it makes me so soo mad cuz i didn't have a johnny to hold me in his arms while i cried my heart out. i never had a johnny to fight the world for me. i never had a johnny to appreciate my every scar, my every imperfection. i never had a johnny to fight my battles with me and protect me. i still don't. and you won't understand how much i crave such love. i need it so fucking much. i feel so... empty.

"Stay.
Stay with me, Shannon.
I can keep you safe.
I'll look after you..."


i fell in love with johnny. literally. no i'm not being dramatic and no i'm not over exaggerating, but i wanted to rip him out of the book and keep by my side forever. in shannon like the river's words: i want him, period.

if innocent love is the phrase then johnny and shannon are the entire book. pure unadultered love that knows no boundaries.

"I think I love that girl."
"Well, who's this girl?"
"She's a river," I sighed and closed my eyes. "I'm keeping her, Da."
"Okay, son," he coaxed. "You keep the girl."
"She makes my heart go, like, whoa."
"Is that right?" he mused.
"So bad, Da," I sighed. "Boom, boom, fucking boom." I shook my head. "All the time."
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Reading Progress

December 9, 2023 – Started Reading
December 9, 2023 – Shelved
December 9, 2023 – Shelved as: romance
December 10, 2023 –
3.0% "I was ridiculously small for my age in every way. I was thin on the extreme, under developed with fried eggs for breasts, clearly untouched by the puberty boom that had hit every other girl my age. What I lacked in the height and breast departments, I liked to think I made up for in maturity. I was level-headed and an old soul.

NEVER BEFORE HAS A CHARACTER BEEN SO ACCURATELY BEEN ME, PHYSICALLY."
December 10, 2023 –
17.0% "man put a leash on his cat and took it out for a walk, GIBSIE😭😭"
December 10, 2023 –
25.0% ""I was annoyed with myself for being the kind of person who cried when angry.""
December 10, 2023 –
28.0% "this book's getting too much for me. their off the charts chemistry, johnny's whipped behaviour, shannon's character hitting too close to home;
my emotions are going crazy rn idk why i'm getting so hypervigilant, i need to take a break and calm down"
December 11, 2023 –
41.0% ""Now, who wants to call my girlfriend a whore to my face."

SCREAMINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG"
December 11, 2023 –
45.0% "OMG IF THAT BELLA BITCH APPEARS ON ANOTHER PAGE I'M GONNA BURN THIS BOOK RFN"
December 11, 2023 –
50.0% "i refuse to believe they're 15 and 17. in my head they are in their 20s studying in college."
December 11, 2023 –
54.0% "WHY TF CAN'T THESE SHORT FMCS HOIST THEMSELVES ON A FUCKING STOOL, I'M 5'1 AND I CAN VERY WELL SIT ON A STOOL WE'RE NOT SMURFS FOR FUCKS SAKE, WHAT KINDA MONSTER ASS INHUMAN STOOLS DO THESE PEOPLE USE😭😭😭"
December 11, 2023 –
56.0% "Stay.
Stay with me, Shannon.
I can keep you safe...


i can't do this today😭😭"
December 11, 2023 –
62.0% "Thinking back over my words, I suddenly realized how badly that must have sounded to Mrs. Kavanagh and, desperate to wipe the look of terror off her face, I quickly clarified, "Out. Johnny knocked me out. Not up."

Oh, dear god, let me die.

"How did he hurt you?" his mother asked, looking troubled and yet massively relieved.

I sighed heavily. "With his balls."


SHANNON BAE STOP💀💀"
December 12, 2023 –
75.0% "don't get me wrong, i love shannon, i really do, but she must stand up for herself atp. i'm so tired of her damsel in distress attitude and everyone else trying to fight her battles for her. she needs to stop running away and face these bitches"
December 13, 2023 –
84.0% " "Shannon like the river. Will you please be my friend?"

crying 😭"
December 13, 2023 –
91.0% ""I think I love that girl. She's a river," I sighed and closed my eyes. "I'm keeping her, Da."

"Okay, son," he coaxed. "You keep the girl."

"She makes my heart go, like, whoa. So bad, Da," I sighed. "Boom, boom, fucking boom. All the time."

i'll never find a love like this😭😭"
December 13, 2023 – Finished Reading
February 21, 2024 – Shelved as: left-an-imprint
March 1, 2024 – Shelved as: mental-heath-trauma-heartbreaking
March 1, 2024 – Shelved as: slow-burn
March 5, 2024 – Shelved as: sports-romance
March 5, 2024 – Shelved as: found-family
March 13, 2024 – Started Reading
March 15, 2024 –
27.0% "the whole gibson's cat pooing incident might be the funniest part of this book😭✋🏼"
March 23, 2024 – Finished Reading
June 1, 2024 – Started Reading
June 1, 2024 –
17.0% ""Why is your cat in her house?"
"He wasn’t feeling well, I took him for a walk."
"You took your cat for a walk?" Lizzie shook her head. "Boy needs institutionalizing."
"It's not that strange," he huffed defensively. "I live across the street."
"Did you put a leash on him?"
"Obviously." Gibsie looked at her like it was the dumbest thing he'd ever heard. "How else was I supposed to walk him over here?"

GIBSIE LMAO"
July 17, 2024 – Finished Reading

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dudekisser✧DK✧ I hope you like it!


dudekisser✧DK✧ Happy reading!


nina ★ ⸝⸝ ahhh i love this book so much the emotional damage tho. i hope you enjoy it as much as i did back then. this book has a very special place in my heart 🧸🩷💋


ˋ✧*⁀➷ ʙᴇᴛᴛʏ (Levi Ackerman's wife) nina tyy ma friend, i'm craving for that heartache 💔


benedicta AAHHHHHHHHH


benedicta LOVEEEEEE TO SEE THE INFINITE STARS ✨️♥️✨️♥️✨️♥️


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shanayaa such a gorgeous review omgg soo happy u loved it bbs ❤️


kendyl ʚ♡⃛ɞ (review slump) i wanna read this series so bad, but the amount of heartbreak and pain i know i’ll endure is something i’m not ready for yet😩✋🏼happy you enjoyed!


ˋ✧*⁀➷ ʙᴇᴛᴛʏ (Levi Ackerman's wife) kendyl you should pick this up soon b, your heart will never be the same😭


len ❀ [small hiatus due to studying] no words, just johnnyshannon 🫶🏻


message 14: by Emma (new) - rated it 5 stars

Emma Skapetis I need to go back to this book. I'm going to finish next year even though the length intimidates me lol (I haven't read a really long book in a little while). Beautiful review.


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lila ⋆ all these characters are literally the lomls 😭💗 so glad you loved this!


ˋ✧*⁀➷ ʙᴇᴛᴛʏ (Levi Ackerman's wife) emma the length won't intimidate you once you start reading!! hope you enjoy❤️


Rowan! Betty u lil bitch stop first it was siff and then it was shei’s updates and now this review I NEED to read this 😭 amazing review bby 🫶🏻 I’m so glad you enjoyed this book 🥹


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Sam So happy you connected so much with this and enjoyed it bb🥰 I never even checked out this book but you really made me wanna read it!! Love the review🫂


ˋ✧*⁀➷ ʙᴇᴛᴛʏ (Levi Ackerman's wife) Rowan wrote: "Betty u lil bitch stop first it was siff and then it was shei’s updates and now this review I NEED to read this 😭 amazing review bby 🫶🏻 I’m so glad you enjoyed this book 🥹"

girl i can't emphasize enough when i say how good this book is. IT'S A NEED, IT'S A RELIGION. read this bitch ASAP


ˋ✧*⁀➷ ʙᴇᴛᴛʏ (Levi Ackerman's wife) Sam wrote: "So happy you connected so much with this and enjoyed it bb🥰 I never even checked out this book but you really made me wanna read it!! Love the review🫂"

sammy my love just read it. as i said above ^^ hope you love it as much as i did, even more!!


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emma ⚘ wowww ive heard so many amazing things about this book! glad you liked it


nat!!(johnny kavanagh’s version) aw i love this book so much im so glad you loved it


EmBibliophile My all time favourite book!!! I love those characters so freakin’ much! So glad you loved it that much. Beautiful review sweetie! xx


Yasemin˚。⋆୨୧˚ Glad u enjoyed it pretty <333


ˋ✧*⁀➷ ʙᴇᴛᴛʏ (Levi Ackerman's wife) EmBibliophile they are so precious!! 🥺🤧


enqi ☾⋆˚*̣̩✩ THE LAST QUOTE 😭😭😭


Ayushi    waiting for the day when I pick this up and you would threaten me every second


Ayushi    GORGEOUS STUNNING AMAZING REVIEW FR💋💘


bruna bsf you are insane for rereading this what. i could never bring myself to this kind of pain again 🤡 but happy reread <3 🫂


Ri ♡ Here you are rereading this and i havent even start book 2 😔


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April (Semi-hiatus work is busy) Happy reread babes 🩷


LoveBooks (exams) this book has all my heart. Happy Reading💌


ˋ✧*⁀➷ ʙᴇᴛᴛʏ (Levi Ackerman's wife) enqi ☾⋆˚*̣̩✩ wrote: "THE LAST QUOTE 😭😭😭"

that quotes owns me😩


ˋ✧*⁀➷ ʙᴇᴛᴛʏ (Levi Ackerman's wife) Ayushi wrote: "waiting for the day when I pick this up and you would threaten me every second"

i'm still waiting for the day


ˋ✧*⁀➷ ʙᴇᴛᴛʏ (Levi Ackerman's wife) Ayushi wrote: "GORGEOUS STUNNING AMAZING REVIEW FR💋💘"

THANKYOUUU MY SWEET LITTLE TOAD 🐸


ˋ✧*⁀➷ ʙᴇᴛᴛʏ (Levi Ackerman's wife) bruna wrote: "bsf you are insane for rereading this what. i could never bring myself to this kind of pain again 🤡 but happy reread <3 🫂"

questioning my life choices lmao😃 tysmm brubru❤️✨


ˋ✧*⁀➷ ʙᴇᴛᴛʏ (Levi Ackerman's wife) Ri ♡ wrote: "Here you are rereading this and i havent even start book 2 😔"

i rated the second book 2 stars😃😃 talk about whiplash lmao. but i have a feeling you'll enjoy it. hope i pick it up soon🫶


ˋ✧*⁀➷ ʙᴇᴛᴛʏ (Levi Ackerman's wife) April wrote: "Happy reread babes 🩷"

thankss my love <3


ˋ✧*⁀➷ ʙᴇᴛᴛʏ (Levi Ackerman's wife) LoveBooks (semi-hiatus) wrote: "this book has all my heart. Happy Reading💌"

thankuu babes 💗


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ˋ✧*⁀➷ ʙᴇᴛᴛʏ (Levi Ackerman's wife) veerali wrote: "okay you convinced me to read this book 🏃🏽‍♀️💨"

DO IT ASAP OMGG


kendyl ʚ♡⃛ɞ (review slump) omg you reread it hehe


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