Review: Binding 13

Synopsis:

He wants to save her. She wants to hide. She’s damaged. He’s determined. Fate brought them together. Love binds them. Johnny Kavanagh has everything going for him. On the rugby pitch, he’s a force to be reckoned with, even plagued with a hidden injury.

Everyone knows he’s heading straight for the top—but that means there’s no room for mistakes or distractions. Not even the shy new girl at Tommen College, the one with the sad eyes and hidden bruises. He needs to stay focused, keep his cool, and not let anything get in the way of the bigger picture.  Except before he knows it, this lonely girl has become his only picture.

Life has never been easy for Shannon Lynch. Bullied and tortured, she arrives at Tommen College mid-way through the school year praying for a fresh start and desperate to shake off the demons that plague her. But when she meets the notorious Johnny Kavanagh on her first day, her plans to keep a low profile are at serious risk.

As they fall into a complicated friendship and grapple with their undeniable chemistry, hidden pain and complicated secrets threaten to be their undoing—but Johnny won’t give up on Shannon. No matter what it might cost them both.

Rating: 5-stars

Review:

Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh is an amazing YA read! It has great characterization, fun dialogue, and keeps me glued into the end. I loved the characters! Johnny and Shannon are the typical stereotype characters but with major twists. They are in the roles that most books feature in a typical romance. Nothing about them is typical though. They are more three dimensional and have so much depth. The hero tries to play it cool but is terrible at hiding his real feelings for the girl of his heart. Shannon comes from a bad place and still struggles with all that but her and Johnny are the highlights to this read. What Shannon struggles with is heartbreaking…her moments with Johnny show how strong and smart she is. It proves difficult to not get emotionally attached to these protagonists. Hopes, fears, dread, and dreams all are in this one epic read. These two have a long journey ahead of them before they get to their grand finale.