Keeping 13

Keeping 13 by Chloe Walsh

August 2024

4 out of 5

“I want your trouble, and your complications, and everything else that comes with you.”

Good Reads Description

“His first, last, and only true love has always been rugby.
Until now.

Following a devastating injury that has left him sidelined and stripped of his beloved number 13 jersey, Johnny is struggling to hold onto his dreams. Lost, insecure, and desperately seeking comfort, he sets his sights on unraveling the mystery of the girl with the midnight-blue eyes. With his best friend, Gibsie, by his side, Johnny embarks on his quest of exposing the secrets surrounding the girl who haunts his every waking hour.

Keeping secrets has never been a problem for Shannon. The life she was born into demands nothing less. She knows that demons and evil men don't just exist in fairytales. They exist in her world, too. Traumatized beyond repair after her return from Dublin, and desperate to protect her little brothers, Shannon finds herself falling into the same old cover-up, barely keeping her head above water, as her future unravels before her eyes. Beaten and broken, her walls are up and her trust is shaken. Only one boy has the ability to climb those walls. The boy who owns her heart.

Secrets are exposed and lives are changed forever in Keeping 13, the explosive sequel to the bestselling book, Binding 13. Follow Johnny and Shannon as they try to navigate their way through the aftermath of that fateful rugby match in Dublin.

Falling in love was the easy part, what comes next is the test...

Friendship, first love, rising fame, horrifying secrets, and pain all fuel together as two teenagers from the opposite side of the tracks collide in Keeping 13, the concluding story for Johnny and Shannon.

Based in Ireland, the Boys of Tommen series is bound to captivate and lure you into the world of rugby, love, and teenage heartbreak.”

“I loved her more than I knew what to do with. I could see it all ahead of me: my life, my future, my career, and her. The girl I knew would play the leading role in all of it. I'd thrown it all in with her and I had no doubts. Not a single one. She was my teammate now.”

• Romance

• Rugby

• Forbidden love

• Alcoholic/ Abuse

• Sports Romance

• Adoption

This book was just as slow as the first book, and like I said in the first book, if it was about 100 pages less it would be amazing. Although every time the ending gets me hooked and I need to know what happens next. I didn’t hate they book but it wasn’t the best book I have ever read. I think the character development are good but the banter, and childish communication was a turn off for me. The ending and some of the huge plot points is what made this book from a 2 star review to a 4 star.

“She gave me the second chance I desperately needed. She saw something in me, something I didn’t even see in myself at the time, and she nourished it.”