Binding 13: Part One

Boys of Tommen, Book 1

De: Chloe Walsh

Narrado por: Jacqueline Milne, Matthew Forsythe

His first, last and only true love has always been rugby. Until now. 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. Primed for stardom, he's heading straight for the top. Nothing can possibly get in his way, right? Not even the shy new girl at Tommen College. The one with the sad eyes and hidden bruises. The one that distracts him like no one ever has.

Plagued with a hidden injury and desperate to impress the scouts watching his every move, Johnny has been placed on a pedestal so high, he has no room to make mistakes. Johnny needs to keep his head in the game. He needs to stay focused and cannot afford to let distractions get in the way of the big picture. But what happens when a lonely girl with sad eyes becomes the only picture?

Two teenagers from opposite sides of the tracks collide in the first audio instalment of Binding 13. Based in Ireland, the Boys of Tommen series is bound to captivate and lure you into the world of rugby, love and teenage heartbreak.

©2014 Chloe Walsh (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd

IN LOVE

The narrators for this book made me fall back in love with the book all over again!! I really hope Kepping 13 happens with the same narrators! *fingers crossed*

Read over and over

I love this story so much. This is my 5th time reading it. You really get immersed in the characters and you care so much about them. I have both laughed out loud and cried like a baby. Gibsy is a crack up. I read the actual books and listened to the audiobook and the audiobook readers truly bring the characters to life. They did a great job.

Well written with great characters

The beginning started off slow, but improved about a fourth of the way through. Then it was really interesting and surprisingly funny. The love between Shannon and Johnny just keeps growing and getting better. Enjoyed listening to this immensely. Took some time to get used to male narrator, so give it some time.

Wow. I need to read the second right away. The TENSION 🥵

Oh my goodness. THIS BOOK. I give it a very high 3 because it’s literally a PART 1 book. Meaning…. The story is basically being set up this entire first book. Does it really go anywhere?…. Not really… BUT…. I feel like this is a realistic pace for the type of relationship that’s being developed and I’m LOVING it. This is not the type of book you read if you want fast paced. This is a delicious slow burn with a very thorough dive into Shannon and Johnnys relationship and life circumstances. I am the type of person who LOVES when an author takes the time and attention to really capture the characters without rushing through. This book has some heavy topics about bullying and abuse. I have a feeling that this next book is going to feel so much more raw and real because of the time taken in this first part.

I LOVE Johnny. I love the forbidden age gap trope and the tension it creates.
I Love the Rugby Team Dynamic.
I Love that there was absolutely zero sex in this book which isolated his feelings for her to be SO much deeper than physical interest.
I love the innocent girl meets the Star Rugby player…

And I LOVE Shannon Like the River… I’m cheering so hard for her. And I need to give her the biggest hug.

I don’t know why I’m so invested in this story… but I just felt totally surrendered to it and need to see it through.

Wow that ending

🏉𝓑𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰 13 𝓫𝔂 @authorchloewalsh 🏉
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5
603 pages

“ℛ𝑒𝓁𝒶𝓍,” 𝒥𝑜𝒽𝓃𝓃𝓎 𝓌𝒽𝒾𝓈𝓅𝑒𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝓂𝓎 𝑒𝒶𝓇, 𝒹𝒾𝓈𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒸𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓂𝑒 𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝓂𝓎 𝓂𝑒𝓂𝑜𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓈. “𝒴𝑜𝓊’𝓇𝑒 𝓈𝒶𝒻𝑒 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝓂𝑒.“

✨𝓜𝔂 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀:
Wow! My friend was not lying when she said I had to read these books. I don’t even know where to begin. First off, I love Johnny and Shannon! I love how protective Johnny is over Shannon! It broke my heart to hear how Shannon’s home life was! I love Shannon’s brother Joey! Gibsie is the best, best friend to Johnny! I love how supportive he is to him and I love the humor he added to this book! I love the nickname he gave to “little Shannon”. This book was great and I can’t wait to read the next one!
⚠️𝓣𝓻𝓲𝓰𝓰𝓮𝓻 𝓦𝓪𝓻𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼:
-Domestic Violence
-Rape
-Bullying

Beautifully told story

This is not an action packed story but I couldn’t stop listening. All the characters are beautifully written and the narration added an extra layer to that, especially for Johnny. It was funny, sad, heartwarming, heartbreaking and I am immediately moving on to the next book because I have to know what happens to everyone.

engaging and sad story

The Irish accents didn't sound quite right so it was a bit distracting. Otherwise I really enjoyed the book and am emotionally attached to the main character Shan.

Wow

I found myself laughing out loud. The narrators are amazing. It’s a love story but so much more

Great story.

I first started listening to the audiobook, but quickly realized I needed subtitles (aka the actual book). So I downloaded the ebook. There are a lot of small discrepancies between the book and the audiobook. Which is more editorial than story wise. I think this book should be read instead of listened to. But the story is superb!

Captivating!

This story sucked me in. Took me a bit to get the accents, but now that I do I can’t wait to listen to the second book.