Binding 13
Chloe Walsh, 2018
A guarded girl with a brutal home life and a rugby star under pressure fall into a slow, protective love at an Irish boarding school.
Feels like longing and hope. About love, family and society.
A page from the book
The last thing a person says before sleep takes them.
No, no, no, Da, I’m serious,“ I slurred. ”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. Chloe Walsh.Chloe Walsh is Irish; the novel’s slang—‘eejit,’ ‘grand,’ ‘lad’—is a large part of why readers find the voices so distinct.
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Questions readers ask
- What is Binding 13 like?
- Feels like longing and hope. About love, family and society.
- What should I read after Binding 13?
- If you liked Binding 13, try Hopeless (Colleen Hoover), Rewind It Back (Liz Tomforde) and The Summer of Broken Rules (K.L. Walther).
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He wants her first kiss to be a decision, not an accident.
Sky, I’m not kissing you tonight but believe me when I tell you, I’ve never wanted to kiss a girl more. So stop thinking I’m not attracted to you because you have no idea just how much I am. You can hold my hand, you can run your fingers through my hair, you can straddle me while I feed you spaghetti, but you are not getting kissed tonight. And probably not tomorrow, either. I need this. I need to know for sure that you’re feeling every single thing that I’m feeling the moment my lips touch yours. Because I want your first kiss to be the best first kiss in the history of first kisses.
Hopeless · Colleen Hoover
Some people spend years looking for a feeling they've already had.
That thing I’ve been looking for since I moved to Chicago? That connection? That one person some search their entire lives to find? I had already found her when I was twelve years old. At least, I thought I had. I know what I’m looking for because I had it once, and now the only girl I’ve ever loved is moving into the house next to mine. Again.
Rewind It Back · Liz Tomforde
What you say when a perfect week is almost over.
Let’s pretend that time doesn’t exist. Let’s pretend that this week isn’t ending. Let’s pretend that we will always be us—happy, sunburnt, and tangled up together.
The Summer of Broken Rules · K.L. Walther
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