Binding 13 (2018) Keeping 13 (2018) Saving 6 (2023) Redeeming 6 (2023) Taming 7 (2024) Releasing 10 (2025)
⚡ Pace: medium · 🎭 Emotions: intense, emotional · 🚪 Entry threshold: low · ⭐ Why read: deep emotions, character bonds
A story about growing up often hides behind loud hallways, whispered rumours and the awkward bravery of trying to fit in while everything inside feels unsteady. This series dives into that fragile territory, following characters who stumble through friendships, rivalries and first loves with emotions that shift faster than they can name them. It raises a simple but urgent question: how do you protect yourself when the people who matter most can lift you up one moment and break your balance the next.
Across sports fields, classrooms and late-night conversations, the books reveal how loyalty forms under pressure and how misunderstandings can wound more deeply than open conflict. The characters navigate complicated families, expectations they never asked for and the magnetic pull of connections that feel both comforting and dangerous. Each relationship grows in uneven steps, marked by mistakes, apologies and the fear of saying what truly matters. Small victories feel enormous, while failures echo louder than anyone intends.
As the series expands, it looks closely at resilience, trust and the long shadows cast by past hurts. The protagonists learn that strength is not about pretending to be unaffected, but about recognising when to lean on someone – and when to walk away. Through shifting alliances and emotional risks, the story captures the messy, vulnerable process of becoming someone who can face the world with honesty, even when the cost feels high.
📚 Did you know 📖
Irish author Chloe Walsh’s series began with Binding 13 (2018) and rose to fame through TikTok and Wattpad.
The novels portray school life and sports drama in Ireland, making the series stand out among English-language YA romances.
The books are self-published and distributed primarily online.
The series has achieved cult status among YA romance fans, especially in Ireland and the U.S.
Legend has it: readers joke that the novels are so massive (800+ pages each) they could double as “fitness dumbbells.”