# @beyond_the_bookscape on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DVyXiu5FuI9
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61889050-beyond-the-bookscape-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-03-12T14:01:43.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Oxana (@beyond_the_bookscape) — https://gondola.cc/beyond_the_bookscape

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📖 Binding 13 / Keeping 13

Okay, I knew these books wouldn’t be an easy read because a lot of people warned about it. But I never imagined they would touch on such heavy topics.

So please - if you want to read these books, check the trigger warnings first. Especially if you’re a sensitive reader.

I cried a lot. During some scenes I was panicking and almost had a panic attack while reading.

But… what can I say? These books are amazing.

I loved Johnny and Shannon’s story so much. And since I’m definitely much closer to Johnny’s parents’ age than to the teenagers, I have to say - his parents are my favorites! I love them.

My oldest daughter will be 16 in four years, Shannon’s age. So I was always waiting for chapters with Johnny’s parents, just to see their amazing approach to teenagers. Both of them! I loved their parenting tactics and how they handled everything. Mammy K is amazing - I love her!

And Johnny… is he really only 17? So many grown men could learn from him. Seriously. He doesn’t run away from problems - he faces them.

Anyway, read these books.
Cry, laugh, feel everything… cry again… and maybe remember what it felt like to be a teenager.

🤍🤍🤍

#boysoftommen #shannonlynch #johnnykavanagh #number13 #bookstagram

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