oh my god… these two books have been a roller coaster of emotions. absolutely loved reading johnny and shannon’s love story. i loved keeping much more than binding. there was so much more in keeping that made the 600 pages worthwhile. only taking half a star away bc some conversations still were a bit too long or unnecessary. i really liked seeing more of the younger lynch sibling’s personalities come through. i also really liked seeing how gibsie ALWAYS had joey’s back. even though they didn’t interact much, gibsie was always quick to help joey out. overall i love this series so far and am looking forward to read the rest especially joey and aoife’s books.