BookBingeBoys of Tommen Books in Order
The short answer
Chloe Walsh · 6 books
- How many books?
- There are 6 books in the Boys of Tommen series, published 2018–2025.
- Is it finished?
- No — it's ongoing, but the next book doesn't have a release date yet.
- Where to start
- Start with Binding 13 (2018).
About 3,800 pages — roughly 60 hours of reading
Set in and around Ballylaggin, Co. Cork, in the late 1990s and 2000s, this interconnected series follows the rugby players, hurlers and friends of elite Tommen College through first love, loyalty and the fallout of family trauma.
Here is the complete Boys of Tommen reading order — all 6 books by Chloe Walsh, in the order you should read them:
Reading order
- Binding 13Rugby prodigy Johnny Kavanagh, hiding a serious injury, is drawn to Shannon Lynch, the bullied new girl at Tommen College who is guarding painful secrets about her home life.2018624 pages
- Keeping 13Sidelined by injury, Johnny sets out to uncover what is really happening to Shannon at home, while she fights to protect her younger brothers as her family comes apart.2018672 pages
- Saving 6From their first day of secondary school, hotheaded hurler Joey Lynch carries his struggling family on his shoulders, and Aoife Molloy, his boss's daughter, refuses to be kept out.2023512 pages
- Redeeming 6With his home life spiralling and addiction pulling at him, Joey Lynch fights to be worthy of Aoife Molloy, who will not give up on him whatever the odds.2023784 pages
- Taming 7Class clown Gerard 'Gibsie' Gibson and sunshine girl Claire Biggs, inseparable since childhood, edge toward romance as the pain Gibsie hides behind his jokes starts to surface.2024464 pages
- Releasing 10Spanning their childhoods, this story follows Lizzie Young, living with bipolar disorder, and Hugh Biggs, the steady boy from the school bus who becomes her first love.2025768 pages
Good news: for this series, reading order and publication order are the same — just read straight down the list.
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How many Boys of Tommen books are there?
There are 6 books in the Boys of Tommen series by Chloe Walsh, from Binding 13 (2018) to Releasing 10 (2025). Together they run to about 3,800 pages.
Is the Boys of Tommen series finished?
No, it's ongoing. The most recent book is Releasing 10 (2025), and Chloe Walsh hasn't dated the next one yet.
What is the first Boys of Tommen book?
Binding 13 (2018) is book one, at 624 pages. Rugby prodigy Johnny Kavanagh, hiding a serious injury, is drawn to Shannon Lynch, the bullied new girl at Tommen College who is guarding painful secrets about her home life.
Should I read the Boys of Tommen series in publication order?
Yes. For the Boys of Tommen series, reading order and publication order are the same — Binding 13 (2018) through Releasing 10 (2025).
How long does it take to read all Boys of Tommen books?
About 3,800 pages across 6 books — roughly 60 hours at a page a minute. The longest is Redeeming 6 (784 pages); the shortest is Taming 7 (464 pages).