Reading order · 6 books · 2018 to 2025 · Set in the fictional Ballylaggin, County Cork
Boys of Tommen Books in Order
The Boys of Tommen books follow students at Tommen College, a private school in Cork, and the Lynch family, whose home life is far from safe.
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Series facts
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2018 to 2025
- First book
- Binding 13
- Latest
- Releasing 10 (2025)
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Ballylaggin, County Cork
The reading order
Every Boys of Tommen book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
6 books · Set in the fictional Ballylaggin, County Cork
- 1Binding 132018With Shannon Lynch and Johnny KavanaghShannon Lynch moves to Tommen College to escape years of bullying, and on her first day is knocked out by a rugby ball kicked by Johnny Kavanagh, the school’s star player.Buy on Amazon
- 2Keeping 132018With Shannon Lynch and Johnny KavanaghJohnny Kavanagh, sidelined by a serious injury, fights to hold on to his dreams, while Shannon Lynch protects her little brothers and keeps her walls up, as their love faces its hardest test.Buy on Amazon
- 3Saving 62023With Joey Lynch and Aoife MolloyJoey Lynch, Shannon’s hurling-star older brother, is struggling to protect his family and keep his relationship with Aoife Molloy alive.Buy on Amazon
- 4Redeeming 62023With Joey Lynch and Aoife MolloyAs pressure builds at home, Joey Lynch tries to stay away from a world that threatens to destroy him, and Aoife Molloy refuses to give up on him.Buy on Amazon
- 5Taming 72024With Gerard Gibson and Claire BiggsGibsie, the joker of the rugby team, and Claire Biggs, the friend he has always loved, finally face what lies beneath his jokes.Buy on Amazon
- 6Releasing 102025Lizzie Young, who has few people to lean on, and Hugh Biggs, the thoughtful boy she meets on the school bus, grow from friends to something more.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order. Binding 13 and Keeping 13 tell Johnny and Shannon’s story, Saving 6 and Redeeming 6 tell Joey and Aoife’s, and Taming 7 tells Gibsie and Claire’s.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Shannon Lynch | Johnny Kavanagh | Joey Lynch | Aoife Molloy | Gerard Gibson | Claire Biggs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Binding 13 | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | |
| 2 Keeping 13 | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | |
| 3 Saving 6 | MMajor | MMajor | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 4 Redeeming 6 | MMajor | MMajor | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 5 Taming 7 | ·Minor | ·Minor | LLead | LLead | ||
| 6 Releasing 10 | ·Minor | ·Minor |
Characters in the Boys of Tommen books
6 characters from Chloe Walsh’s chart, with the number of Boys of Tommen books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Shannon LynchBullied girl who starts at Tommen | 6 | Binding 13 2018 |
| Johnny KavanaghRugby star at Tommen | 6 | Binding 13 2018 |
| Joey LynchShannon’s older brother | 4 | Binding 13 2018 |
| Aoife MolloyJoey’s girlfriend | 2 | Saving 6 2023 |
| Gerard GibsonJohnny’s best friend, known as Gibsie | 5 | Binding 13 2018 |
| Claire BiggsShannon’s friend | 5 | Binding 13 2018 |