Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh

33 reviews

hellokatya's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

this book really took me by surprise. the twists and turns fully got me - i did not expect any of them. really good plot, not great execution. the writing style bored me at points and felt like a chore to get through. also far too many characters to keep track of, constantly had to refer back to character log to know who was being spoken of. 
overall very good book. would recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Gun violence, Misogyny, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness, Vomit, and Car accident

shaleen64's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This thriller is brilliantly written, the duel point of view keeps you engaged and there are characters to both like and dislike. 

The main plot of the book is made clear from the start so you could argue there’s no major ‘twists’ however there are plenty of shocks along the way and all add to the plot line rather than just being added for the sake of it. 

This book is part of a series but can be read as a standalone, however after reading this book I’ll be adding the rest of the series to my TBR.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death

Minor: Rape, Police brutality, and Outing

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I had absolutely no idea this book was part of a series, let alone the fourth in. The writing was impeccable and it didn't feel like I was missing any back story let alone 3 entire previous books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

tmazzzzzi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Rape, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Gaslighting

parkerpng's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Rape, and Suicide

xchanelleo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Rape

phantomgecko's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I would honestly put this up there with The Silence of the Lambs in thriller/crime novels. Excellent parallel storylines, great plot development. The court procedure seemed realistic (enough) without being boring.

A++ would recommend for crime or thriller fans.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Police brutality, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Rape, and Cannibalism

emmagalt's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

siniandi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

Within the thriller category, this is one of the best there is right now. It is fast paced and really engaging; one of those books you read within two days, because you can't really bring yourself to stop reading. The plot was developed quite well and I didn't see the final twists coming at all! The book fails the Bechtel test, but those looking for a tense thriller with good entertainment value will be happy with this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual violence

kristinebennett's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Rape, Death of parent, and Outing