A review by sabrina_lindsay
Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh

lighthearted medium-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? Yes

2.0

This was a book club read and not something I would normally pick for myself…and I did not like it. At all. 😂 I thought the writing was so cheesy and the storyline unbelievable. It reminded me of an action movie where the good guy fights off 10 bad guys with guns when he has only a butter knife and yet somehow end up victorious. Our bad guy was also basically a psychic, accurately predicting everyone else’s moves and actions and able to manipulate situations on grand scales. 🙄 Also, we literally never find out what his full plan was? We get bits and pieces as investigators figure things out, but we’re never given a full explanation. Idk, the premise itself was interesting and may have been great if better executed, but it lost me early with how outlandish everything was. 🤷🏻‍♀️