Reviews tagging 'Death'

Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh

25 reviews

aparker89's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Classism, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Blood, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Body shaming, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Torture

hellokatya's review

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

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

Minor: Car accident, Mental illness, and Vomit

sophie_the_reader_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Self harm, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Death, Violence, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, Stalking, Body horror, and Alcohol

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: Outing, Rape, and Police brutality

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

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

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

katie_p_adventures's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, Death, and Violence

ramblingreader65's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was INCREDIBLE! Every time I thought I had figured out the twist, I was wrong. Love that in a thriller. This has a very criminal minds vibe!

I didn't realize this was book 4 in a series but it was easy to jump in and understand the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Murder, Gun violence, Gore, Death, and Blood

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Homophobia, and Rape

saraavowlerr's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality

Moderate: Grief, Death, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault, Addiction, Grief, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, Rape, Stalking, and Child death