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A review by jenniferspainter
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
3.0
I really did like this book. It has all the things that I would normally love in a book...an old house, intrigue, mystery and a twist, but I couldn't love the book. It felt very slow. I did love the language and can definitely say that Ms. Setterfield has a talent for flowery writing. I also loved the vintage feel of the the writing and the story. I felt lost in time (and at times, just plain lost...lol) in this book, but for me the story just didn't come together in the right places at the right times.
All that said, I would still wholeheartedly recommend the book to be read by others because it was a good story and very interesting.
Spoiler: I was very confused at the end when Margaret talked about her sister coming to her...that read very weird to me and just didn't seem to gel with the feel of the rest of the book. After all the twists in the story I was left wondering..."is she saying her sister was alive all this time? did she come back from the dead? What is going on?"
All that said, I would still wholeheartedly recommend the book to be read by others because it was a good story and very interesting.
Spoiler: I was very confused at the end when Margaret talked about her sister coming to her...that read very weird to me and just didn't seem to gel with the feel of the rest of the book. After all the twists in the story I was left wondering..."is she saying her sister was alive all this time? did she come back from the dead? What is going on?"