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A review by honeyreads1066
Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh
dark
mysterious
tense
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? It's complicated
2.75
I wasn't expecting a lot with this one because I don't like the author's style of writing but the plot just seemed so good that I was sucked in.
This follows Eddie Flynn a lawyer who is pulled into a high profile murder case that rivals that of OJ. He quickly realises that his client is innocent but with the evidence stacked against him Eddie struggles to find a way to prove that. All unbeknownst to him, a serial killer is watching him, trying to influence the trial, all from the Jury.
I won't get into the fact that I didn't like the writing because we already know that but I did really like Kane's perspective. He had the most interesting bits by far and sometimes I would skip buts of Eddie's chapters just to get to him. I think Kane's voice was really interesting so it confuses me that I didn't like Eddie's.
The plot itself is what kept me going the whole time. Every time I thought I knew what was happening Kane would do something or information would come out about him which would throw an absolute curveball into the mix. Overall that was the best part of the book.
I felt the ending seemed a bit rushed. I understand with a thriller it's a lot of build-ups and the action seems to happen at the end but here I just kind of blinked and it was over which I don't like.
Not going to lie, after about halfway I did begin to skim because it was taking me a long time to finish but I did enjoy elements of this book. I wouldn't recommend but I didn't completely hate this.
This follows Eddie Flynn a lawyer who is pulled into a high profile murder case that rivals that of OJ. He quickly realises that his client is innocent but with the evidence stacked against him Eddie struggles to find a way to prove that. All unbeknownst to him, a serial killer is watching him, trying to influence the trial, all from the Jury.
I won't get into the fact that I didn't like the writing because we already know that but I did really like Kane's perspective. He had the most interesting bits by far and sometimes I would skip buts of Eddie's chapters just to get to him. I think Kane's voice was really interesting so it confuses me that I didn't like Eddie's.
The plot itself is what kept me going the whole time. Every time I thought I knew what was happening Kane would do something or information would come out about him which would throw an absolute curveball into the mix. Overall that was the best part of the book.
I felt the ending seemed a bit rushed. I understand with a thriller it's a lot of build-ups and the action seems to happen at the end but here I just kind of blinked and it was over which I don't like.
Not going to lie, after about halfway I did begin to skim because it was taking me a long time to finish but I did enjoy elements of this book. I wouldn't recommend but I didn't completely hate this.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Violence