A review by readingwithkelsey
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

3.0

This is 5 star writing with a 3 star plot. I think the overall mystery of the book just was not totally engaging for me. Despite it being about a writer writing about another writer and this later writer having the most scandalous family history, I was bored? I think the beginning portion was able to pull me in and I definitely felt slightly more engaged than I did by the end - I just don't feel like it made a lot of sense and made the ending feel rushed and lacklustre. Like I said, Setterfield's writing is beautiful and very atmospheric, I definitely felt like I was in a Victorian ghost story but I really feel like that's most of the appeal for this book.