Book Review: Thirteens

By Kate Alice Marshall 

5 Stars

Thirteens follows Eleanor Barton, a young 12-year-old girl who has recently moved to Eden Eld to live with her aunt Jenny and uncle Ben in the Ashford house after an incident with her mother. As she settles, she notices strange things around her that nobody else notices, such as a cat made of ashes or a dog who stalks her with its bright red eyes. During her time in Eden Eld she meets two other kids her age, Pip Foster and Otto Ellis, strangely enough with the same birthday as her: Halloween. The trio soon discovers that they are part of a curse, and if they don't break it, they will be destroyed, leading the three to try and stop the January society from ending their lives on Halloween night. 

This book is wild and very fun to read. It's suspenseful and makes you want to keep on reading. The author has done a good job in creating a whole little world in this trilogy, with lore and details that are so interesting to learn about. The characters go through many struggles in this book, especially with Pip's mother and the January society. I feel this is a great book to start off the Thirteens trilogy; it builds the idea of the January society and all the other characters in this book. Overall, I think the story this book tells is haunting and very intriguing to read about. If you read this book and like it, I recommend the next two books in this series, Brackenbeast and Glassheart. 

Reviewed by Martin 

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