Thirteen by Tom Hoyle

Thirteen by Tom Hoyle
Release Date: February 13, 2014
Pages: 336
Rating: 💜💜💜💜
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Born at midnight in London, on the stroke of the new millennium, Adam is the target of a cult that believes boys born on this date must die before the end of their thirteenth year. Twelve boys have been killed so far. Coron, the crazy cult leader, will stop at nothing to bring in his new kingdom. And now he is preparing the sacrifice of his final victim: Adam.

This book was very different from any other action/ adventure book I've read before, and I loved it. Each chapter was filled with action, so there was never a time when you could feel bored or want to put the book down.

Each chapter had so much action it was easy to be swept along with the story. It felt like reading an action movie, which was Tom Hoyle's aim. There was just so much happening in this book that it was surprising that there was a definite ending to this book. Everything was rounded off cleanly in the end, with only a few loose ends that will probably be brought up in the second book.

The only problem I had with this book was the lack of character development. Although there was some character development throughout this book, I felt like Tom Hoyle skipped over it to focus on the action. We also never get to go inside the characters' heads and find out what they are thinking. Although the book is action-packed and full of suspense I wish there was a little bit more character development.

I can't wait to read the sequel, Spiders, because this book was just so much fun. Even though this book is a middle grad I think it can be enjoyed by anyone who loved action novels!