The Thirteenth

I really wanted to like this book. The plot looked amazing and I even liked the characters. But there was a major flaw. I couldn't finish it. I got to about a third of the way through and felt there were so many other books much more worth my time. Why, you ask? Because it was so badly written.

I hate giving bad reviews but the writing annoyed me so much that I couldn't just stop reading without giving it a review. A lot of the phrases felt so out of place in the novel and a lot of it was really cheesy. And I don't mind a bit of cheese, but there's only so much a girl can take.

The novel is about Val, a teenager who when she turns 18 has a mysterious tattoo appear on her arm. Not only that, she can teleport, control water and not be affected by fire. Now this to me sounded like a really good premise for the book. It was something different, and I genuinely wanted to find out why this was happening to Val and find out more about her powers. But the writing, I'm sorry to say, got to me and I just can't see myself ever picking it up again.

Although I thought this book was poorly written I did find it entertaining. I went along with the time and space jumping and the witchcraft. But Aliens! The last chapter turned the corner to ridiculous.