The Thirteenth Cat

“The Thirteenth Cat” is a cozy horror (is that a thing) book recommenced by my fiancée's 12 year old son. He read this book year and it really captured his imagination; I can't even count the number of times he's brought the book up and asked when I plan to read it since last summer.

I won't say a lot about the book other than it could be considered a modern fairy tale.

I have a few criticisms that might not bother the intended middle grade audience. First, the dialogue is often a little too simplified and brief. Second, there should have been more time passing between major events in the story to help emphasize how long it takes for a cat to become skinny and unkempt or to fatten back up after a human starts taking care of them again.