speljamr reviewed Twelve by Jasper Kent
Review of 'Twelve' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
Let me start by saying that, if what you are looking for is an edge of your seat horror story, this is not it. But, I did not find that to be a bad thing; the book has enough good parts to make it a very interesting read. Essentially what we have here is an historical fiction with a good plot, good historical research, and serious character development, particularly of the main character. The story is told from the first person perspective of the main character, and has a good deal of self reflection on that characters part. Because we see things mostly from his perspective the other characters in the book have lesser roles, but still important from the perspective and interaction with the main character. While it doesn't stray into the truely horrific, the ending does have a very interesting twist, one that had plenty of clues layed …
Let me start by saying that, if what you are looking for is an edge of your seat horror story, this is not it. But, I did not find that to be a bad thing; the book has enough good parts to make it a very interesting read. Essentially what we have here is an historical fiction with a good plot, good historical research, and serious character development, particularly of the main character. The story is told from the first person perspective of the main character, and has a good deal of self reflection on that characters part. Because we see things mostly from his perspective the other characters in the book have lesser roles, but still important from the perspective and interaction with the main character. While it doesn't stray into the truely horrific, the ending does have a very interesting twist, one that had plenty of clues layed out but I managed not to figure out.
Overall, I believe this was a good read and I plan to read the second book in the series.