Review: Number Thirteen: Mixed Feelings
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 25, 2014
****3-3.5 stars****First and foremost, this is my first ever Bella Jewel book that I read. When I first read the blurb of Number Thirteen, I was excited to read this. It was described as dark but there was nothing dark about this book. I wished this book went that route. Number Thirteen by Bella Jewel is one of those stories that left me with mixed feelings. I didn’t love the book but I didn’t hate it. The one thing I can for sure say is that I normally love epilogues but for Number Thirteen, I didn’t like it at all. I wasn’t fond of how the book ended.Number Thirteen is about 13 girls who are “taken” and ordered to follow and abide rules from their new Master Will. These 13 ladies do not know their names and has no recollections of their past only Will knows their real identity. One thing for sure is bullying is a no no and you must follow the rules in order to get rewarded. If you don’t you will be punished. The Master is no monster..he’s actually good and has “good” intentions.He wants to transform and help these 13 ladies but the way he went about it left me feeling meh… This is where the author lost me when the hero states he wants to find a lover within the 13 ladies.Number Thirteen was a different read..The storyline was not what I expected. I know there are lots of mixed feelings on this book from love to major dislike. I can say that I’m in the middle. The storyline kept me intrigued till the very end that I finished the book. I thought the focus of the book was for these 13 ladies to come out stronger with a new sense of identity and belonging but in the end they were left codependent and still a number.