Each chapter is its own short story and, although they do interlink with each other throughout the course of each character’s respective days, I just never felt into it because it was, essentially, just a short story collection. It’s the exact same format as the Magnus Archives (short stories linked by one overall plot). Correct because, it’s certainly the length of a novel, but incorrect because it just isn’t a novel. Sadly, my assumption that I’d get to see Jonathan taken on a novel-length work was both correct and incorrect. The curiosity at seeing Jonathan go for a novel-length piece and the stunning cover, not to mention the awesome blurb, had me plumping for this one without question. My Rating of ‘Thirteen Storeys’: 3 out of 5Īs a huge fan of the Magnus Archives (Jonathan Sims horror short story podcast in which the stories are all loosely connected by one over-arching plotline) I was thrilled to see he had a novel out. His death remains one of the biggest unsolved mysteries – until now. Besides a postcode, they share only one thing in common – they’ve all experienced an unsettling occurrence within the building’s walls.īy the end of the night, their host is dead, and none of the guests will say what happened. None of them know why they were selected to receive his invitation. All the guests are strangers – even to their host, the billionaire owner of the building. Ī dinner party is held in the penthouse of a multimillion-pound development. A chilling thriller that’s perfect for fans of Get Out and The Haunting of Hill House.

Thirteen Storeys by Jonathan Sims