Room 13 vs Terror Keep: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Adventure, Mystery, Fiction
Room 13
After having spent almost three years in prison Johnny Gray is released, only to be dismayed to find that his ladylove has been pressured by her father, an old friend of his, into marrying another man. Soon after,…
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Terror Keep
Mr. J. G. Reeder, employed by the Department of Public Prosecutions, has developed a reputation for solving difficult criminal cases using his unique understanding of human nature, which he calls his “criminal mind.”…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Room 13 has the widest readership — 398 ratings behind its score.
- Terror Keep runs the darker storyline; Room 13 stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Room 13 | Terror Keep | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (398) | 3.6 (257) |
Reception
| Room 13 | Terror Keep | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 398 | 257 |
| Editions | 171 | 59 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 292 | 128 |
| Reading it now | 31 | 13 |
| Written reviews | 33 | 23 |
| Wikipedia attention | 109 | 53 |
| Pages | 184 | 162 |