The Visitors by Catherine Burns

The Visitors

Catherine Burns

288 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Description

Marion Zetland lives with her domineering older brother, John in a decaying Georgian townhouse on the edge of a northern seaside resort. A timid spinster in her fifties who still sleeps with teddy bears, Marion does her best to shut out the shocki...

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Community Reviews Summary of 475 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
mysterious 57%
tense 57%
sad 42%
challenging 26%
emotional 26%
funny 10%

Pace

slow 63%
fast 21%
medium 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 46% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 20%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 27% | No: 22% | N/A: 5%

Loveable characters?

No: 81% | It's complicated: 18%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | Yes: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 12%

Average rating

3.27

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