#BlogTour: The Visitors by Catherine Burns @C_Burnzi @legend_press #TheVisitors

Book Synopsis:

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 shocking secret that John keeps in the cellar.

Until, suddenly, John has a heart attack and Marion is forced to go down to the cellar herself and face the gruesome truth that her brother has kept hidden.

As questions are asked and secrets unravel, maybe John isn’t the only one with a dark side.

My Review:

The Visitors is an extremely dark, chilling and disturbing read.  It gets under your skin making the dark and any noises heard at night take on extra significance and creepiness!

I didn’t know what to make of the two main characters John and Marion.  They are definitely two very messed up, cruel individuals who seem to be aware that what they are doing isn’t right but don’t seem to care.  The fact that John is considered very clever and, as a doctor, a respectable member of society made my skin crawl as I wondered how many other similar people might have also been overlooked because of this.  Marion is another very interesting character. I did feel a little sorry for her at the beginning as I felt people judged her without really knowing her and the lack of love or support she got from her mother was heartbreaking to read about.  However the fact she just follows John blindly, believing his lies and continues to lie and cover for him after his death is very chilling.  It definitely made me uncertain or her and believe there was more to her then I initially thought.

The author cleverly makes the cellar a character in its own right as it’s oppressive, creepy presence is always there lurking in the background and effecting those around it.  Not much is disclosed as first about what could be down there so the reader’s imagination goes into overdrive imaging what the secret could be.  It definitely lead to some very creepy dreams!

The secret of the cellar is gradually revealed throughout the book and the tension is almost unbearable at times.  I simultaneously wanted to keep reading to discover what happens and stop as I wasn’t sure I wanted to know.  If I could have read from behind my fingers I think I would have.

This is Catherine’s debut novel and I definitely can’t wait to see what she comes up with next.  If you like dark, chilling thrillers with some very messed up characters you’ll love this book.

Huge thanks to Lina and Legend Press for my copy of this book and for inviting me onto the blog tour.

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