The Shadow House by Anna Downes

The Shadow House

Anna Downes

309 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
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Extraordinarily tense and deliciously mysterious, Anna Downes's The Shadow House follows one woman's desperate journey to protect her children at any cost, in a remote place where not everything is as it seems. Alex, a single mother-of-two, is det...

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Community Reviews

3.47
based on 594 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 88%

dark: 73%

tense: 59%

emotional: 37%

sad: 26%

adventurous: 13%

challenging: 11%

hopeful: 7%

reflective: 6%

funny: 1%


Pace

25% of readers chose fast
47% of readers chose medium
27% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

43% of readers chose Plot
39% of readers chose A mix
15% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

19% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
76% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

60% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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