Havoc by Christopher Bollen

Havoc

Christopher Bollen

256 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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Description

Eighty-one-year-old widow Maggie Burkhardt came to the Royal Karnak to escape. But not in quite the same way as most other guests who are relaxing at this threadbare luxury hotel on the banks of the Nile. Maggie, a compulsive fixer of other people...

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Community Reviews

3.65
based on 142 reviews

Moods

dark: 90%

tense: 69%

mysterious: 60%

challenging: 25%

funny: 18%

emotional: 16%

adventurous: 13%

sad: 9%

reflective: 3%

Pace

21% of readers chose fast
70% of readers chose medium
7% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

10% of readers chose Plot
53% of readers chose A mix
36% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

28% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
72% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

94% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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