Stitches in time vs The visitation: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Washington, Supernatural, Fiction
Stitches in time
“She cursed the needle, the cloth and the thread, fixing each stitch in place with a word of power.”
Rachel is an intelligent, attractive young woman trying to get continue with her life. She feels her plate is full: she is estranged from her family, has a carefully hidden and humiliating crush on her new patroness'…
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The visitation
Needful Things meets a Pentecostal revival in this Christian suspense novel about a mysterious stranger coming to a sleepy Northwestern town claiming to be a prophet.Travis Jordan, a widower and burned-out pastor, hoped…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Stitches in time is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 9 for The visitation.
- The visitation has the widest readership — 21825 ratings behind its score.
- The visitation runs the darker storyline; Stitches in time stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Stitches in time
≈ 7h vs 9h for The visitation
Want the crowd-tested pick?
The visitation
21825 ratings vs 3433 for Stitches in time
In the mood for something dark?
The visitation
a darker storyline than Stitches in time
Want something lighter?
Stitches in time
an easier tone than The visitation
Scores by source
| Stitches in time | The visitation | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (3433) | 3.9 (21825) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (4) | 3.5 (36) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (18) | 4.5 (75) |
Reception
| Stitches in time | The visitation | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3433 | 21825 |
| Editions | 9 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 1155 | 10023 |
| Reading it now | 137 | 647 |
| Written reviews | 191 | 644 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 464 |
| Pages | 400 | 528 |