A Discovery of Witches vs Haunted: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Witches--Fiction, Witches, Fiction
A Discovery of Witches
An epic, richly inventive, historically sweeping, magical romance. When historian Diana Bishop opens an alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library, it's an unwelcome intrusion of magic into her carefully ordered…
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Haunted
THE CONTINUING ADVENTURES OF THE SMART, SEXY -- SUPERNATURAL -- WOMEN OF THE OTHERWORLDEve Levine -- half-demon, black witch and devoted mother -- has been dead for three years. She has a great house, an interesting…
The verdict
- Readers rate A Discovery of Witches highest: A Discovery of Witches 4.0 · Haunted 3.6.
- A Discovery of Witches has the widest readership — 569397 ratings behind its score.
- A Discovery of Witches runs the darker storyline; Haunted stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want the crowd-tested pick?
A Discovery of Witches
569397 ratings vs 113063 for Haunted
Just want the better-reviewed one?
A Discovery of Witches
4.0 vs 3.6 from readers
In the mood for something dark?
A Discovery of Witches
a darker storyline than Haunted
Want something lighter?
Haunted
an easier tone than A Discovery of Witches
Scores by source
| A Discovery of Witches | Haunted | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (569397) | 3.6 (113063) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (724) | 3.6 (50) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 3.5 (5) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (8400) | 4.5 (51) |
Reception
| A Discovery of Witches | Haunted | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 569397 | 113063 |
| Editions | 11 | 12 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 585771 | — |
| Reading it now | 35855 | — |
| Written reviews | 51474 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 5229 | 106 |
| Pages | 585 | 495 |