A Good Girl's Guide to Murder vs Crooked Kingdom: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Young Adult, Fiction
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
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Everyone is talking about A Good Girl's Guide to Murder! With shades of Serial and Making a Murderer this is the story about an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you'll never…
Crooked Kingdom
“Retvenko leaned against the bar and tucked his nose into his dirty shot glass.”
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Preceeded by Six of Crows BOOK TWO of the Six of Crows Duology Crooked Kingdom is a fantasy novel by American author Leigh Bardugo, published by Henry Holt and Co. in 2016. Set in a world loosely inspired by…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 10 for Crooked Kingdom.
- A Good Girl's Guide to Murder has the widest readership — 3321 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Good Girl's Guide to Murder | Crooked Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.2 (1412) | 4.4 (1313) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (3321) | 4.5 (2329) |
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Reception
| A Good Girl's Guide to Murder | Crooked Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3321 | 2329 |
| Editions | 38 | 24 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 14836 | 2661 |
| Pages | 438 | 592 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder or Crooked Kingdom?
Crooked Kingdom has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Crooked Kingdom 4.5/5, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 4.4/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder or Crooked Kingdom?
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (438 pages, ≈ 8 h 07 m); Crooked Kingdom (592 pages, ≈ 10 h 58 m).
Which is harder to read: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder or Crooked Kingdom?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Good Girl's Guide to Murder: Light; Crooked Kingdom: Light.
Have both books been made into films?
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder: 1 film adaptation; Crooked Kingdom: no film adaptation on record.