A Court of Thorns and Roses vs A Study in Scarlet: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Blessing and cursing, Children's fiction, Fiction

Cover of A Court of Thorns and Roses

A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas · 2013 ★★★★☆ 4.4 456 pages · ≈ 8 h 27 m · Easy Find on Amazon

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Cover of A Study in Scarlet

A Study in Scarlet Arthur Conan Doyle · 1887 ★★★★☆ 4.1 106 pages · ≈ 1 h 58 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate A Court of Thorns and Roses higher: 4.4 vs 4.1 from 28470 votes.
A Study in Scarlet is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 8 for A Court of Thorns and Roses.
A Court of Thorns and Roses is the easier read (Easy), A Study in Scarlet more demanding (Challenging).

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