A Trade of Blood vs Smoke Bitten: Which Should You Read?
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A Trade of Blood
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Detective Ana Dolabra must prove a condemned man’s innocence and confront a terrifying magical technology in this fantasy-mystery from the author of The Tainted Cup, winner of the…
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Smoke Bitten
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Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, faces a threat unlike any other in this thrilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. I am Mercedes Athena Thompson Hauptman. My only “superpowers” are that…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Smoke Bitten has the widest readership — 36986 ratings behind its score.
- A Trade of Blood runs the darker storyline; Smoke Bitten stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Trade of Blood | Smoke Bitten | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.6 (9007) | 4.4 (36986) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (133) | 4.2 (105) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (200) | 4.5 (992) |
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Reception
| A Trade of Blood | Smoke Bitten | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9007 | 36986 |
| Editions | 1 | 6 |
| Want to read | 34507 | 16270 |
| Reading it now | 3509 | 2622 |
| Written reviews | 2106 | 2983 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2163 | — |
| Pages | — | 336 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Trade of Blood or Smoke Bitten?
A Trade of Blood has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Trade of Blood 4.6/5, Smoke Bitten 4.4/5).