Bad Blood vs By Blood We Live: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Werewolves, Vampires, Fiction
Bad Blood
The first in a brand new list of tie-in novels for the hit BBC series Being HumanOne of Annie's oldest friends has come looking for her – and what's more amazing is that she's found her. Denise is the ultimate party…
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By Blood We Live
The final battle between werewolves and vampires has an unexpected twist: love. With twenty thousand years under his belt, Remshi is the oldest vampire in existence. He is searching for the werewolf named Talulla,…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Bad Blood is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for By Blood We Live.
- Bad Blood has the widest readership — 2587 ratings behind its score.
- By Blood We Live runs the darker storyline; Bad Blood stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Bad Blood | By Blood We Live | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (2587) | 3.7 (2318) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | — |
| Google Books | 4.5 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (29) |
Reception
| Bad Blood | By Blood We Live | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2587 | 2318 |
| Editions | 4 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 2750 |
| Reading it now | — | 55 |
| Written reviews | — | 269 |
| Wikipedia attention | 226 | — |
| Pages | 256 | 424 |