Bad Blood vs Darkness unbound: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Werewolves, Vampires, Fiction
Bad Blood
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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…
Darkness unbound
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Being half werewolf and half Aedh, Risa Jones can enter the twilight realms between life and death and see the reapers, supernatural beings that collect the souls of the dead. But she soon makes a terrifying discovery:…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Darkness unbound highest: Darkness unbound 4.0 · Bad Blood 3.7.
- Bad Blood is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for Darkness unbound.
- Darkness unbound has the widest readership — 8011 ratings behind its score.
- Darkness unbound runs the darker storyline; Bad Blood stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Bad Blood | Darkness unbound | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (2587) | 4.0 (8011) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | 3.6 (21) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (3) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (95) |
Reception
| Bad Blood | Darkness unbound | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2587 | 8011 |
| Editions | 4 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 8777 |
| Reading it now | — | 385 |
| Written reviews | — | 602 |
| Wikipedia attention | 226 | — |
| Pages | 256 | 375 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Bad Blood or Darkness unbound?
Darkness unbound has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Darkness unbound 4.0/5, Bad Blood 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Bad Blood or Darkness unbound?
Bad Blood is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Bad Blood (256 pages, ≈ 4 h 44 m); Darkness unbound (375 pages, ≈ 6 h 57 m).
Which is harder to read: Bad Blood or Darkness unbound?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Bad Blood: Moderate; Darkness unbound: Moderate.