Bitter Recoil vs Elan, son of two peoples: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: New Mexico, Fiction

Bitter Recoil

Bitter Recoil Steven F. Havill · 2010 ★★★★☆ 3.8 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Elan, son of two peoples

Elan, son of two peoples Heidi Smith Hyde · 2014 ★★★★☆ 3.8 32 pages · ≈ 36 min · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Elan, son of two peoples is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Bitter Recoil.
Elan, son of two peoples is the easier read (Light), Bitter Recoil more demanding (Moderate).

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