Bitter Truth vs The Blue Ice: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Thriller, Fiction
Bitter Truth
A stained legal career spent defending mob enforcers, two-bit hoods, and other dregs of humanity has left Philadelphia lawyer Victor Carl jaded and resentful -- until a new client appears to offer him an escape and a…
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The Blue Ice
Ten years after George Farnell's disappearance, two lines of poetry and a lump of mineral ore are found. It's enough to send mineral expert Bill Gansert to Norway. But word of his findings has leaked out and Gansert…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Blue Ice is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 10 for Bitter Truth.
- The Blue Ice has the widest readership — 449 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Bitter Truth | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (449) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (19) | — |
Reception
| Bitter Truth | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 19 | 449 |
| Editions | 3 | 30 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 179 |
| Pages | 592 | 246 |