Black Rose vs Byways of ghost-land: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Black Rose

Black Rose Nora Roberts · 2005 ★★★★☆ 4.4 372 pages · ≈ 6 h 53 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Byways of ghost-land

Byways of ghost-land Elliott O'Donnell · 1911 ★★★★☆ 3.7 246 pages · ≈ 4 h 33 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Black Rose higher: 4.4 vs 3.7 from 352 votes.
Byways of ghost-land is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 6 for Black Rose.
Black Rose is the easier read (Moderate), Byways of ghost-land more demanding (Challenging).

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