Blood Blade (Skinners, Book 1) vs Darkness unbound: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Werewolves, Vampires, Fiction

Blood Blade (Skinners, Book 1) Marcus Pelegrimas · 2009 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 336 pages · ≈ 6 h 13 m · Moderate

Welcome to the nightmare . . .There is a world you don't know about, inhabited by supernatural creatures of darkness — vampires, werewolves, and all manner of savage, impossible beasts that live for terror and slaughter…

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Darkness unbound Keri Arthur · 2011 ★★★★☆ 4.0 375 pages · ≈ 6 h 57 m · Moderate

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 · Blood Blade (Skinners, Book 1) 3.4.
Darkness unbound has the widest readership — 8011 ratings behind its score.
Darkness unbound runs the darker storyline; Blood Blade (Skinners, Book 1) stays the lighter read.

How to choose

Just want the better-reviewed one? Darkness unbound 4.0 vs 3.4 from readers In the mood for something dark? Darkness unbound a darker storyline than Blood Blade (Skinners, Book 1) Want something lighter? Blood Blade (Skinners, Book 1) an easier tone than Darkness unbound

Scores by source

	Blood Blade (Skinners, Book 1)	Darkness unbound
Goodreads	3.4 (998)	4.0 (8011)
Hardcover	2.0 (2)	3.6 (21)
Google Books	3.5 (7)	5.0 (1)
Apple Books	—	4.5 (95)

Reception

	Blood Blade (Skinners, Book 1)	Darkness unbound
Ratings	998	8011
Editions	7	4
Want to read	—	8777
Reading it now	—	385
Written reviews	—	602
Pages	336	375

Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Blood Blade (Skinners, Book 1) or Darkness unbound?

Darkness unbound has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Darkness unbound 4.0/5, Blood Blade (Skinners, Book 1) 3.4/5).

Which is shorter to read: Blood Blade (Skinners, Book 1) or Darkness unbound?

Blood Blade (Skinners, Book 1) is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Blood Blade (Skinners, Book 1) (336 pages, ≈ 6 h 13 m); Darkness unbound (375 pages, ≈ 6 h 57 m).

Which is harder to read: Blood Blade (Skinners, Book 1) or Darkness unbound?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Blood Blade (Skinners, Book 1): Moderate; Darkness unbound: Moderate.