Blood bound vs Broken: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Werewolves, Fantasy, Fiction
Blood bound
Mechanic Mercy Thompson has friends in low places-and in dark ones. And now she owes one of them a favor. Since she can shapeshift at will, she agrees to act as some extra muscle when her vampire friend Stefan goes to…
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Broken
In this thrilling new novel from the author of Industrial Magic, a pregnant werewolf may have unwittingly unleashed Jack the Ripper on the twenty-first century -- and become his next target...Ever since she discovered…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Blood bound is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 8 for Broken.
- Blood bound has the widest readership — 137747 ratings behind its score.
- Blood bound runs the darker storyline; Broken stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Blood bound | Broken | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (137747) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (279) | 3.8 (53) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (4) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (959) | 4.5 (51) |
Reception
| Blood bound | Broken | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 137747 | 53 |
| Editions | 9 | 12 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 20125 | — |
| Reading it now | 2093 | — |
| Written reviews | 5363 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 90 |
| Pages | 334 | 480 |