Blood Oath vs Bloodsucking Fiends: Which Should You Read?
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Blood Oath
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The ultimate secret. The ultimate agent. The President's vampire. Zach Barrows is an ambitious young White House staffer whose career takes an unexpected turn when he's partnered with Nathaniel Cade, a secret agent…
Bloodsucking Fiends
“Sundown painted purple across the great Pyramid while the Emperor enjoyed a steaming whiz against a dumpster in the alley below.”
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At last, a love story you can really sink your teeth into! With a psychedelic inventiveness that invites comparison with Kurt Vonnegut and Tom Robbins, Christopher Moore, the author of Coyote Blue, spins a hip tale of…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Bloodsucking Fiends highest: Bloodsucking Fiends 4.2 · Blood Oath 4.0.
- Blood Oath has the widest readership — 8965 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Blood Oath | Bloodsucking Fiends | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (8965) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (52) | 3.7 (143) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (3) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (324) | 4.5 (217) |
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Reception
| Blood Oath | Bloodsucking Fiends | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8965 | 217 |
| Editions | 11 | 6 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 6435 | — |
| Reading it now | 239 | — |
| Written reviews | 1180 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 185 | 446 |
| Pages | 390 | 304 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Blood Oath or Bloodsucking Fiends?
Bloodsucking Fiends has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Bloodsucking Fiends 4.2/5, Blood Oath 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Blood Oath or Bloodsucking Fiends?
Bloodsucking Fiends is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Bloodsucking Fiends (304 pages, ≈ 5 h 38 m); Blood Oath (390 pages, ≈ 7 h 13 m).
Which is harder to read: Blood Oath or Bloodsucking Fiends?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Blood Oath: Moderate; Bloodsucking Fiends: Moderate.