Blood on the Tide vs Tarnished Are the Stars: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Queer, LGBT, Romance, Fantasy
Blood on the Tide
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As a bloodline vampire, Lizzie has never had a problem taking what she wants, and right now what she wants are the family heirlooms that were stolen from her and a portal home. Too bad even that short list is impossible…
Tarnished Are the Stars
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A secret beats inside Anna Thatcher's chest: an illegal clockwork heart. Anna works cog by cog -- donning the moniker Technician -- to supply black market medical technology to the sick and injured, against the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Tarnished Are the Stars highest: Tarnished Are the Stars 4.1 · Blood on the Tide 3.7.
- Blood on the Tide has the widest readership — 10 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Blood on the Tide | Tarnished Are the Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.7 (10) | 4.8 (4) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (5) | 4.5 (6) |
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Reception
| Blood on the Tide | Tarnished Are the Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10 | 6 |
| Editions | 6 | 3 |
| Pages | 336 | 384 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Blood on the Tide or Tarnished Are the Stars?
Tarnished Are the Stars has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Tarnished Are the Stars 4.1/5, Blood on the Tide 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Blood on the Tide or Tarnished Are the Stars?
Blood on the Tide is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Blood on the Tide (336 pages, ≈ 6 h 13 m); Tarnished Are the Stars (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: Blood on the Tide or Tarnished Are the Stars?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Blood on the Tide: Moderate; Tarnished Are the Stars: Light.