Bone Crossed vs River Marked: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Bone Crossed Bone Crossed Patricia Briggs · 2009 ★★★★☆ 4.3 309 pages · ≈ 5 h 43 m · Moderate

New in the #1 New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series.In a world where "witches, vampires, werewolves, and shape-shifters live beside ordinary people" (Booklist), it takes a very unusual woman to call it home.…

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Cover of River Marked River Marked Patricia Briggs · 2011 ★★★★☆ 4.4 324 pages · ≈ 6 h 00 m · Moderate

Car mechanic and shapeshifter Mercy Thompson has never known any others of her kind. Until now. As Mercy comes to terms with this new information, an evil is stirring in the depths of the Columbia River--and if Mercy…

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

Bone CrossedRiver Marked
Goodreads 4.3 (117498) —
Hardcover 4.1 (231) 4.0 (189)
Google Books — 4.5 (14)
Apple Books 4.5 (961) 4.5 (1123)

Reception

Bone CrossedRiver Marked
Ratings 117498 1123
Editions 12 5
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 17757 —
Reading it now 1598 —
Written reviews 3960 —
Pages 309 324

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