Boy Swallows Universe vs Demi-gods: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Boy Swallows Universe

Boy Swallows Universe Trent Dalton · 2018 ★★★★☆ 4.3 472 pages · ≈ 8 h 44 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Demi-gods

Demi-gods Eliza Robertson · 2017 ★★★☆☆ 3.0 235 pages · ≈ 4 h 21 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Boy Swallows Universe higher: 4.3 vs 3.0 from 102318 votes.
Demi-gods is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 8 for Boy Swallows Universe.

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