Breaking Dawn vs Devour: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Werewolves, Supernatural, Vampires, Paranormal, Fiction
Breaking Dawn
To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her…
1 film adaptation
vs
Devour
A spellbinding debut, paranormal thriller A Werewolf... A vampire... And the woman who wants them both. The dashing Pierre du Montfort is a werewolf who's never had trouble hiding his cursed heritage. But now with his…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Devour is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 15 for Breaking Dawn.
- Breaking Dawn has the widest readership — 1912259 ratings behind its score.
- Devour runs the darker storyline; Breaking Dawn stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Devour
≈ 6h vs 15h for Breaking Dawn
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Breaking Dawn
1912259 ratings vs 7745 for Devour
New to the genre?
Breaking Dawn
Light vs Moderate for Devour
In the mood for something dark?
Devour
a darker storyline than Breaking Dawn
Want something lighter?
Breaking Dawn
an easier tone than Devour
Scores by source
| Breaking Dawn | Devour | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (1912259) | 3.8 (7745) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1465) | — |
| Google Books | 4.5 (634) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (5741) | — |
Reception
| Breaking Dawn | Devour | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1912259 | 7745 |
| Editions | 90 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 311410 | 6971 |
| Reading it now | 18363 | 322 |
| Written reviews | 60458 | 378 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5534 | 144 |
| Pages | 832 | 330 |