Bring Up the Bodies vs Dark Fire: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Bring Up the Bodies
“His children are falling from the sky.”
Bring Up the Bodies is a historical novel by Hilary Mantel; sequel to the award-winning Wolf Hall; and part of a trilogy charting the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, the powerful minister in the court of King Henry…
1 film adaptation
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Dark Fire
"THERE IS ALWAYS A PRICE TO PAY." So Darius warned her when she accepted a position with his traveling troupe. And gazing mesmerized at the merciless slash of his mouth, the implacable resolve on his face, the soulless…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Bring Up the Bodies has the widest readership — 107638 ratings behind its score.
- Bring Up the Bodies runs the darker storyline; Dark Fire stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Bring Up the Bodies | Dark Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (107638) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (183) | 3.7 (23) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (118) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (807) | 4.5 (464) |
Reception
| Bring Up the Bodies | Dark Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 107638 | 464 |
| Editions | 55 | 14 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 113981 | — |
| Reading it now | 5742 | — |
| Written reviews | 10039 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3806 | 38 |
| Pages | 432 | 400 |