Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil vs House of Hunger: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Sapphic, Dark Romance, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Queer, LGBT
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
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This is a story about hunger. 1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada. A young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the…
House of Hunger
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WANTED - Bloodmaid of exceptional taste. Must have a keen proclivity for life's finer pleasures. Girls of weak will need not apply. Marion Shaw has been raised in the slums, where want and deprivation is all she knows.…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil highest: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil 4.0 · House of Hunger 3.7.
- House of Hunger is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 10 for Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil.
- Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil has the widest readership — 371 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil | House of Hunger | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.9 (371) | 3.5 (102) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (349) | 4.0 (47) |
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Reception
| Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil | House of Hunger | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 371 | 102 |
| Editions | 5 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6461 | 826 |
| Pages | 544 | 290 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil or House of Hunger?
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil 4.0/5, House of Hunger 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil or House of Hunger?
House of Hunger is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: House of Hunger (290 pages, ≈ 5 h 22 m); Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil (544 pages, ≈ 10 h 04 m).
Which is harder to read: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil or House of Hunger?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil: Moderate; House of Hunger: Moderate.