Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil vs Lucy Undying: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Sapphic, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Queer, LGBT, Vampires
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…
Lucy Undying
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Her name was written in the pages of someone else’s story: Lucy Westenra was one of Dracula’s first victims. But her death was only the beginning. Lucy rose from the grave a vampire and has spent her immortal life…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil has the widest readership — 371 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil | Lucy Undying | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.9 (371) | 3.4 (20) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (349) | 4.5 (19) |
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Reception
| Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil | Lucy Undying | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 371 | 20 |
| Editions | 5 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6461 | — |
| Pages | 544 | 458 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil or Lucy Undying?
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, Lucy Undying 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil or Lucy Undying?
Lucy Undying is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Lucy Undying (458 pages, ≈ 8 h 29 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 Lucy Undying?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil: Moderate; Lucy Undying: Moderate.