City of Stairs vs Prince Prigio: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fantasy
City of Stairs
HUGO AND LOCUS AWARD FINALIST • In the first book of an epic fantasy trilogy, master spy Shara Thivani investigates a murder in a mysterious city of dead gods, living assassins, and buried histories, from the nationally…
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Prince Prigio
The plot of Prince Prigio begins with the introduction of a queen who does not believe in fairies. After many childless years, she and the king finally had a boy, Prigio. When the queen refused to invite the fairies to…
The verdict
- Readers rate City of Stairs highest: City of Stairs 4.3 · Prince Prigio 3.9.
- Prince Prigio is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 8 for City of Stairs.
- City of Stairs has the widest readership — 409 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| City of Stairs | Prince Prigio | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (89) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (409) | 3.5 (2) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (257) | — |
Reception
| City of Stairs | Prince Prigio | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 409 | 89 |
| Editions | — | 80 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 151 |
| Reading it now | — | 5 |
| Written reviews | — | 11 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1864 | 140 |
| Pages | 465 | 48 |