Dark Tides vs Frenchman's Creek: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English literature, Romance

Dark Tides

Dark Tides Philippa Gregory · 2020 ★★★★☆ 4.0 480 pages · ≈ 8 h 53 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

Frenchman's Creek Daphne du Maurier · 1940 ★★★★☆ 4.0 239 pages · ≈ 4 h 26 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Frenchman's Creek is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 8 for Dark Tides.
Dark Tides is the easier read (Moderate), Frenchman's Creek more demanding (Challenging).