Destiny's Embrace vs Killing Time: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Time Travel, Romance, Fiction
Destiny's Embrace
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Lacey Garder is on the brink of a life sentence when an old woman proposes a second chance. All Lacey has to do is go back in time to the year 1879 and live in the Washington Territory. But can Lacey be rehabilitated…
Killing Time
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Returning to the entrancing supernatural territory of her popular novels Dream Man and Son of the Morning, New York Times bestselling author Linda Howard has written a sizzling new novel that is her most daring,…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Killing Time highest: Killing Time 4.2 · Destiny's Embrace 3.7.
- Killing Time has the widest readership — 55 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Destiny's Embrace | Killing Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (19) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.2 (9) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (4) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (55) |
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Reception
| Destiny's Embrace | Killing Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 19 | 55 |
| Editions | 13 | 19 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2365 | 181 |
| Pages | 420 | 325 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Destiny's Embrace or Killing Time?
Killing Time has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Killing Time 4.2/5, Destiny's Embrace 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Destiny's Embrace or Killing Time?
Killing Time is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Killing Time (325 pages, ≈ 6 h 01 m); Destiny's Embrace (420 pages, ≈ 7 h 47 m).
Which is harder to read: Destiny's Embrace or Killing Time?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Destiny's Embrace: Moderate; Killing Time: Moderate.