Daughter of Smoke and Bone vs Diabolical: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Angels, Boarding schools, Supernatural, Schools, Paranormal, Children's fiction
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Seventeen-year-old Karou, a lovely, enigmatic art student in a Prague boarding school, carries a sketchbook of hideous, frightening monsters--the chimaerae who form the only family she has ever known.
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Diabolical
Stuck in a mysterious New England boarding school with an assortment of secretive students, disgraced angel Zachary and his werewolf friend, Kieren, face demon dogs, a sadistic instructor, and a legendary fire-breathing…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Daughter of Smoke and Bone has the widest readership — 388242 ratings behind its score.
- Daughter of Smoke and Bone runs the darker storyline; Diabolical stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Daughter of Smoke and Bone | Diabolical | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (388242) | 4.0 (1062) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.5 (2) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Daughter of Smoke and Bone | Diabolical | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 388242 | 1062 |
| Editions | 33 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 439556 | 3100 |
| Reading it now | 8086 | 32 |
| Written reviews | 36064 | 105 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1295 | 299 |
| Pages | 457 | 368 |