Dime Store Magic vs Son of a Witch: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Witches in fiction, Witches, Fiction
Dime Store Magic
From one of today’s most original writers comes the mesmerizing tale of an exceptional young woman caught up in an otherworldly realm where some will stop at nothing to get what they want. Paige Winterbourne was always…
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Son of a Witch
“So the talk of random brutality wasn't just talk.”
Liir hid in the shadows of the castle after Dorothy did in the Witch. Left for dead in a gully, the teen is shattered in spirit and body. But silent novice Candle tends him at the Cloister of Saint Glinda, and wills him…
The verdict
- Readers rate Dime Store Magic highest: Dime Store Magic 4.1 · Son of a Witch 3.5.
- Son of a Witch has the widest readership — 72334 ratings behind its score.
- Dime Store Magic runs the darker storyline; Son of a Witch stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Dime Store Magic | Son of a Witch | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (37368) | 3.5 (72334) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (69) | 3.4 (116) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (59) | 4.0 (264) |
Reception
| Dime Store Magic | Son of a Witch | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 37368 | 72334 |
| Editions | 9 | 27 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 12606 | 53436 |
| Reading it now | 520 | 3852 |
| Written reviews | 1419 | 4508 |
| Wikipedia attention | 114 | 3620 |
| Pages | 415 | 352 |