Echoes from the past vs Lost Souls: Which Should You Read?
Echoes from the past
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Previously published in Pivot A young woman with a complicated past finds herself fighting for her life in New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Ivy’s thrilling novel of secrets, murder, and riveting romantic…
Lost Souls
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Twenty-seven-year-old Kristi Bentz is lucky to be alive. Not many people her age have nearly died twice at the hands of a serial killer, and lived to tell about it. Her dad, New Orleans detective, Rick Bentz, wants…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Echoes from the past is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Lost Souls.
- Lost Souls has the widest readership — 19347 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Echoes from the past | Lost Souls | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (8) | 3.9 (19347) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.2 (5) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (4) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (108) |
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Reception
| Echoes from the past | Lost Souls | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8 | 19347 |
| Editions | 2 | 23 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 25 | — |
| Written reviews | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 195 |
| Pages | 185 | 416 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Echoes from the past or Lost Souls?
Lost Souls has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Lost Souls 3.9/5, Echoes from the past 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Echoes from the past or Lost Souls?
Echoes from the past is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Echoes from the past (185 pages, ≈ 3 h 26 m); Lost Souls (416 pages, ≈ 7 h 42 m).
Which is harder to read: Echoes from the past or Lost Souls?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Echoes from the past: Moderate; Lost Souls: Moderate.