Eight Days of Luke vs The Serpent's Shadow: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Snakes, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction, Fiction
Eight Days of Luke
A teenage boy learns that his new friend possesses supernatural powers, and as they encounter a series of mysterious people, he discovers his friend's true origins.
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The Serpent's Shadow
He's b-a-a-ack! Despite their best efforts, Carter and Sadie Kane can't seem to keep Apophis, the chaos snake, down. Now Apophis is threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness, and the Kanes are faced with the…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Serpent's Shadow highest: The Serpent's Shadow 4.3 · Eight Days of Luke 3.9.
- Eight Days of Luke is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The Serpent's Shadow.
- The Serpent's Shadow has the widest readership — 185562 ratings behind its score.
- The Serpent's Shadow runs the darker storyline; Eight Days of Luke stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Eight Days of Luke
≈ 4h vs 7h for The Serpent's Shadow
Want the crowd-tested pick?
The Serpent's Shadow
185562 ratings vs 3332 for Eight Days of Luke
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Serpent's Shadow
4.3 vs 3.9 from readers
New to the genre?
The Serpent's Shadow
Easy vs Light for Eight Days of Luke
In the mood for something dark?
The Serpent's Shadow
a darker storyline than Eight Days of Luke
Scores by source
| Eight Days of Luke | The Serpent's Shadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (3332) | 4.3 (185562) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (12) | 4.0 (326) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (11) | 4.5 (3145) |
Reception
| Eight Days of Luke | The Serpent's Shadow | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3332 | 185562 |
| Editions | 17 | 36 |
| Citations | 4 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2196 | 94416 |
| Reading it now | 57 | 2924 |
| Written reviews | 270 | 7593 |
| Wikipedia attention | 219 | 1023 |
| Pages | 224 | 393 |