Empire of Storms vs The Bitter Kingdom: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Royalty, Kings, Love, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Romance

Cover of Empire of Storms

Empire of Storms Sarah J. Maas · 2016 ★★★★★ 4.9 704 pages · ≈ 13 h 02 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Bitter Kingdom

The Bitter Kingdom Rae Carson · 2013 ★★★★☆ 4.4 456 pages · ≈ 8 h 27 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Empire of Storms higher: 4.9 vs 4.4 from 5729 votes.
The Bitter Kingdom is the quicker read — about 8 hours vs 13 for Empire of Storms.

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