Fairest vs The Spiderwick Chronicles: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Children's fiction

Cover of Fairest

Fairest Gail Carson Levine · 2006 ★★★★☆ 3.9 336 pages · ≈ 6 h 13 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles Tony DiTerlizzi · 2004 ★★★★☆ 4.0 160 pages · ≈ 2 h 58 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Spiderwick Chronicles is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Fairest.

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