Fifty Candles vs The Angel of Terror: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
Fifty Candles
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Biggers had always been interested in mystery fiction, but his interest in Hawaii clearly stems from a 1919 vacation in Honolulu. While there, he read a newspaper article on a Chinese detective named Chang Apana. Apana…
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The Angel of Terror
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The Angel of Terror aka The Destroying Angel Jack Glover of Rennet, Glover and Simpson does not believe his cousin Meredith killed Bulford. Meredith's father was an eccentric and unless Meredith is married by the age of…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Angel of Terror has the widest readership — 680 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Fifty Candles | The Angel of Terror | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (160) | 3.6 (680) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (26) |
Reception
| Fifty Candles | The Angel of Terror | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 160 | 680 |
| Editions | 258 | 254 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 69 | 542 |
| Reading it now | 13 | 157 |
| Written reviews | 25 | 90 |
| Wikipedia attention | 27 | 71 |
| Pages | — | 204 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Fifty Candles or The Angel of Terror?
Fifty Candles has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Fifty Candles 3.7/5, The Angel of Terror 3.6/5).
Which is harder to read: Fifty Candles or The Angel of Terror?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Fifty Candles: Challenging; The Angel of Terror: Challenging.