Flirting with Pete vs Miss Marjoribanks: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Young women, Bildungsromans, Romance, Fiction
Flirting with Pete
“The memorial service was held in a dark stone church on Boston's Marlboro Street, not far from where Cornelius Unger had lived and worked.”
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Psychologist Casey Ellis never met her father -- but that didn't stop her from following in his professional footsteps. Now he has died, and Casey is shocked to have inherited his elegant Boston town house, complete…
Miss Marjoribanks
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When Dr. Marjoribanks’s wife dies, his teenage daughter makes it her purpose in life “to be a comfort to dear papa.” At least, Lucilla thinks, ten years of such devotion might suffice, by which time she might have begun…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Flirting with Pete is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 10 for Miss Marjoribanks.
- Flirting with Pete has the widest readership — 5831 ratings behind its score.
- Flirting with Pete runs the darker storyline; Miss Marjoribanks stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Flirting with Pete | Miss Marjoribanks | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (5831) | 3.8 (2688) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 3.8 (4) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (129) | — |
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Reception
| Flirting with Pete | Miss Marjoribanks | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5831 | 2688 |
| Editions | 9 | 44 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 3489 | 4383 |
| Reading it now | 153 | 134 |
| Written reviews | 317 | 191 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 499 |
| Pages | 355 | 546 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Flirting with Pete or Miss Marjoribanks?
Flirting with Pete has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Flirting with Pete 3.9/5, Miss Marjoribanks 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Flirting with Pete or Miss Marjoribanks?
Flirting with Pete is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Flirting with Pete (355 pages, ≈ 6 h 34 m); Miss Marjoribanks (546 pages, ≈ 10 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: Flirting with Pete or Miss Marjoribanks?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Flirting with Pete: Moderate; Miss Marjoribanks: Challenging.