Halfway to forever vs The Shunning: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Adoption, Domestic fiction, Christian Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Halfway to forever

Halfway to forever Karen Kingsbury · 2002 ★★★★☆ 4.3 430 pages · ≈ 7 h 58 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Shunning

The Shunning Beverly Lewis · 1997 ★★★★☆ 4.1 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.3 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Shunning is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Halfway to forever.

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