Haunted vs The elixir of life (Auriol): Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Supernatural, Paranormal, Fiction

Cover of Haunted

Haunted Kelley Armstrong · 2005 ★★★★☆ 3.6 495 pages · ≈ 9 h 10 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The elixir of life (Auriol)

The elixir of life (Auriol) William Harrison Ainsworth · 1844 128 pages · ≈ 2 h 22 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

The elixir of life (Auriol) is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 9 for Haunted.
Haunted is the easier read (Moderate), The elixir of life (Auriol) more demanding (Challenging).

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