Dead is a state of mind vs Haunted: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Dead is a state of mind Dead is a state of mind Marlene Perez · 2009 ★★★★☆ 3.7 183 pages · ≈ 3 h 23 m · Moderate

When a gorgeous new student's prediction that a teacher will be murdered comes true, seventeen-year-old Daisy is determined to solve the crime, but when all signs point to the killer being a werewolf, she fears she is…

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Cover of Haunted Haunted Meg Cabot · 2003 ★★★★☆ 3.6 256 pages · ≈ 4 h 44 m · Light

Is it possible to be haunted by someone who isn't even dead? Suze is used to trouble, but this time she's in deep: Ghostly Jesse has her heart, but Paul Slater, a real flesh-and-blood guy, is warm for her form. And…

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How to choose

Scores by source

Dead is a state of mindHaunted
Goodreads — 3.6 (113060)
Hardcover 3.4 (5) 3.9 (66)
Google Books — 4.5 (22)
Apple Books — 4.5 (79)

Reception

Dead is a state of mindHaunted
Ratings 5 113060
Editions 6 18
Film adaptations — 1
Wikipedia attention — 92
Pages 183 256

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