Haunted vs Hourglass: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Ghosts in fiction, Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Young Adult, Fiction
Haunted
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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…
Hourglass
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Bianca will risk everything to be with Lucas.After escaping from Evernight Academy, the vampire boarding school where they met, Bianca and Lucas take refuge with Black Cross, a fanatical group of vampire hunters. Bianca…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Haunted has the widest readership — 113060 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Haunted | Hourglass | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (113060) | 3.8 (45335) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (66) | 3.2 (36) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (22) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (79) | — |
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Reception
| Haunted | Hourglass | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 113060 | 45335 |
| Editions | 18 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 18270 |
| Reading it now | — | 234 |
| Written reviews | — | 1535 |
| Wikipedia attention | 92 | 150 |
| Pages | 256 | 345 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Haunted or Hourglass?
Hourglass has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Hourglass 3.8/5, Haunted 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Haunted or Hourglass?
Haunted is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Haunted (256 pages, ≈ 4 h 44 m); Hourglass (345 pages, ≈ 6 h 23 m).
Which is harder to read: Haunted or Hourglass?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Haunted: Light; Hourglass: Light.