Heartless vs Kiss of Steel: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Paranormal romance stories, Steampunk, Werewolves, Vampires, Fiction
Heartless
Lady Alexia Maccon, soulless, is at it again, only this time the trouble is not her fault in the fourth book of the NYT bestselling Parasol Protectorate series. When a mad ghost threatens the queen, Alexia is on the…
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Kiss of Steel
"Action, adventure, steampunk, and blazing hot seduction...Bec McMaster offers it all."—Eve Silver, author of Sins of the Flesh A brilliantly creative debut where vampires, werewolves, and clockwork creatures roam the…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Kiss of Steel has the widest readership — 13628 ratings behind its score.
- Kiss of Steel runs the darker storyline; Heartless stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Heartless | Kiss of Steel | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (13628) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (134) | 3.3 (37) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (73) |
Reception
| Heartless | Kiss of Steel | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 134 | 13628 |
| Editions | 4 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 13816 |
| Reading it now | — | 760 |
| Written reviews | — | 1642 |
| Wikipedia attention | 83 | — |
| Pages | 384 | 448 |