Brood vs I'll Give You the Sun: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Twins, Family life, Coming-of-age, Romance, Fiction
Brood
Two teenagers struggle with a horrific family legacy in the sequel to Chase Novak's novel, Breed. Thirteen years ago, a radical fertility doctor helped bring Adam and Alice Twisden into the world. The treatment came at…
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I'll Give You the Sun
A brilliant, luminous story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal for fans of John Green, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws…
The verdict
- Readers rate I'll Give You the Sun highest: I'll Give You the Sun 4.2 · Brood 3.5.
- I'll Give You the Sun has the widest readership — 362448 ratings behind its score.
- Brood runs the darker storyline; I'll Give You the Sun stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want the crowd-tested pick?
I'll Give You the Sun
362448 ratings vs 5158 for Brood
Just want the better-reviewed one?
I'll Give You the Sun
4.2 vs 3.5 from readers
New to the genre?
I'll Give You the Sun
Light vs Moderate for Brood
In the mood for something dark?
Brood
a darker storyline than I'll Give You the Sun
Want something lighter?
I'll Give You the Sun
an easier tone than Brood
Scores by source
| Brood | I'll Give You the Sun | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (5158) | 4.2 (362448) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (5) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (722) |
Reception
| Brood | I'll Give You the Sun | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5158 | 362448 |
| Editions | 8 | 10 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 847 | — |
| Reading it now | 25 | — |
| Written reviews | 109 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 297 | 1095 |
| Pages | 320 | 400 |