Imogen, Obviously vs Tarnished Are the Stars: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Queer, LGBT, Young Adult, Romance
Imogen, Obviously
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Imogen Scott may be hopelessly heterosexual, but she’s got the World’s Greatest Ally title locked down. She's never missed a Pride Alliance meeting. She knows more about queer media discourse than her very queer little…
Tarnished Are the Stars
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A secret beats inside Anna Thatcher's chest: an illegal clockwork heart. Anna works cog by cog -- donning the moniker Technician -- to supply black market medical technology to the sick and injured, against the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Imogen, Obviously highest: Imogen, Obviously 4.3 · Tarnished Are the Stars 4.1.
- Tarnished Are the Stars is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 11 for Imogen, Obviously.
- Imogen, Obviously has the widest readership — 95 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Imogen, Obviously | Tarnished Are the Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.1 (95) | 4.8 (4) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (93) | 4.5 (6) |
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Reception
| Imogen, Obviously | Tarnished Are the Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 95 | 6 |
| Editions | 5 | 3 |
| Pages | 612 | 384 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Imogen, Obviously or Tarnished Are the Stars?
Imogen, Obviously has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Imogen, Obviously 4.3/5, Tarnished Are the Stars 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: Imogen, Obviously or Tarnished Are the Stars?
Tarnished Are the Stars is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Tarnished Are the Stars (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m); Imogen, Obviously (612 pages, ≈ 11 h 20 m).
Which is harder to read: Imogen, Obviously or Tarnished Are the Stars?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Imogen, Obviously: Light; Tarnished Are the Stars: Light.