Lies We Sing to the Sea vs Next Time Will Be Our Turn: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Queer, LGBT, Historical Fiction, Fiction
Lies We Sing to the Sea
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Each spring, Ithaca condemns twelve maidens to the noose. This is the price vengeful Poseidon demands for the lives of Queen Penelope’s twelve maids, hanged and cast into the depths centuries ago. But when that fate…
Next Time Will Be Our Turn
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Izzy Chen is dreading her family’s annual Chinese New Year celebration, where they all come together at a Michelin-starred restaurant to flaunt their status and successes in hopes to one up each other. So when her…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Next Time Will Be Our Turn highest: Next Time Will Be Our Turn 3.9 · Lies We Sing to the Sea 3.4.
- Lies We Sing to the Sea has the widest readership — 11987 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Lies We Sing to the Sea | Next Time Will Be Our Turn | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (11987) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (28) | 3.9 (9) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (13) | 4.0 (5) |
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Reception
| Lies We Sing to the Sea | Next Time Will Be Our Turn | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11987 | 9 |
| Editions | 9 | 1 |
| Want to read | 53608 | — |
| Reading it now | 943 | — |
| Written reviews | 2429 | — |
| Pages | 432 | 352 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Lies We Sing to the Sea or Next Time Will Be Our Turn?
Next Time Will Be Our Turn has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Next Time Will Be Our Turn 3.9/5, Lies We Sing to the Sea 3.4/5).
Which is shorter to read: Lies We Sing to the Sea or Next Time Will Be Our Turn?
Next Time Will Be Our Turn is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Next Time Will Be Our Turn (352 pages, ≈ 6 h 31 m); Lies We Sing to the Sea (432 pages, ≈ 8 h 00 m).
Which is harder to read: Lies We Sing to the Sea or Next Time Will Be Our Turn?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Lies We Sing to the Sea: Light; Next Time Will Be Our Turn: Moderate.