Lonely on the Mountain vs The Daybreakers: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Sackett family, Western, Frontier and pioneer life, Fiction
Lonely on the Mountain
The rare letters Tell Sackett received always had trouble inside. And the terse note from his cousin Logan is no exception. Logan faces starvation or a hanging if Tell can’t drive a herd of cattle from Kansas to British…
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The Daybreakers
As part of the Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures series, this edition contains exclusive bonus materials! Tyrel Sackett was born into trouble but vowed to justice. After having to kill a man in…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Daybreakers has the widest readership — 9172 ratings behind its score.
- The Daybreakers runs the darker storyline; Lonely on the Mountain stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Lonely on the Mountain | The Daybreakers | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (5120) | 4.3 (9172) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (4) | 4.2 (9) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (325) | 4.5 (23) |
Reception
| Lonely on the Mountain | The Daybreakers | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5120 | 9172 |
| Editions | 11 | 34 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1622 | 2679 |
| Reading it now | 293 | 823 |
| Written reviews | 181 | 462 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 322 |
| Pages | 194 | 204 |