Masterminds vs The Mystery of the Strange Messages: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Adventure, Mystery, Children's fiction

Cover of Masterminds

Masterminds Gordon Korman · 2015 ★★★★☆ 4.4 336 pages · ≈ 6 h 13 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Mystery of the Strange Messages

The Mystery of the Strange Messages Enid Blyton · 1969 ★★★★☆ 4.1 160 pages · ≈ 2 h 58 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Masterminds higher: 4.4 vs 4.1 from 130 votes.
The Mystery of the Strange Messages is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Masterminds.

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