My Work Is Not Yet Done vs The Secret Bedroom: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Revenge, Horror, Fiction

My Work Is Not Yet Done

My Work Is Not Yet Done Thomas Ligotti · 2002 ★★★★☆ 3.8 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The Secret Bedroom Robert Lawrence Stine · 1991 ★★★★☆ 3.9 167 pages · ≈ 3 h 06 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Secret Bedroom is the easier read (Light), My Work Is Not Yet Done more demanding (Moderate).