Fade vs Never Bite a Boy on the First Date: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Adolescence, Children's fiction, Fiction
Fade
IT IS THE summer of 1938 when young Paul Moreaux discovers he can "fade." First bewildered, then thrilled with the power of invisibility, Paul experiments. But his "gift" soon shows him shocking secrets and drives him…
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Never Bite a Boy on the First Date
I've got a few issues: I'm a vampire now. One of my classmates was found dead, with telltale fang marks. I didn't do it! (really!) Nobody believes me, so . . . I'm going to have to find the real killer. I've already got…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Fade has the widest readership — 2905 ratings behind its score.
- Fade runs the darker storyline; Never Bite a Boy on the First Date stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Fade | Never Bite a Boy on the First Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (2905) | 3.8 (2052) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (5) | 4.0 (2) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (15) | 4.5 (9) |
Reception
| Fade | Never Bite a Boy on the First Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2905 | 2052 |
| Editions | 17 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 2489 | 2299 |
| Reading it now | 70 | 30 |
| Written reviews | 287 | 190 |
| Wikipedia attention | 232 | — |
| Pages | 293 | 288 |