Night of the Soul Stealer vs The Spook's Curse: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Apprentices, Ghost Stories, Witches, Supernatural, Paranormal, Young Adult
Night of the Soul Stealer
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Tom is dismayed when his master the Spook decrees that they will be spending the winter on gloomy and forbidding Anglezarke Moor but soon discovers the reason for his master's decision, as they tangle with two dangerous…
The Spook's Curse
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The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, rid the county of witches, ghosts, boggarts, and other creatures of the dark. And there’s some unfinished business to attend to in Priestown. Deep in the catacombs lurks a…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Night of the Soul Stealer highest: Night of the Soul Stealer 4.5 · The Spook's Curse 4.0.
- Night of the Soul Stealer has the widest readership — 204 ratings behind its score.
- Night of the Soul Stealer runs the darker storyline; The Spook's Curse stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Night of the Soul Stealer | The Spook's Curse | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.6 (168) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | 4.0 (100) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (204) | — |
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Reception
| Night of the Soul Stealer | The Spook's Curse | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 204 | 100 |
| Editions | 29 | 26 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 181 | — |
| Reading it now | 20 | — |
| Written reviews | 9 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1323 | 2561 |
| Pages | 480 | 455 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Night of the Soul Stealer or The Spook's Curse?
Night of the Soul Stealer has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Night of the Soul Stealer 4.5/5, The Spook's Curse 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Night of the Soul Stealer or The Spook's Curse?
The Spook's Curse is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Spook's Curse (455 pages, ≈ 8 h 26 m); Night of the Soul Stealer (480 pages, ≈ 8 h 53 m).
Which is harder to read: Night of the Soul Stealer or The Spook's Curse?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Night of the Soul Stealer: Light; The Spook's Curse: Light.