One Dark Window vs Prince Prigio: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fantasy
One Dark Window
An ancient, mercurial spirit is trapped inside Elspeth Spindle's head - she calls him the Nightmare. He protects her. He keeps her secrets. But nothing comes for free, especially magic. When Elspeth meets a mysterious…
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Prince Prigio
The plot of Prince Prigio begins with the introduction of a queen who does not believe in fairies. After many childless years, she and the king finally had a boy, Prigio. When the queen refused to invite the fairies to…
The verdict
- Readers rate One Dark Window highest: One Dark Window 4.4 · Prince Prigio 3.9.
- Prince Prigio is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 7 for One Dark Window.
- One Dark Window has the widest readership — 1636 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| One Dark Window | Prince Prigio | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (89) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (800) | 3.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1636) | — |
Reception
| One Dark Window | Prince Prigio | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1636 | 89 |
| Editions | 6 | 80 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 151 |
| Reading it now | — | 5 |
| Written reviews | — | 11 |
| Wikipedia attention | 4416 | 140 |
| Pages | 400 | 48 |