Perfect Girl vs The Third Wheel: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Best Friends, Family life, Families, Friendship, Children's fiction, Fiction
Perfect Girl
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Out of the blue, Ruthie has fallen in love with the boy next door, Perry. He's suddenly grown up and made her heart go thwang, and Ruthie has no idea what to do about it.Then a new girl shows up at school, and Ruthie…
The Third Wheel
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Love is in the air - but what does that mean for Greg Heffley? A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down. As Greg scrambles to find a date, he's worried he'll be left out in the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Third Wheel highest: The Third Wheel 4.5 · Perfect Girl 3.4.
- The Third Wheel has the widest readership — 5106 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Perfect Girl | The Third Wheel | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (1371) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.5 (86) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (8) | 4.5 (5106) |
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Reception
| Perfect Girl | The Third Wheel | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1371 | 5106 |
| Editions | 16 | 51 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 273 | — |
| Reading it now | 13 | — |
| Written reviews | 38 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 43 | 114 |
| Pages | 208 | 218 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Perfect Girl or The Third Wheel?
The Third Wheel has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Third Wheel 4.5/5, Perfect Girl 3.4/5).
Which is shorter to read: Perfect Girl or The Third Wheel?
Perfect Girl is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Perfect Girl (208 pages, ≈ 3 h 51 m); The Third Wheel (218 pages, ≈ 4 h 02 m).
Which is harder to read: Perfect Girl or The Third Wheel?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Perfect Girl: Light; The Third Wheel: Easy.