Empire of Storms vs Queen of Shadows: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Royalty, High Fantasy, Queens, Assassins, Magic, Romance

Empire of Storms Sarah J. Maas · 2016 ★★★★★ 4.9 704 pages · ≈ 13 h 02 m · Light Find on Amazon

Queen of Shadows

Queen of Shadows Sarah J. Maas · 2015 ★★★★★ 4.9 672 pages · ≈ 12 h 27 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.9 vs 4.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Empire of Storms is the easier read (Light), Queen of Shadows more demanding (Moderate).