Reckless vs The Reckoning: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Adventure fiction, Supernatural, Paranormal, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Adventure
Reckless
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Jacob Reckless is a treasure hunter in a world behind a mirror, a place of dangerous magic. There, accompanied by Fox, a shape-shifting girl, he's lived up to his name. But disaster strikes when his younger brother…
The Reckoning
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Grade 8 Up Fifteen-year-old Chloe Saunders and her friends Tori, Simon, and Derek are genetically altered supernaturals on the run from the evil corporation that created them. Hiding out with a family friend, they are…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Reckoning has the widest readership — 105822 ratings behind its score.
- Reckless runs the darker storyline; The Reckoning stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Reckless | The Reckoning | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (23275) | 3.8 (105822) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (44) | 4.0 (99) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (12) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (7) | 4.5 (336) |
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Reception
| Reckless | The Reckoning | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 23275 | 105822 |
| Editions | 33 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 20353 | — |
| Reading it now | 878 | — |
| Written reviews | 2589 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 352 | 77 |
| Pages | 317 | 400 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Reckless or The Reckoning?
The Reckoning has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Reckoning 3.8/5, Reckless 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Reckless or The Reckoning?
Reckless is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Reckless (317 pages, ≈ 5 h 52 m); The Reckoning (400 pages, ≈ 7 h 24 m).
Which is harder to read: Reckless or The Reckoning?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Reckless: Light; The Reckoning: Light.