Reluctantly Alice vs There's a Girl in My Hammerlock: Which Should You Read?
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Reluctantly Alice
Alice experiences the joys and embarrassments of seventh grade while advising her father and older brother on their love lives.
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There's a Girl in My Hammerlock
Thirteen-year-old Maisie joins her school's formerly all-male wrestling team and tries to last through the season, despite opposition from other students, her best friend, and her own teammates.
The verdict
- Readers rate Reluctantly Alice highest: Reluctantly Alice 3.9 · There's a Girl in My Hammerlock 3.7.
- Reluctantly Alice has the widest readership — 2204 ratings behind its score.
- Reluctantly Alice runs the darker storyline; There's a Girl in My Hammerlock stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Reluctantly Alice | There's a Girl in My Hammerlock | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (2204) | 3.7 (1164) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (2) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (11) | — |
Reception
| Reluctantly Alice | There's a Girl in My Hammerlock | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2204 | 1164 |
| Editions | 18 | 12 |
| Citations | — | 4 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 721 | 478 |
| Reading it now | 24 | 21 |
| Written reviews | 98 | 95 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 79 |
| Pages | 199 | 199 |