Shattered vs The black arrow: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: War stories, War, Children's fiction, Fiction
Shattered
A journey that begins with adventure soon plunges into the depths of one of Africa's darkest moments. The Shattered Pearl is the gripping memoir of Sara L. Armstrong, an ordinary woman thrust into extraordinary…
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The black arrow
“Sir Daniel and his men lay in and about Kettley that night, warmly quartered and well patrolled.”
Richard Shelton is a young knight during the Wars of the Roses. We see him ascend and rescue his lady love. He then seeks revenge against his father's murderer, but when the evidence points towards his guardian he is…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Shattered is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for The black arrow.
- The black arrow has the widest readership — 20225 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Shattered | The black arrow | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (20225) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (8) | — |
| Google Books | 3.0 (3) | — |
Reception
| Shattered | The black arrow | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8 | 20225 |
| Editions | 5 | 175 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Want to read | — | 14238 |
| Reading it now | — | 968 |
| Written reviews | — | 1003 |
| Wikipedia attention | 394 | — |
| Pages | 176 | 300 |