Never Say Die vs Skeleton Key: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Spies in fiction, Alex Rider, Terrorism in fiction, England in fiction, Terrorism, Orphans
Never Say Die
Following the events of Scorpia Rising, Alex relocates to San Francisco as he slowly recovers from the tragic death of his best friend and caregiver, Jack Starbright, at the hands of terrorists working for SCORPIA. With…
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Skeleton Key
Alex Rider has been through a lot for his fourteen years. He's been shot at by international terrorists, chased down a mountainside on a makeshift snowboard, and has stood face-to-face with pure evil. Twice, young Alex…
The verdict
- Readers rate Never Say Die highest: Never Say Die 4.3 · Skeleton Key 4.1.
- Skeleton Key has the widest readership — 60078 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Never Say Die | Skeleton Key | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (8786) | 4.1 (60078) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (21) | 3.9 (160) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (2) | 4.5 (13) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (155) | 4.5 (546) |
Reception
| Never Say Die | Skeleton Key | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8786 | 60078 |
| Editions | 8 | 26 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 7386 | 10231 |
| Reading it now | 656 | 1765 |
| Written reviews | 591 | 1894 |
| Wikipedia attention | 121 | 1079 |
| Pages | 368 | 327 |