Prey to All vs Sovereign: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Lawyers, London, Legal stories, Murder, Fiction
Prey to All
“The machines swished and thudded like amniotic fluid around Trish as she sat, watching her father.”
"Trish Maguire joins the fight to free Deb Gibbert from a life sentence for the murder of her father." "Trish's own father is lying in intensive care after a heart attack, she has a heavy workload and a full life, but…
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Sovereign
The third installment of C. J. Sansom's acclaimed Matthew Shardlake mystery seriesC. J . Sansom has garnered a wider audience and increased critical praise with each new novel published. His first book in the Matthew…
The verdict
- Readers rate Sovereign highest: Sovereign 4.3 · Prey to All 3.6.
- Prey to All is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 10 for Sovereign.
- Sovereign has the widest readership — 33953 ratings behind its score.
- Sovereign runs the darker storyline; Prey to All stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Prey to All | Sovereign | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (54) | 4.3 (33953) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (217) |
Reception
| Prey to All | Sovereign | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 54 | 33953 |
| Editions | 8 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 23 | 9988 |
| Reading it now | 3 | 1375 |
| Written reviews | 2 | 1800 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 550 |
| Pages | 307 | 578 |