Starside vs The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Enemies To Lovers, Romantasy, Fantasy Romance, Adult, Magic, Romance
Starside
Hundreds of years ago, a brutal war split a land in two. Starside is the realm of magic and immortals—the descendants of the gods, living in a power-rich paradise. Stormside is where mortals fight for scraps of that…
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The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King
Love is a sacrifice at the altar of power. In the wake of the Kejari, everything Oraya once thought to be true has been destroyed. A prisoner in her own kingdom, grieving the only family she ever had, and reeling from…
The verdict
- Readers rate Starside highest: Starside 4.3 · The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King 3.9.
- Starside is the quickest read — about 9 hours vs 11 for The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King.
- Starside has the widest readership — 77730 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Starside | The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (77730) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (55) | 3.9 (402) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (364) | — |
Reception
| Starside | The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 77730 | 402 |
| Editions | 1 | 9 |
| Want to read | 200997 | — |
| Reading it now | 13078 | — |
| Written reviews | 14708 | — |
| Pages | 512 | 624 |