Tarnished Are the Stars vs The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood and Boyfriends: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: LGBTQ+, Queer, LGBT, Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy
Tarnished Are the Stars
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A secret beats inside Anna Thatcher's chest: an illegal clockwork heart. Anna works cog by cog -- donning the moniker Technician -- to supply black market medical technology to the sick and injured, against the…
The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood and Boyfriends
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It’s only natural nineteen-year-old Brennan’s life would be upended by something as ridiculous and unexpected as turning into a vampire. But if there’s one thing Brennan can do, it’s pretend everything’s fine when he’s…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
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Scores by source
| Tarnished Are the Stars | The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood and Boyfriends | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.8 (4) | 4.1 (6) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (6) | — |
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Reception
| Tarnished Are the Stars | The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood and Boyfriends | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6 | 6 |
| Editions | 3 | 4 |
| Pages | 384 | 336 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Tarnished Are the Stars or The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood and Boyfriends?
Tarnished Are the Stars has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Tarnished Are the Stars 4.1/5, The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood and Boyfriends 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Tarnished Are the Stars or The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood and Boyfriends?
The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood and Boyfriends is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood and Boyfriends (336 pages, ≈ 6 h 13 m); Tarnished Are the Stars (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: Tarnished Are the Stars or The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood and Boyfriends?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Tarnished Are the Stars: Light; The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood and Boyfriends: Light.