The Amalfi Curse vs Witchcraft for Wayward Girls: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Amalfi Curse The Amalfi Curse Sarah Penner · 2025 ★★★★☆ 3.9 320 pages · ≈ 5 h 56 m · Moderate
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Haven Ambrose, a trailblazing nautical archaeologist, has come to the sun-soaked village of Positano to investigate the mysterious shipwrecks along the Amalfi Coast. But Haven is hoping to find more than old artifacts…

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Cover of Witchcraft for Wayward Girls Witchcraft for Wayward Girls Grady Hendrix · 2024 ★★★★☆ 4.2 496 pages · ≈ 9 h 11 m · Moderate
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‘I did an evil thing to be put in here, and I’m going to have to do an evil thing to get out.’ They call them wayward girls. Loose girls. Girls who grew up too fast. And they’re sent to the Wellwood House in St.…

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The verdict

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How to choose

Scores by source

The Amalfi CurseWitchcraft for Wayward Girls
Hardcover 3.6 (40) 3.9 (229)
Apple Books 4.0 (240) 4.5 (328)
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Reception

The Amalfi CurseWitchcraft for Wayward Girls
Ratings 240 328
Editions 6 8
Wikipedia attention — 2438
Pages 320 496
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: The Amalfi Curse or Witchcraft for Wayward Girls?

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Witchcraft for Wayward Girls 4.2/5, The Amalfi Curse 3.9/5).

Which is shorter to read: The Amalfi Curse or Witchcraft for Wayward Girls?

The Amalfi Curse is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Amalfi Curse (320 pages, ≈ 5 h 56 m); Witchcraft for Wayward Girls (496 pages, ≈ 9 h 11 m).

Which is harder to read: The Amalfi Curse or Witchcraft for Wayward Girls?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Amalfi Curse: Moderate; Witchcraft for Wayward Girls: Moderate.

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