The Awakening vs The Reckoning: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Psychic ability, Ghost Stories, Werewolves, Ghosts, Supernatural, Paranormal
The Awakening
If you had met me a few weeks ago, you probably would have described me as an average teenage girl — someone normal. Now my life has changed forever and I'm as far away from normal as it gets. A living science…
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The Reckoning
Grade 8 Up Fifteen-year-old Chloe Saunders and her friends Tori, Simon, and Derek are genetically altered supernaturals on the run from the evil corporation that created them. Hiding out with a family friend, they are…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Awakening has the widest readership — 232899 ratings behind its score.
- The Awakening runs the darker storyline; The Reckoning stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Awakening | The Reckoning | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (232899) | 3.8 (105822) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (116) | 4.0 (99) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (312) | 4.5 (336) |
Reception
| The Awakening | The Reckoning | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 232899 | 105822 |
| Editions | 13 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 44201 | — |
| Reading it now | 776 | — |
| Written reviews | 3600 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 131 | 77 |
| Pages | 368 | 400 |