The Blue Ice vs The Bone Winter: Which Should You Read?
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The Blue Ice
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Ten years after George Farnell's disappearance, two lines of poetry and a lump of mineral ore are found. It's enough to send mineral expert Bill Gansert to Norway. But word of his findings has leaked out and Gansert…
The Bone Winter
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Can an FBI Academy dropout catch a vicious serial killer?It's been fifteen years since Vivian Delacroix unleashed her followers on the town of Cardinal Falls. The cult members killed anyone Vivian told them was a threat…
The verdict
- Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.
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Scores by source
| The Blue Ice | The Bone Winter | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (449) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | — |
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Reception
| The Blue Ice | The Bone Winter | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 449 | — |
| Editions | 30 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 179 | — |
| Reading it now | 59 | — |
| Written reviews | 31 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | — |
| Pages | 246 | 206 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is shorter to read: The Blue Ice or The Bone Winter?
The Bone Winter is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Bone Winter (206 pages, ≈ 3 h 49 m); The Blue Ice (246 pages, ≈ 4 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: The Blue Ice or The Bone Winter?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Blue Ice: Challenging; The Bone Winter: Moderate.