The Blue Ice vs The Last Bodyguard: 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 Last Bodyguard
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When fourteen-year-old Kristin Miller goes missing from her quiet home in the San Fernando Valley, her desperate family turn to ex-military bodyguard, Ryan Lock. Along with his partner, Marine Corps veteran Ty Johnson,…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Last Bodyguard highest: The Last Bodyguard 4.4 · The Blue Ice 3.8.
- The Last Bodyguard has the widest readership — 888 ratings behind its score.
- The Last Bodyguard runs the darker storyline; The Blue Ice stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Blue Ice | The Last Bodyguard | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (449) | 4.3 (888) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (290) |
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Reception
| The Blue Ice | The Last Bodyguard | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 449 | 888 |
| Editions | 30 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 179 | 162 |
| Reading it now | 59 | 297 |
| Written reviews | 31 | 38 |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | — |
| Pages | 246 | 266 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Blue Ice or The Last Bodyguard?
The Last Bodyguard has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Last Bodyguard 4.4/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Blue Ice or The Last Bodyguard?
The Blue Ice is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Blue Ice (246 pages, ≈ 4 h 33 m); The Last Bodyguard (266 pages, ≈ 4 h 56 m).
Which is harder to read: The Blue Ice or The Last Bodyguard?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Blue Ice: Challenging; The Last Bodyguard: Moderate.