The Blue Ice vs The Taken Ones: 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…
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The Taken Ones
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New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance has penned a twisty, fast-paced mystery in which young girls are going missing and private investigator J. P. Beaumont is the only one who can find them.Despite her name,…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Blue Ice has the widest readership — 449 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The Blue Ice | The Taken Ones | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (449) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | 4.0 (28) |
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Reception
| The Blue Ice | The Taken Ones | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 449 | 28 |
| Editions | 30 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 179 | — |
| Reading it now | 59 | — |
| Written reviews | 31 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | — |
| Pages | 246 | — |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Blue Ice or The Taken Ones?
The Taken Ones has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Taken Ones 3.9/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).