The Blue Ice vs This Is Why We Lied: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Thriller
The Blue Ice
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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This Is Why We Lied
WATCH WILL TRENT ON ABC! "Expect from a Karin Slaughter crime thriller . . . just the right amount of twists, turns, shocks, surprises and domestic thrill and shrill." -- Parade The instant NYT bestseller featuring Will…
The verdict
- Readers rate This Is Why We Lied highest: This Is Why We Lied 4.5 · The Blue Ice 3.8.
- The Blue Ice is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 8 for This Is Why We Lied.
- This Is Why We Lied has the widest readership — 1188 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Blue Ice | This Is Why We Lied | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (449) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | 4.1 (42) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (1188) |
Reception
| The Blue Ice | This Is Why We Lied | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 449 | 1188 |
| Editions | 30 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 179 | — |
| Pages | 246 | 464 |