The Blue Ice vs The Bones She Buried: 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 Bones She Buried
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Josie works until her arms ache, until the paramedics arrive and pull her gently away from the woman’s cold, fragile body. Noah’s voice cracks beside her as he calls the time of death for his own, beloved…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Bones She Buried highest: The Bones She Buried 4.4 · The Blue Ice 3.8.
- The Bones She Buried has the widest readership — 11092 ratings behind its score.
- The Bones She Buried runs the darker storyline; The Blue Ice stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Bones She Buried
4.4 vs 3.8 from readers
New to the genre?
The Bones She Buried
Moderate vs Challenging for The Blue Ice
In the mood for something dark?
The Bones She Buried
a darker storyline than The Blue Ice
Want something lighter?
The Blue Ice
an easier tone than The Bones She Buried
Scores by source
| The Blue Ice | The Bones She Buried | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (449) | 4.3 (11092) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | 4.2 (5) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (999) |
Reception
| The Blue Ice | The Bones She Buried | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 449 | 11092 |
| Editions | 30 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 179 | 3615 |
| Reading it now | 59 | 9051 |
| Written reviews | 31 | 573 |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | — |
| Pages | 246 | — |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Blue Ice or The Bones She Buried?
The Bones She Buried has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Bones She Buried 4.4/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).
Which is harder to read: The Blue Ice or The Bones She Buried?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Blue Ice: Challenging; The Bones She Buried: Moderate.