The Burning Girls vs The Butterfly Garden: Which Should You Read?
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The Burning Girls
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Welcome to Chapel Croft. Five hundred years ago, eight protestant martyrs were burned at the stake here. Thirty years ago, two teenage girls disappeared without a trace. And two months ago, the vicar of the local parish…
The Butterfly Garden
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"Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden. In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees...and a collection of precious butterflies -- young women who have been kidnapped and intricately tattooed to resemble…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Butterfly Garden has the widest readership — 316266 ratings behind its score.
- The Butterfly Garden runs the darker storyline; The Burning Girls stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Burning Girls | The Butterfly Garden | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (55165) | 4.1 (316266) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (132) | 3.9 (199) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (221) | — |
Reception
| The Burning Girls | The Butterfly Garden | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 55165 | 316266 |
| Editions | 9 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 340573 |
| Reading it now | — | 39293 |
| Written reviews | — | 30680 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3467 | 3077 |
| Pages | 352 | 295 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Burning Girls or The Butterfly Garden?
The Butterfly Garden has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Butterfly Garden 4.1/5, The Burning Girls 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Burning Girls or The Butterfly Garden?
The Butterfly Garden is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Butterfly Garden (295 pages, ≈ 5 h 28 m); The Burning Girls (352 pages, ≈ 6 h 31 m).
Which is harder to read: The Burning Girls or The Butterfly Garden?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Burning Girls: Moderate; The Butterfly Garden: Moderate.