The Enchanted Castle vs The Immortals: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Children's fantasy fiction, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction, Fiction
The Enchanted Castle
E. Nesbit's classic story of how Gerald, Cathy and Jimmy find an enchanted garden and awake a princess from a hundred-year sleep, only to have her immediately made invisible by a magic ring. Her rescue is difficult,…
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The Immortals
Nate Quarter is a lowly lamplighter in the phraxmines of the Eastern Woods, until treachery forces him to flee for his life to the mighty city of Great Glade.But these are turbulent times. In far-off Hive, the…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Immortals highest: The Immortals 4.4 · The Enchanted Castle 3.8.
- The Enchanted Castle is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 13 for The Immortals.
- The Enchanted Castle has the widest readership — 9489 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Enchanted Castle
≈ 3h vs 13h for The Immortals
Want the crowd-tested pick?
The Enchanted Castle
9489 ratings vs 2050 for The Immortals
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Immortals
4.4 vs 3.8 from readers
New to the genre?
The Immortals
Light vs Moderate for The Enchanted Castle
Scores by source
| The Enchanted Castle | The Immortals | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (9489) | 4.4 (2050) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (23) | 4.8 (6) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (8) | 5.0 (15) |
Reception
| The Enchanted Castle | The Immortals | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9489 | 2050 |
| Editions | 478 | 12 |
| Citations | 13 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 10945 | 2094 |
| Reading it now | 742 | 63 |
| Written reviews | 851 | 96 |
| Wikipedia attention | 598 | 160 |
| Pages | 186 | 741 |