The First Long Kiss vs The Seagull's Cry: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: 1950s, Romance fiction, Gothic fiction
The First Long Kiss
Gemma Grantham and Bette Dickens decide to have a really luxurious holiday and pool their joint savings, they had seen pictures just like this in glamour magazines, smart sun brown girls in chic clothes in the south of…
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The Seagull's Cry
A tempestuous love story set in one of the wildest corners of Cornwall. Tansy Trehearn was born and bred in the beautiful and little Cornish port of the village St. Ruthyn, where Martin Wyde was opening a small hotel,…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Seagull's Cry has the widest readership — 7 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The First Long Kiss | The Seagull's Cry | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.3 (3) | 3.6 (7) |
Reception
| The First Long Kiss | The Seagull's Cry | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3 | 7 |
| Editions | 10 | 11 |
| Want to read | — | 7 |
| Pages | 192 | 215 |