The fire vs The Gift: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Totalitarianism, Siblings, Wizards, Brothers and sisters, Witches, Magic
The fire
Whit and Wisty Allgood have led the resistance against a totalitarian regime that has banned all forms of creativity and executed their parents, but even the growing strength of the siblings' magic has not been able to…
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The Gift
After escaping imprisonment by the totalitarian regime known as the New Order, siblings Wisty and Whit Allgood, who possess magical powers, establish themselves as leaders of the Resistance, a hidden community of…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Gift has the widest readership — 30651 ratings behind its score.
- The fire runs the darker storyline; The Gift stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The fire | The Gift | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (20571) | 3.8 (30651) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (28) | 3.5 (37) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (372) | 4.5 (659) |
Reception
| The fire | The Gift | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 20571 | 30651 |
| Editions | 20 | 24 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 14552 | 17006 |
| Reading it now | 823 | 1267 |
| Written reviews | 970 | 1682 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 514 |
| Pages | 352 | 341 |