Maura's Angel vs The House on the Borderland: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Ireland, Children's fiction
Maura's Angel
Just when her home life and the circumstances in violence-plagued Belfast seem more than she can bear, eleven-year-old Maura encounters an unusual person whose name, Angela, gives a clue to her real identity.
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The House on the Borderland
The House on the Borderland is a supernatural horror novel by William Hope Hodgson. He went beyond the existing ghost story and gothic molds, synthesizing a new cosmic horror that made a huge impact on later writers of…
The verdict
- Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.
Scores by source
| Maura's Angel | The House on the Borderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.6 (12003) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.7 (57) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (8) |
Reception
| Maura's Angel | The House on the Borderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 12003 |
| Editions | 3 | 43 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 20533 |
| Reading it now | — | 1024 |
| Written reviews | — | 1673 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 3296 |
| Pages | — | 154 |