The Blue Ice vs The Lovely Wicked Rain: Which Should You Read?
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The Blue Ice
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Ten years after George Farnell's disappearance, two lines of poetry and a lump of mineral ore are found. It's enough to send mineral expert Bill Gansert to Norway. But word of his findings has leaked out and Gansert…
The Lovely Wicked Rain
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They find him on the beach, shooting bullets into the sand.His name? Jeremiah Cooper, the son of the bullheaded high school football coach. Slight of build, soft of voice, he's got all kinds of torment lurking behind…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Lovely Wicked Rain highest: The Lovely Wicked Rain 4.4 · The Blue Ice 3.8.
- The Blue Ice has the widest readership — 449 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Blue Ice | The Lovely Wicked Rain | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (449) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (197) |
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Reception
| The Blue Ice | The Lovely Wicked Rain | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 449 | 197 |
| Editions | 30 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 179 | — |
| Reading it now | 59 | — |
| Written reviews | 31 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | — |
| Pages | 246 | 339 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Blue Ice or The Lovely Wicked Rain?
The Lovely Wicked Rain has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Lovely Wicked Rain 4.4/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Blue Ice or The Lovely Wicked Rain?
The Blue Ice is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Blue Ice (246 pages, ≈ 4 h 33 m); The Lovely Wicked Rain (339 pages, ≈ 6 h 17 m).
Which is harder to read: The Blue Ice or The Lovely Wicked Rain?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Blue Ice: Challenging; The Lovely Wicked Rain: Moderate.