Saphirblau vs The Reluctant Assassin: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Voyages dans le temps, London, Time Travel, Science Fiction, History, Children's fiction
Saphirblau
Sixteen-year-old Gwen, the newest and final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve, searches through history for the other time-travelers, aided by friend Lesley, James the ghost, Xemerius the gargoyle…
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The Reluctant Assassin
Riley, a teen orphan boy living in Victorian London, has had the misfortune of being apprenticed to Albert Garrick, an illusionist who has fallen on difficult times and now uses his unique conjuring skills to gain…
The verdict
- Readers rate Saphirblau highest: Saphirblau 4.2 · The Reluctant Assassin 3.7.
- Saphirblau has the widest readership — 127930 ratings behind its score.
- The Reluctant Assassin runs the darker storyline; Saphirblau stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Saphirblau | The Reluctant Assassin | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (127930) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.2 (32) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (50) |
Reception
| Saphirblau | The Reluctant Assassin | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 127930 | 50 |
| Editions | 11 | 12 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 29206 | — |
| Reading it now | 1244 | — |
| Written reviews | 7416 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 566 | — |
| Pages | 370 | 352 |