Desecration vs The Rising: Which Should You Read?
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Desecration
His Excellency Global Community Potentate Nicolae Carpathia, no longer pretending to be a pacifist, has ordered every Morale Monitor armed as he prepares to travel along the Via Dolorosa and then onward to the temple,…
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The Rising
Marilena Carpathia has only one dream: to be a mother. So when a mysterious clairvoyant promises the fulfillment of this dream, she does not hesitate. Through genetic engineering and the power of the prince of darkness…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Rising highest: The Rising 4.3 · Desecration 4.0.
- Desecration has the widest readership — 28857 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Desecration | The Rising | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (28857) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (37) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (4) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (64) |
Reception
| Desecration | The Rising | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 28857 | 64 |
| Editions | 9 | 10 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 9548 | — |
| Reading it now | 448 | — |
| Written reviews | 480 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1647 | 467 |
| Pages | 407 | 380 |