The Awakening vs The Serpent & the Wings of Night: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Paranormal, Magic, Fiction
The Awakening
If you had met me a few weeks ago, you probably would have described me as an average teenage girl — someone normal. Now my life has changed forever and I'm as far away from normal as it gets. A living science…
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The Serpent & the Wings of Night
The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Serpent & the Wings of Night highest: The Serpent & the Wings of Night 4.2 · The Awakening 3.7.
- The Awakening is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 9 for The Serpent & the Wings of Night.
- The Serpent & the Wings of Night has the widest readership — 813837 ratings behind its score.
- The Awakening runs the darker storyline; The Serpent & the Wings of Night stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Awakening
≈ 6h vs 9h for The Serpent & the Wings of Night
Want the crowd-tested pick?
The Serpent & the Wings of Night
813837 ratings vs 232899 for The Awakening
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Serpent & the Wings of Night
4.2 vs 3.7 from readers
New to the genre?
The Awakening
Light vs Moderate for The Serpent & the Wings of Night
In the mood for something dark?
The Awakening
a darker storyline than The Serpent & the Wings of Night
Scores by source
| The Awakening | The Serpent & the Wings of Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (232899) | 4.2 (813837) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (116) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (312) | — |
Reception
| The Awakening | The Serpent & the Wings of Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 232899 | 813837 |
| Editions | 13 | 14 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 44201 | 830456 |
| Reading it now | 776 | 69008 |
| Written reviews | 3600 | 88838 |
| Wikipedia attention | 131 | — |
| Pages | 368 | 502 |