Prince Prigio vs The Shadow of What Was Lost: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fantasy
Prince Prigio
The plot of Prince Prigio begins with the introduction of a queen who does not believe in fairies. After many childless years, she and the king finally had a boy, Prigio. When the queen refused to invite the fairies to…
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The Shadow of What Was Lost
A young man with forbidden magic finds himself drawn into an ancient war against a dangerous enemy in book one of the Licanius Trilogy, the series that fans are heralding as the next Wheel of Time. As destiny calls, a…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Shadow of What Was Lost highest: The Shadow of What Was Lost 4.3 · Prince Prigio 3.9.
- Prince Prigio is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 15 for The Shadow of What Was Lost.
- The Shadow of What Was Lost has the widest readership — 1361 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Prince Prigio | The Shadow of What Was Lost | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (89) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (2) | 4.0 (646) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (1361) |
Reception
| Prince Prigio | The Shadow of What Was Lost | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 89 | 1361 |
| Editions | 80 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 151 | — |
| Reading it now | 5 | — |
| Written reviews | 11 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 140 | 5932 |
| Pages | 48 | 846 |