A Bitter Cut vs Tod und Teufel: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Historical Fiction, Mystery
A Bitter Cut
Lady Kiera Darby plans to spend the summer reconnecting with friends and family in anticipation of the betrothal of her beloved brother. But when a future in-law is implicated in a murder, the party takes a deadly turn.…
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Tod und Teufel
In the year 1260, under the supervision of the architect Gerhard Morart, the most ambitious ecclesiastical building in all of Christendom is rising above the merchant city of Cologne: the great cathedral. Far below the…
The verdict
- Readers rate A Bitter Cut highest: A Bitter Cut 4.3 · Tod und Teufel 3.7.
- Tod und Teufel has the widest readership — 4155 ratings behind its score.
- Tod und Teufel runs the darker storyline; A Bitter Cut stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Tod und Teufel
4155 ratings vs 1170 for A Bitter Cut
Just want the better-reviewed one?
A Bitter Cut
4.3 vs 3.7 from readers
New to the genre?
A Bitter Cut
Moderate vs Challenging for Tod und Teufel
In the mood for something dark?
Tod und Teufel
a darker storyline than A Bitter Cut
Want something lighter?
A Bitter Cut
an easier tone than Tod und Teufel
Scores by source
| A Bitter Cut | Tod und Teufel | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (1170) | 3.7 (4155) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (2) | — |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (9) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (69) | — |
Reception
| A Bitter Cut | Tod und Teufel | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1170 | 4155 |
| Editions | 1 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 6286 | 1833 |
| Reading it now | 193 | 162 |
| Written reviews | 128 | 236 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 93 |
| Pages | — | 391 |