Vicious vs Zeroes: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Ability -- Fiction, Ability, Superheroes, Fiction

Cover of Vicious

Vicious V. E. Schwab · 2013 ★★★★☆ 4.4 377 pages · ≈ 6 h 59 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Zeroes

Zeroes Scott Westerfeld · 2015 ★★★★☆ 4.3 496 pages · ≈ 9 h 11 m · Easy Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.4 vs 4.3 — either is a safe pick by score.
Vicious is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 9 for Zeroes.
Zeroes is the easier read (Easy), Vicious more demanding (Moderate).

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