The Children on the Hill vs What Moves the Dead: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Gothic, Historical Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Fiction

The Children on the Hill

The Children on the Hill Jennifer McMahon · 2022 ★★★★☆ 3.9 352 pages · ≈ 6 h 31 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

What Moves the Dead

What Moves the Dead T. Kingfisher · 2022 ★★★★☆ 3.9 175 pages · ≈ 3 h 14 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
What Moves the Dead is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for The Children on the Hill.