Thornyhold vs Witch Child: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Thornyhold Thornyhold Mary Stewart · 1988 ★★★★☆ 3.9 289 pages · ≈ 5 h 21 m · Moderate

When Gilly Ramsey, whose childhood has been one of lonely isolation, inherits an English country home steeped in magic, she discovers an intriguing, mysterious world, and a man who teaches her to love.

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Cover of Witch Child Witch Child Celia Rees · 2000 ★★★★☆ 3.8 270 pages · ≈ 5 h 00 m · Light

In 1659, fourteen-year-old Mary Newbury keeps a journal of her voyage from England to the New World and her experiences living as a witch in a community of Puritans near Salem, Massachusetts.

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

ThornyholdWitch Child
Goodreads 3.9 (8220) 3.8 (20278)
Hardcover 3.7 (21) 3.6 (24)
Google Books — 3.5 (6)
Apple Books 4.5 (67) 4.5 (8)

Reception

ThornyholdWitch Child
Ratings 8220 20278
Editions 21 22
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 6292 15181
Reading it now 840 408
Written reviews 912 1560
Wikipedia attention 194 257
Pages 289 270

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