The Scarlet Pimpernel vs Zoya: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Refugees, Nobility, Historical Fiction, History, Fiction

Cover of The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel Emma Orczy · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.1 370 pages · ≈ 6 h 51 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Zoya

Zoya Danielle Steel · 1980 ★★★★☆ 4.1 448 pages · ≈ 8 h 18 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
Zoya is the easier read (Moderate), The Scarlet Pimpernel more demanding (Challenging).

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