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Crossed

Emily McIntire

At your speed≈ 8 hrs

Pages389

Audiobook≈ 13 hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

389 pages works out to roughly 117,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 8 hrs — a weekend's reading.

48 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far — enough for an early score, not yet a firm one.

Worth-it score 5.4/10 — Worth it for some readers (early). Readers 5.5 (48 early ratings on Hardcover) − length 0.1 = 5.4. How the score works →

How long does it take to read Crossed?

Crossed is 389 pages, or roughly 117,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:

Estimated reading time for Crossed at three reading speeds.
Your paceWords per minuteTime to finish
Slow17511 hrs
Average2508 hrs
Fast4005 hrs

Estimated at about 300 words per page. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts. Prefer to listen? At a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute the audiobook runs about 13 hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

Common questions

How long does it take to read Crossed?
About 8 hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. Crossed runs 389 pages, roughly 117,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 11 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 5 hrs.
How many pages is Crossed?
389 pages, which is about 117,000 words and 8 hrs of reading. Editions vary, and only Hardcover lists a page count for it, so treat it as approximate.
Is Crossed worth reading?
On early ratings, we score it 5.4 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth it for some readers. Only 48 readers have rated it on Hardcover so far, so the score leans on the library average and will move as more ratings arrive; at about 8 hrs at an average pace it gives back 0.1 for its length.
How long is the Crossed audiobook?
About 13 hrs, estimated from the 117,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.

From the publisher

Father Cade Frédéric is a holy man. Brought up in the streets of Paris, he has dedicated his life to the church. But there’s a monster that lingers just beneath the surface. A sickness. One that bleeds darkness and feeds on the damned.…

When he’s tasked to become the priest in Festivalé, Vermont, a town both beautiful in architecture and riddled with despair, his sickness sings, demanding he rid the place of evil. Amaya Paquette is Festivalé’s beautiful mystery. She spends her days caring for her younger brother and her nights transforming into Esmeralda, dancing for greedy eyes and shameless lips. Although she longs for love, she shies away from companionship, afraid of being abandoned again. When Father Cade lays eyes on Amaya, he finds himself ensnared, convinced she’s using witchcraft to lure him to her. He can’t eat. Can’t breathe. Can’t think unless it’s of her. And temptation is a devastating mistress. She’s his weakness, so he decides he’ll be her demise…even if it means killing the only woman he might ever love.