Reading time
How long does it take to read First Comes Scandal?
First Comes Scandal by Julia Quinn is about 193 pages, so it takes about 3½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 7 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
3 h 23 min
First Comes Scandal · Julia Quinn · first published 2020
- Pages
- 193
- 30 min a day
- 7 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 4 h 28 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 3 h 23 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 2 h 41 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 1 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 14 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 7 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 5 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 4 days |
Page count: median of 8 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#4 in Rokesby
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First Comes Scandal: reading time questions
- How many pages is First Comes Scandal?
- First Comes Scandal is about 193 pages. That is the median across the 8 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read First Comes Scandal?
- About 3 h 23 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 2 h 41 min.
- How many days to read First Comes Scandal at 30 minutes a day?
- About 7 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 14 days, and at an hour a day about 4 days.
- What number is First Comes Scandal in the Rokesby series?
- First Comes Scandal is book 4 in Rokesby by Julia Quinn.
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