Reading time
How long does it take to read Ruin and Rising?
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo is about 427 pages, so it takes about 7½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 15 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
7 h 29 min
Ruin and Rising · Leigh Bardugo · first published 2014
- Pages
- 427
- 30 min a day
- 15 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 9 h 53 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 7 h 29 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 5 h 56 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 4 h 27 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 30 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 15 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 10 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 8 days |
Page count: median of 26 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#3 in Shadow and Bone
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Ruin and Rising: reading time questions
- How many pages is Ruin and Rising?
- Ruin and Rising is about 427 pages. That is the median across the 26 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read Ruin and Rising?
- About 7 h 29 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 5 h 56 min.
- How many days to read Ruin and Rising at 30 minutes a day?
- About 15 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 30 days, and at an hour a day about 8 days.
- What number is Ruin and Rising in the Shadow and Bone series?
- Ruin and Rising is book 3 in Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo.
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