Reading time
How long does it take to read Slightly Dangerous?
Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh is about 369 pages, so it takes about 6½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 13 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
6 h 28 min
Slightly Dangerous · Mary Balogh · first published 2004
- Pages
- 369
- 30 min a day
- 13 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 8 h 33 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 6 h 28 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 5 h 8 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 3 h 51 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 26 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 13 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 9 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 7 days |
Page count: median of 8 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#6 in Bedwyn Saga
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Slightly Dangerous: reading time questions
- How many pages is Slightly Dangerous?
- Slightly Dangerous is about 369 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 Slightly Dangerous?
- About 6 h 28 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 8 min.
- How many days to read Slightly Dangerous at 30 minutes a day?
- About 13 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 26 days, and at an hour a day about 7 days.
- What number is Slightly Dangerous in the Bedwyn Saga series?
- Slightly Dangerous is book 6 in Bedwyn Saga by Mary Balogh.
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