Cometh the Hour vs Secrets of the Morning: Which Should You Read?
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Cometh the Hour
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The reading of a suicide note has devastating consequences for the Clifton family. Giles must decide if he should withdraw from politics and try to rescue Karin, the woman he loves, from behind the Iron Curtain. But is…
Secrets of the Morning
“As we descended through the billowing clouds, New York suddenly appeared below me.”
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Shadowed by her tortured past, Dawn has a bright new life of glimmering hopes... Dawn can hardly believe she's a student at one of New York City's best music schools. Now her most precious wish, to become a singer,…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Cometh the Hour highest: Cometh the Hour 4.4 · Secrets of the Morning 3.9.
- Secrets of the Morning has the widest readership — 10959 ratings behind its score.
- Secrets of the Morning runs the darker storyline; Cometh the Hour stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Cometh the Hour | Secrets of the Morning | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (10959) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (21) | 3.6 (16) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (606) | 4.5 (61) |
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Reception
| Cometh the Hour | Secrets of the Morning | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 606 | 10959 |
| Editions | 21 | 36 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 3841 |
| Reading it now | — | 202 |
| Written reviews | — | 187 |
| Wikipedia attention | 231 | 24415 |
| Pages | 416 | 405 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Cometh the Hour or Secrets of the Morning?
Cometh the Hour has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Cometh the Hour 4.4/5, Secrets of the Morning 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Cometh the Hour or Secrets of the Morning?
Secrets of the Morning is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Secrets of the Morning (405 pages, ≈ 7 h 30 m); Cometh the Hour (416 pages, ≈ 7 h 42 m).
Which is harder to read: Cometh the Hour or Secrets of the Morning?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Cometh the Hour: Moderate; Secrets of the Morning: Moderate.