Lady Audley's secret vs Leap of Faith: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Deception, Married women, Fiction
Lady Audley's secret
Lady Audley’s Secret was the most successful of a long series of novels written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon in what was then called the “sensation” genre because of the inventive and slightly scandalous plots of such…
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Leap of Faith
Marie-Ange Hawkins has the kind of childhood that most people dream of. Freedom, love, security in a beautiful old French château. But when Marie-Ange is just eleven, a tragic accident marks the end of her idyllic life.…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Lady Audley's secret has the widest readership — 27270 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Lady Audley's secret | Leap of Faith | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (27270) | 3.8 (8028) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (30) | 3.0 (3) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (84) | 4.0 (69) |
Reception
| Lady Audley's secret | Leap of Faith | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 27270 | 8028 |
| Editions | 221 | 29 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 37191 | — |
| Reading it now | 997 | — |
| Written reviews | 2330 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2391 | 105 |
| Pages | 164 | 241 |