Sweet Revenge vs The Light of Day: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Sweet Revenge Sweet Revenge Nora Roberts · 1988 ★★★★☆ 4.1 430 pages · ≈ 7 h 58 m · Moderate
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Kurzbeschreibung Gefährliche Verstrickung (Sweet Revenge) - Nora Roberts Die Prinzessin Adrianne scheint ein glückliches und ausgefülltes Leben zu führen. Die ebenso schöne wie elegante Frau verbringt ihre Tage damit,…

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Cover of The Light of Day The Light of Day Eric Ambler · 1962 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 232 pages · ≈ 4 h 18 m · Moderate
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Arthur Simpson is a petty thief who is discovered stealing from a hotel room. His victim, however, turns out to be a criminal in a league well above his own and Simpson is blackmailed into smuggling arms into Turkey for…

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The verdict

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How to choose

Scores by source

Sweet RevengeThe Light of Day
Goodreads 4.1 (18747) 3.4 (3216)
Hardcover 4.2 (14) 4.3 (3)
Apple Books 4.5 (401) 4.0 (21)
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Reception

Sweet RevengeThe Light of Day
Ratings 18747 3216
Editions 24 43
Citations — 2
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read — 1717
Reading it now — 190
Written reviews — 335
Wikipedia attention 269 835
Pages 430 232
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Sweet Revenge or The Light of Day?

Sweet Revenge has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Sweet Revenge 4.1/5, The Light of Day 3.4/5).

Which is shorter to read: Sweet Revenge or The Light of Day?

The Light of Day is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Light of Day (232 pages, ≈ 4 h 18 m); Sweet Revenge (430 pages, ≈ 7 h 58 m).

Which is harder to read: Sweet Revenge or The Light of Day?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Sweet Revenge: Moderate; The Light of Day: Moderate.

Have both books been made into films?

Sweet Revenge: no film adaptation on record; The Light of Day: 1 film adaptation.

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