Faces vs The Faithless: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Dysfunctional families, Families, Fiction
Faces
"Just before Danny Cadogan's fourteenth birthday, his father leaves. Alone, his wife and children face the wrath of the men sent to collect his gambling debt. Now, Danny is determined to protect his mother, brother and…
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The Faithless
Don't miss NO REGRET, the brand new novel from Martina Cole. Coming October 2025. With family, there's a dangerous line between love and hate... Reaching the darkest corners of family life, THE FAITHLESS by the…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Faithless highest: The Faithless 4.2 · Faces 3.9.
- The Faithless has the widest readership — 3894 ratings behind its score.
- The Faithless runs the darker storyline; Faces stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Faces | The Faithless | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (3894) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 4.0 (3) |
Reception
| Faces | The Faithless | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 3894 |
| Editions | 12 | 3 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1534 |
| Reading it now | — | 411 |
| Written reviews | — | 194 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6204 | 891 |
| Pages | 585 | 490 |