The Girl with a Thousand Faces vs Weyward: Which Should You Read?
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The Girl with a Thousand Faces
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Mercy Chan is a triad exorcist with a mysterious past. After washing up on the shores of Hong Kong with no memory during World War II, she found a home in Kowloon Walled City, an infamous, ghost-infested slum full of…
Weyward
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KATE, 2019 Kate flees London – abandoning everything – for Cumbria and Weyward Cottage, inherited from her great-aunt. There, a secret lurks in the bones of the house, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Weyward has the widest readership — 448966 ratings behind its score.
- Weyward runs the darker storyline; The Girl with a Thousand Faces stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Girl with a Thousand Faces | Weyward | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (448966) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (18) | 3.9 (453) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (10) | 4.5 (1101) |
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Reception
| The Girl with a Thousand Faces | Weyward | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 18 | 448966 |
| Editions | 2 | 9 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 616321 |
| Reading it now | — | 30415 |
| Written reviews | — | 49511 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1858 |
| Pages | 320 | 352 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Girl with a Thousand Faces or Weyward?
The Girl with a Thousand Faces has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Girl with a Thousand Faces 4.1/5, Weyward 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Girl with a Thousand Faces or Weyward?
The Girl with a Thousand Faces is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Girl with a Thousand Faces (320 pages, ≈ 5 h 56 m); Weyward (352 pages, ≈ 6 h 31 m).
Which is harder to read: The Girl with a Thousand Faces or Weyward?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Girl with a Thousand Faces: Moderate; Weyward: Moderate.