‘Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs;’
18 May 2018 
Here we are again with the Friday Face Off meme created by Books by Proxy . This is a great opportunity to feature some of your favourite book covers. The rules are fairly simple each week, following a predetermined theme (list below) choose a book, compare a couple of the different covers available for that particular book and choose your favourite. Future week’s themes are listed below – the list has been updated to help out those of you who like to plan ahead – if you have a cover in mind that you’re really wanting to share then feel free to leave a comment about a future suggested theme. This week’s theme:
‘Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs;’ – a cover featuring a gravestone
My first thoughts this week were Moon Called and The Graveyard book, but I think I’ve used both of those before so I’ve opted for: Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse #4) by Charlaine Harris :
I’m going for the simple cover this week. I like the last cover but it has an almost comedy element to it that I didn’t really quite understand – this is a fun series but it’s not an outright riot of giggles. I also like the series of covers bottom left) but my favourite this week:
Next week – a cover featuring footsteps’
Future themes: (if you’re struggling with any of these themes then use a ‘freebie’ of one of your favourite covers)
25th May – Trip trap, trip trap, trip trap – a cover featuring footsteps
1st June – clinging and invasive – a cover featuring creeping vines
8th June – Raining Cats and Dogs – a cover featuring a stormy sky
15th June – Live in the saddle. Die on the hog – a cover featuring riders
22nd June -‘Murder most foul, as in the best it is’ – a cover featuring a murder scene
29th June – ‘Lips as red as the rose’ – a cover that is predominantly red
6th July – ‘The north wind doth blow, and we shall have snow, ‘ – a cover that is windswept
13th July –‘There’s more of gravy than of grave about you’ – a cover featuring a ghost or spectre
20th July -‘In winter with warm tears I’ll melt the snow’ – A cover featuring icicles or snow
27th July – “I saw huge buildings rise up faint and fair, and pass like dreams.” – a cover that is steampunk
3rd August – “Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.” – a cover featuring a starry sky
10th August – ‘…Christine, who have torn off my mask and who therefore can never leave me again! – A cover with a mask
17th August – ‘Knock, knock… ‘who’s there?’ – A cover featuring a door ajar or closed
24th August – ‘To be a legend, you’ve either got to be dead, or excessively old!’ – A cover with a title featuring the word ‘legend’
31st August – ‘“Come buy our orchard fruits, Come buy, come buy’ – A cover featuring a goblin or dwarves
7th September – ‘Mirror, Mirror on the wall – A cover featuring a queen
14th September – “He had killed man, the noblest game of all, and he had killed in the face of the law of club and fang.” – A cover featuring a wolf or wolves
21st September – ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’ – a cover featuring clouds
28th September – Eyes wide shut – a cover featuring eyes
5th October – “He sounded like a man who had slept well and didn’t owe too much money.” – A cover that is ‘noir’
12th October – “The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.” – A cover for a mystery novel
19th October -“If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!” – A horror cover
26th October – Trick or treat – A halloween inspired cover
2nd November – ‘Remember, remember the fifth of November,’ – A cover inspired by Bonfire Night
9th November – ‘All right! They’re spiders from Mars! You happy?’ – A cover feturing a critter of the eight legged variety
16th November – There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.’ – A scary cover
23rd November – ‘The child is in love with a human. And not just any human. A prince!’ – A cover featuring a mermaid/man
30th November – “..the children of the night. What music they make!” – a cover with a vampire
7th December – ‘I am Aragorn son of Arathorn; and if by life or death I can save you, I will.’ – A cover featuring a hero
14th December -“Heavy is the head that wears the crown” – A cover featuring a crown
21st December – ‘ho, ho, ho’ – A seasonal cover
28th December – A freebie – choose one of your favourite titles and compare the covers
2019
4th January – A cover that is fresh – New beginnings for a New Year
11th January – ‘I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king’ – A cover that depicts a novel set in the Tudor period
18th January – A cover featuring an Amulet – either in the cover or title
25th January – ‘Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.’ – A cover featuring a monk/priest/person of the cloth
1st February – A comedy cover
8th February – ‘Hi little cub. Oh no, don’t be ssscared.’ – A cover with snakes
15th February – A heart – for Valentine’s day past
22nd February – “Woe, destruction, ruin, and decay; the worst is death and death will have his day.” – A cover with abandoned building/s
1st March – ‘who will buy this wonderful morning’ – A cover featuring a shop or market
8th March – ‘Two little fishes and a momma fishy too’ – A cover featuring a fish/fishes or other sea creatures
15th March – ‘Beware the moon, lads.’ – A cover with a shapeshifter
22nd March – ‘A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse’ – A cover featuring a king
29th March – “I thought unicorns were more . . . Fluffy.” – A cover featuring a unicorn
5th April – ‘nomad is an island’ – A cover featuring a desert landscape
12th April – ‘Odin, Odin, send the wind to turn the tide – A cover featuring a longboat
19th april – ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times – A cover featuring a school
Books and travelling with Lynn 
I almost chose this book this week too, but I found a different one I liked better 😀 I like the top left cover best. I like the idea of the bottom right one, but I am just not a fan of the artwork, tho that is the cover that I read.
Yes, the bottom right style of covers are unusual aren’t they – they have an almost comic feel to them which I never really understood. The books that I owned were the ones with the very white female faces on the covers.
Lynn 😀
Good choice: that splash of blood is offset by the blue background, as if to signal that the drama is balanced by something else, while a darker or black background might have led the readers to believe otherwise…
Yes, there’s blood and vampires but they’re not scary stories so your point about the background colour is spot on.
Lynn 😀
That last cover is definitely my favourite. Though the cartoony art-style *is* rather confusing. 😀 I watched True Blood before I even knew about the books. Then one day I saw the cover for Book 1 and was like, “How on earth did they get *this* show from *this* book?”
Yeah, the show definitely didn’t stick to the books – but that’s the way quite often with adaptations. The show was very ‘over sexed’ – I remember we watched the start of the series and my husband was like ‘isn’t this a series of books you’ve been reading’ – with a knowing look in his eyes as though to say ‘so this is the style of books you read!’ – to be honest the books weren’t really like that.
Lynn 😀
Awesome covers you got this week! I liked the first one the best, the one with the cross earrings! Here’s my Friday Face Off:
https://rabbitearsblog.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/the-friday-face-off-8-gravestone/
That is a lovely cover and the colours are dramatic.
Lynn 😀
Oh good choice. I had a hard time with the theme so I did the “freebie.” I can’t say I’m crazy about any of these covers, and the last cover is the one I have (I agree, they are very “comic” looking with doesn’t necessarily fit the story). But I guess I would go with the first one as my favorite.
It’s a lovely dramatic cover isn’t it – in terms of the colouring.
Lynn 😀
My favorite is the bottom left, but familiarity might have something to do with it. I also love the art style though, there’s something so charming about it 🙂
I do like those covers but was always a bit puzzled by them. Although, it is a fun style series so there is that.
Lynn 😀
Lynn, you’ve reminded me that I really need to go back, restart and continue reading this series.
I did eventually finish the series – although I wasn’t enamoured with the ending.
It might work better for you.
Lynn 😀
I love this series, but I really don’t think much of any of the covers – your choice is the best and is the one I read, which never hurts. I grabbed the freebie option as I was a bit stymied by this one – which is a GREAT option to add, Lynn:))
I figured I should add in that whole ‘freebie’ idea – some of the themes can be a bit tough and it’s still good to highlight a cover you like isn’t it.
Lynn 😀
Yes, I think it was a stroke of genius!
I love the first cover on the top row. The red looks very striking against the extra-white skin.
My very thoughts too.
Lynn 😀