Friday Face Off : Clinging and invasive
1 June 2018
Filed under Book Reviews
Tags: Books by Proxy, Friday Face off, Susan Hill, The Woman in Black
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:
Clinging and invasive – a cover featuring creeping vines
Hopefully everyone found this week a little easier. I had a few in mind for this but went with Susan Hill’s Woman in Black. A very atmospheric read indeed:
Again, there were a lot of covers for my book this week. I like a couple of these but my favourite is:
Next week – a cover featuring a stormy sky
Future themes: (if you’re struggling with any of these themes then use a ‘freebie’ of one of your favourite covers)
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
Oh yes, The Woman in Black! Such a creepy but fantastic read! Loving all of these covers too! Great choice.
Here’s my Entry:
http://books-in-bloom.com/2018/06/01/clinging-and-invasive-covers-featuring-creeping-vines/
It is an excellent read isn’t it. Thanks for stopping by and I loved your choice of covers.
Lynn 😀
I agree. The purple cover is very fetching. 🙂
It is isn’t it. By the way, I’m having issues commenting on your blog at the moment. I’m trying to work it out though and i have been reading just not able to chat.
Lynn 😀
I had a really good choice for today, but I just ran out of time and decided I was too tired last night to write up my post. But I love your choice, I think the 3rd and 4th covers are my favorite, so creepy😊
The creepy covers are great aren’t they – and very appropriate.
Lynn 😀
I like the fourth cover in the upper row: those naked branches reaching for the sky are quite creepy – and deliciously so! 😀
It does have a lovely creepy feel.
Lynn 😀
I agree with your choice! Tho the 5th one has a lot of potential. It would be my favorite if she looked like she was actually in the woods and not just poorly photoshopped in!
Yeah, I liked that one but something held me back from loving it.
Lynn 😀
Also Books in Bloom participated for the first time this week 😀 go check hers out!
http://books-in-bloom.com/2018/06/01/clinging-and-invasive-covers-featuring-creeping-vines/
Thanks – I’ll definitely check it out.
Lynn 😀
I love your choice, but I am all about that vintage cover, #4 😍 I’d frame that.
It would look good framed – like so many good covers.
Lynn 😀
I definitely wasn’t hurting for choice this week, the problem was choosing a book with covers I actually liked, lol.
I like your winner this week, gotta love purple covers 🙂
Yeah, everyone seems to be a sucker for purple. The colour of royalty.
Lynn 😀
Great choice Lynn – I love that purple cover and the Vintage edition with the creepy tree cover. I haven’t read this book, but I have been scared silly by the play!
It’s a great story. I like her writing very much.
Lynn 😀