Friday Face Off : “The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.”
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:
“The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.” – A cover for a mystery novel
I hope everyone had fun with this one – I had a few books in mind but I couldn’t resist going for a classic : The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes #5) by Arthur Conan Doyle. My covers:
My favourite this week:
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Next week – a horror cover
Future themes: (if you’re struggling with any of these themes then use a ‘freebie’ of one of your favourite covers)
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 (i.e. Guy Fawkes, Gunpowder Plot – think fires, fireworks, historical)
9th November – ‘All right! They’re spiders from Mars! You happy?’ – A cover featuring 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
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Ooh such moody, atmospheric covers! I like the second and third ones, with the moonlit scenes, and also the eighth and ninth ones.
Lots of great covers for this one which isn’t really a surprise for one of the classics. Difficult to choose between some of them.
Lynn 😀
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What a great choice of book, Lynn! I’ve also gone for a classic this week, too:) As for my favourite – I like the one you’ve selected, but I’m also drawn to hound10 – another action-packed cover. As for the French hound12 – I’m not sure WHAT he’s looking at through his magnifying glass, but it’s certainly not a dog…
Haha – I’ll have to examine that one a bit more closely.
Lynn 😀
I look forward to hearing what you think he’s examining…
Wow, wonderful choice and a lot of great ones to chose from. I like #7 and #8 the best. #7 has an awesome looking hound but #8 is rather eye-catching. Too many good ones – great job!
Lots of good covers for this book – it made it very difficult to choose.Lynn 😀
#6 and #7 are my favorites. These are all really good covers! And btw, thanks for explaining Bonfire Night, I was clueless😁
Haha – it hadn’t really occurred to me about the Bonfire Night theme needing explaining – sometimes I can be a bit dense and forget that such things are not universal. Personally, Bonfirm Night has never been a tradition I’ve understood or enjoyed.Lynn 😀
Oooh, a classic! I really love the one with the street scene. 🙂
I love the classics – they always have such a lot of great covers.
Lynn 😀
What a terrifyingly apt cover you choose! The light in the hound’s eyes has something of a… spectral quality that makes it shiver-worthy! 🙂
I love it – it’s so eye catching.
Lynn 😀
Yay, you did it! The Mr. Linky I mean 🙂 It works great, doesn’t it? Anyway… the covers with the hound dogs are my pick, so that includes your choice. Have a great weekend!
Yeah, the hound dogs are great aren’t they.
Lynn 😀
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I like the far right cover in the first row. It’s one of the few where we get to see classic Sherlock Holmes!
Yeah, it’s always good to get a shot of the man himself. I pretty much like all these covers – I only really chose the ones I liked because there were so many.
Lynn 😀
I like the top right one with Sherlock in full profile, even though it doesn’t feature a hound! And next week I’ll 100% join you! Horror has some great covers. 😀
oh what a fu meme! I think my fav is the last one! 🙂
It is fun – you should join in and find some more lovely covers to throw into the mix.
Lynn 😀
Yeah I should! 😊❤️
Great choice Lynn! My copy of this has the pretty scary snapping hound cover on the fourth row! :-O