Friday Face Off : The child is in love with a human. And not just any human. A prince!’
23 November 2018
Filed under Book Reviews
Tags: Books by Proxy, Friday Face off, Mermaid/mermen covers
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 child is in love with a human. And not just any human. A prince!’ – A cover featuring a mermaid/man
I can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with this week. I’ve chosen an absolutely wonderful book that I just loved : The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar.
And the covers:
My favourite – because it really does fit the theme so perfectly:
Like last week I’ve added a Mr Linky here so that you can leave a link if you wish or please leave me a link in the comments so I can visit and check out your covers. Thanks
Next week – A cover featuring a vampire
Future themes: (if you’re struggling with any of these themes then use a ‘freebie’ of one of your favourite covers)
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
I love your favorite as well, and I plan on reading this at some point😁
I loved it – but I liked the period feel – put me in mind of some of the classics and I’m always happy to read more books that bring back fond memories.
Lynn 😀
Oh, I’ve heard of this one and I’m so curious to read it. I love that first cover, the one I’m most familiar with 😀
They are lovely covers. I really enjoyed this read – it’s not overly fantasy tbh and it has a cheeky period feel – a bit like Vanity Fair or Moll Flanders.
Lynn 😀
Yes, definitely that one.
I really like it for some reason – don’t ask me to explain why though.
Lynn 😀
Great pick! I love your favorite here too, it feels kind of whimsical. 🙂
That’s exactly the word I would choose for that cover.
Lynn 😀