Friday Face Off : Must be Gothic
29 October 2021
Filed under Book Reviews
Tags: Books b Proxy, Friday Face off, Gothic, Laura Purcell, The Silent Companions
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 (this doesn’t have to be a book that you’ve read), compare a couple of the different covers available for that particular book and choose your favourite. Future’s themes are listed below – 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. I’ve also listed events that take place during the year, that I’m aware of, so you can link up your covers – if you’re aware of any events that you think I should include then give me a shout.
This week’s theme:
Must be Gothic
Today I’ve chosen a book from a favourite author who really can write a gothic tale. Laura Purcell’s Silent Companions:
My favourite this week:
Perhaps not the darkest of the covers but I love the attention to detail and that eye looking through the keyhole brrr *chills*.
Do you have a favourite?
I’ve updated the list now to include themes for next year. If you know of an event that’s coming up let me know and I’ll try and include covers that work for the event itself so that you can link up to the Friday Face Off and, as always, if you wish to submit an idea then leave me a comment – or if you’d like to host a week then simply let me know. Also, I would just mention that it’s very possible that some of these might be repeats from previous FFOs although I have tried to invent more ‘open ended’ prompt that can be interpreted differently and also prompts that relate to emotions. Finally, don’t struggle with any of these, this is meant to be a fun way of highlighting books. If you can’t come up with a book you think fits for a particular week use a freebie – perhaps a recent read for example:
Next Week : Your earliest sci-fi read or the first sci-fi you reviewed
2021
November – Sci Fi Month
5th – Your earliest sci-fi read or the first sci-fi you reviewed
12th – A book with ‘star’ in the title
19th – Futuristic vista
26th – A Black Hole – in the universe or going deep into the ground
December
3rd – Windswept, the classic figure, stood majestically, with wind blowing out in a fetching way
10th – A fairytale retold
17th – Winter Solstice approaching – anything cold and seasonal
24th – All things fire – red hair, red covers, fire breathing dragons, simply fire?
31st – What’s your catnip – if it’s on a cover you have to pick it up
Perfect book for Gothic! I think I love the first one best, it’s so creepy.
Yep, a bit sinister looking isn’t it.
Lynn 😀
I chose a Purcell book as well. The queen of gothic suspense! I’m a big fan of the first one as well.
Yes, that first one has something really creepy about it – can’t quite pin down why but it gives me the chills.
Lynn 😀