Today I’m returning to the  Friday Face Off, originally created by Books by Proxy).  I’ve missed these for the past few months and so would like to get back to comparing covers (and hopefully I will be updating this page with a new banner.  This is an opportunity to look at a book of your choice and shine the spotlight on the covers.  Of course this only works for those books that have alternative covers (although sometimes I use this to look at a series of books to choose a favourite). . So, if you have a book that has alternative covers, highlight them and choose your favourite.  If you’re taking part it would be great if you leave a link so I can take a look at what you’ve chosen.

My book this week is my current read: Thornhedge by T Kingfisher.

I must say I like both these covers, and just look how different they are.  Both are styles that would automatically draw my eye.  The first one a close up view of what is presumably a hedge with thorns, with the menace of the dripping blood and in the background the fairytale castle. The colours give a very cool feel to this one. The second, in contrast is very striking, quite dramatic covers. I love the banners and attention to detail and it feels like you’re going to have a dark fairytale on your hands.

I found it difficult to choose with both of these but if pushed my favourite would be:

Which is your favourite?  Have you read this book yet??

Join me next week in highlighting one of your reads with different covers.