Friday Face Off: A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St James
28 November 2025
Filed under Book Reviews
Tags: A Box Full of Darkness, Friday Face off, Simone St James

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.
This week I’ve chosen a forthcoming read that I’m very much looking forward to (particularly after reading and loving Murder Road by the same author) A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St James.
Here are the covers:
I quite like the blue cover with the arms stretching up out of the box but I think my favourite is the second cover:
Which is your favourite this week?



I can’t wait to read this. I like both covers but the blue one is the creepiest😬
Yes, it was a difficult choice because that blue one is definitely creepy.
Lynn 😀
The blue cover is beautiful but I prefer the second one too!
Yeah, it was a difficult choice but the second just grabbed me for some reason.
Lynn 😀
Agreed for this one!
It is a difficult choice because I like the creepiness of the blue.
Lynn 😀
Good choice! That one’s so much more dramatic.
Yes, and I love the light shining in through the little round window.
Lynn 😀