Friday Face Off: A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett
14 August 2026
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Tags: A Trade of Blood, Friday Face off, Robert Jackson Bennett
Today I’m returning to the Friday Face Off, originally created by Books by Proxy). 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 comment/link so I can take a look at what you’ve chosen.
This week I’ve chosen my current read – which I’m absolutely loving. A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett is the third book in the Ana and Din mysteries and I can’t get enough of this series. Anyway. Here are the covers;
My favourite:
I love these covers – although the colour of the alternative is just gorgeous.
Which is your favourite this week?
Friday Face Off: All the Murmuring Bones by AG Slatter
7 August 2026
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Tags: AG Slatter, All the Murmuring Bones, Friday Face off
Today I’m returning to the Friday Face Off, originally created by Books by Proxy). 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 comment/link so I can take a look at what you’ve chosen.
This week I’ve chosen a book by a favourite author. All the Murmuring Bones by AG Slatter was, I think, the first book I read by Slatter and definitely left me hooked. I’ve read a further four books from her Sourdough Universe and I’m always excited when a new book is on the horizon. Lets take a look at the covers for All the Murmuring Bones:
My favourite:
I’ve decided to go with the cover with which I’m most familiar. I do actually like a couple of the other covers but when I look more closely at them the execution isn’t quite as good as I would like.
Which is your favourite this week?
Friday Face Off: The House of Cursed Women by CJ Cooke
31 July 2026
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Tags: CJ Cooke, Friday Face off, The House of Cursed Women
Today I’m returning to the Friday Face Off, originally created by Books by Proxy). 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 comment/link so I can take a look at what you’ve chosen.
This week I’ve chosen a book by a favourite author. The House of Cursed Women by CJ Cooke. This is due for release in October and I absolutely can’t wait to dive in. Here’s the two covers.
My favourite:
I feel like this is a very obvious choice for me this week. But I like this cover and to be really honest I’m not particularly fond of the other one.
Which is your favourite this week?
Friday Face Off: Traitors’ Nest by Frances Hardinge
24 July 2026
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Tags: Frances Hardinge, Friday Face off, Traitors' Nest
Today I’m returning to the Friday Face Off, originally created by Books by Proxy). 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 comment/link so I can take a look at what you’ve chosen.
This week I’ve chosen a book by an author that I really enjoy. Traitors’ Nest by Frances Hardinge which is due out later this year. This sounds really good – here’s the description and check out the two covers below:
My favourite:
I find both of these covers interesting for different reasons but I really like the font for this one and the more explosive colours.
Which is your favourite this week?
Friday Face Off: The Raven and the Reindeer by T Kingfisher
17 July 2026
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Tags: Friday Face off, T Kingfisher, The Raven and the Reindeer
Today I’m returning to the Friday Face Off, originally created by Books by Proxy). 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 comment/link so I can take a look at what you’ve chosen.
This week I’ve chosen a book by an author that I’m very much enjoying at the moment and seems to be having a few earlier books rereleased – deep joy! The Raven and the Reindeer is a retellling of the Snow Queen, originally published in 2016. I love this author and I’m a sucker for retellings so I’m pretty excited to read this one. Here’s the two covers.
My favourite:
I love this cover, in fact I really like both covers so it’s difficult to choose but, this one gives me gothic, almost Edgar Allan Poe vibes.
Which is your favourite this week?
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