Friday Face Off : The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to The Wastelands by Sarah Brooks
17 November 2023
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Tags: Friday Face off, Sarah Brooks, The Cautious Traveller's Guide to The Wastelands
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 my book is a title that I will be reading in the new year that I’m really looking forward to. The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to The Wastelands by Sarah Brooks. Two covers. Take a look:
I’m going to go for:
Which is your favourite?
Join me next week in highlighting one of your reads with different covers.
Friday Face Off : The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
10 November 2023
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Tags: Friday Face off, Isabel Cañas, The Hacienda
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 my book is The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas. This is a book that I’m slightly behind with but still hopeful to catch up with in the next few weeks. And, it has plenty of covers so let’s take a look:
Wow, plenty of covers to choose from here.
For sheer creep value I’m going to go for:
Which is your favourite?
Join me next week in highlighting one of your reads with different covers.
Friday Face Off : Twelve (The Danilov Quintet #1) by Jasper Kent
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’m going back a few years to a book set in Russia that brings to us creatures of legend – the voordalak, Twelve, (The Danilov Quintet #1) by Jasper Kent.
Here are the covers:
I like the middle cover with the cool blue tones but my favourite is:
Which is your favourite?
Join me next week in highlighting one of your reads with different covers.
Friday Face Off : Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead by Jenny Hollander
13 October 2023
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Tags: Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead, Friday Face off, Jenny Hollander
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 a book due out in 2024. Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead by Jenny Hollander. I love the sound of this one.
Here are the covers
I really like the colours of the blue cover but this week my favourite is:
I like the way the word ‘dead’ is a different colour and it has a feel of something different, sitting there atop that city skyscape.
Which is your favourite?
Join me next week in highlighting one of your reads with different covers.
Friday Face Off : A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand
6 October 2023
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Tags: A Haunting on the Hill, Elizabeth Hand, Friday Face off
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 the first-ever authorized novel to return to the world of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House. A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand. I can’t wait to tuck into this one.
Here are the covers
Again, this week, I do like both the covers. But I will choose a favourite even though it’s difficult. I’m going for the darker palate, the distorted reflection of the house has me so intrigued.
Which is your favourite?
Join me next week in highlighting one of your reads with different covers.
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