Friday, June 26, 2020

You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover #318

You can't judge a book by its cover - which is very true. 
But you can like one cover version better than another...

US Cover
UK cover
Karen Dionne's debut novel, The Marsh King's Daughter was a runaway best seller. She has a new book, The Wicked Sister, coming out in August on both sides of the pond. Yup, added to my TBR list! The US cover is on the left and the UK cover is on the right. So we have a child's face on both covers. Hidden in the greenery on the US cover, with not much eye to judge. But that half a face shot on the UK cover is unsettling. Not sure if its the stare or the unsmiling mouth. White font for both covers, but I like the US font a bit more. It's not perfect or fully filled and the worn look works well. The orange sepia of the UK cover is quite effective. Both books have cover blurbs from authors I like. But I have to say - if you're getting a cover blurb from Karin Slaughter that says "massively thrilling and altogether unputdownable" - I definitely want to read your book. So I am going with the UK cover this week. What about you? 
Which cover do you prefer? And plans to read The Wicked Sister?
You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover is a regular feature at A Bookworm's World.
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6 comments:

  1. EthanJune 26, 2020 at 6:19 PM

    You're in for a treat with this one! I read it last month and couldn't get enough of the characters and suspenseful story. Of course I'm sitting on my review until the book releases, so you'll have to stay tuned to read my full thoughts.

    If I was going in blind, I'd agree that the UK cover is the most appealing. Having read the book, however, the US cover better captures the tone of the story that is inside.

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  2. LuanneJune 27, 2020 at 9:59 AM

    Oh lucky you Ethan! Well, now I'm looking forward to it even more!

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  3. IcewineanneJune 28, 2020 at 2:11 AM

    US cover wins it for me! The UK cover is too creepy, it would give me nightmares just looking at it LOL

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  4. LuanneJune 28, 2020 at 10:35 AM

    Icewineanne it was that creepiness that had me choosing UK this week!/

    Two to one so far for the US cover....

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  5. IcewineanneJune 28, 2020 at 10:59 AM

    .....but it’s so creepy Luanne that I could never leave it just sitting on a table or by my bed. I’d have to cover it up with another book(s) or throw it into a drawer.....otherwise it would feel like she was following me around LOL!

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  6. LuanneJune 28, 2020 at 11:53 AM

    EEK!

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