The Friday Face-Off was created by Books by Proxy, where each week bloggers can showcase books with covers centered around a weekly theme. You can visit Lynn’s Books for a list of upcoming themes. Join in the fun each Friday by finding a book whose cover is based on the theme!
This week’s theme: A cover featuring an amulet.
Way back in the day, I discovered the House of Night series by mother/daughter writing team P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast. I devoured this series like popcorn! I’m not sure I’d enjoy these books today, after years of writing critical reviews, but they sure were a blast back then! Book #3 in the series is Chosen, and has a lovely moon amulet on the cover, so this book works great for today’s theme. Here are the covers I found:
U.S. paperback 2008 | Indonesian edition 2011
UK paperback 2009 | Czech edition 2010
Chinese edition 2010 | Lithuanian edition 2010
There were some other covers I wanted to use, but the images on Goodreads were so small that I knew they wouldn’t show up very well. There really isn’t a standout cover in this bunch, at least in my opinion, but I’m going to pick a favorite anyway. Although the Czech edition is lovely, I’m going with the US paperback as my choice, simply because I think it represents the story the best. Plus the overall design and balance is better (IMO) than the very similar Indonesian edition.
I had never gotten around to these but I did enjoy some other PC Cast stuff back in the day too! Like you, not sure how I’d find some of it with my critic brain engaged, but definitely have fond memories. Interesting covers on these! 🙂
They had me at the moon amulet! LOL I’m such a lunatic about moons 🙂 I love the Indonesian edition as well
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I know I’ve read the first 5 or 6 and like you, I ate them like candy. Not sure why I never continued. Do you know they recently started writing a companion series? I liked the Czech version but I think it’s because I am really drawn to the black, green and white color combination. And funny, there’s no necklace in it. So I look at the Chinese edition and see dark Christopher Robin. I think I need coffee!
Good choice! The Indonesian edition is similarly good, but the framing of only one portion of the figure in the US 2008 edition enhances the impact of the image, as does the black and white coloring with only two touches of red for color.
Quite eye-catching, indeed… 🙂
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I think I’d probably go with your choice as well. I like the Chinese edition’s cover, but it doesn’t seem to match the theme of the others very well.
I like the one you picked or the Indonesia one beside it.
I liked your favorite best, too, Tammy! These covers are gorgeous. I’d never thought about how reading critical reviews of books I love would shape how I felt about them later, but I’m sure that’s happened with me, too. In fact, I’ve loved many books that aren’t popular.
I like the US and Indonesian editions, but also the Lithuanian!
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I really like the Chinese edition. The red coat and shoes st to the backdrop of the moon is so striking!
Isn’t it weird to think back to books you loved when you were younger or just before you started reviewing and to realize you probably wouldn’t like them if you read them now? I agree with your choice though! I haven’t read the books, but I just like that one the best.
All of these catch the eye. I’m going with the Indonesian one.
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Haha nostalgia alert! I really liked this series as a tween but I’m pretty sure my feelings on would be quite different now. 😀 I’ll have to go with the U.S one too!
The Chinese edition 2010 is the coolest for me. It actually makes me believe that this would be something I’d read hahahah In fact, it has that “The Girl with All the Gifts” vibe to it! 😀
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I agree with your cover choice. I love the amulet hanging from the red choker.
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Given I spent Friday looking after my baby granddaughter, I’m horribly late catching up with FF comments and visits! I love this choice for the week’s theme – and I also completely agree with your choice, although the Indonesian version is also a strong contender – I like the lipstick and the funky pink font:). But ultimately the lacework across the US cover gave it a prettier, more appealing feel.
I agree with your choice, tho like you said, there really isn’t a standout winner in this group. I also really like the pink moon on the Lithuanian cover, but the rest is too boring, just solid black. On the Indonesian cover is the girl wearing a white shirt? Because at first I thought she was naked and it was really weird?
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I’m going with your choice this week – and like you I devoured this series originally, not sure it would work if I was to pick it up now but I had fun at the time.
Lynn 😀