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: The festive season – a cover that is glittery or sparkling.
I immediately thought of Stephanie Garber’s Caraval for the theme this week. Many of the covers have a glittery aspect to them, and I think Garber’s writing is also sparkling! Although Caraval wasn’t my favorite book, and I decided not to continue with the series, I love some of these covers, take a look:
U.S, hardcover edition 2017 | UK hardcover edition 2017
UK paperback 2017 | Dutch edition 2016
Serbian edition 2017 | Polish edition 2017
Romanian edition 2017 | Japanese edition 2017
Russian edition 2017 | Chinese edition 2018
For me, it’s a toss-up between the UK hardcover and the Chinese edition. Both have lovely sparkle to them! I also love the Russian and Polish editions, but I know I need to choose a favorite. Ultimately, I’m choosing the Chinese edition, simply because it really does a great job showing the magical ambiance of this story:
I like the Romanian edition because with the gears it seems “off” . . . in a GOOD way.
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Oh this is a fabulous choice for this week’s theme, Tammy! I reckoned you have nailed this one… And what a beautiful set of covers – to the extent that I can’t call it. I’m going with a draw between the UK hardcover edition and that wonderful Chinese edition.
Great cover choice for this week’s theme. The Chinese is my favorite, but I also love the Russian one and the two UK covers.
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Okay, this time we have a LOT of options and I have to admit that I like the first one the most. It has a huge font and I love so much glitter and shine 😀
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For some reason I’m actually liking the UK paperback the best. And it’s probably the least sparkly here.
I agree, I find the Chinese cover the most compelling, followed closely by the Russian and then the Dutch. They each have a beautiful air of magic to them.
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I like that first one although the Serbian edition has me curious! And actually now that I look a little closer I do like that Chinese edition a lot! I like it when cover illos show scenes from the book, which I assume that one is sorta doing.
I love the Russian edition! I think I did this book for a past FF and I just couldn’t resist the pretty purple dress 😛
All the covers are beatiful but I love masks, so the Romanian edition is my favorite
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Ooh! I think I like that Chinese and UK paperback edition. 🙂
I love the Russian edition, it looks like a movie poster, I LOVE!
Oooh, I like this one–need to read this book. The one you went with is great, love the colors. 🙂
Wow. Look at all these covers. I love your pick and this is a timely reminder for me to pick up the final book.
Lynn
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