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: “Your ‘beautiful’ ship killed its crew, Doctor.” – A cover with a horizon.
OK so I haven’t blogged much this week, due to a trip out of town last weekend, so I’m feeling a little lazy and lost with this week’s topic. I grabbed the first book I came across on Goodreads from my “read” shelf that had a hint of a horizon, and that book just happened to be An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris. Only three covers, but I really like all of these! Also, because I only have three covers, I’m copying Sarah’s Friday Face-Off format this week:-) Take a look:
This is the original Saga Press edition published in 2018. It’s my runaway favorite of the bunch. I love the blues in this cover, which make the sky look ominous—not to mention the lightning in the distance! Plus Lizbeth looks so badass on this cover.
This is the Saga Press Kindle edition published in 2019. I’m so confused by the dimensions of this cover, is it extra long or are my eyes playing tricks on me?? I do love the idea of this cover, it certainly gives you a sense of what this story is about, but I’m not sure why Saga didn’t just keep the first cover for the Kindle edition. This one certainly isn’t better!
Finally, this is the paperback published by Little, Brown Book Group in 2018. I do like this one, but that silhouetted figure of Lizbeth is bugging me. The proportions of her body are all wrong, it looks like she has a really short torso. Or is it just me? LOL.
I like the Kindle version the best because the landscape is both desolate and pretty, and the hat on the ground makes we wonder what’s going on.
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I completely agree – the blue Saga Press edition with the lightning is definitely the most eye-catching of the bunch. The Little, Brown Book Group isn’t bad, it would be my second choice. As for that silhouette, I get the impression she’s wearing an open coat or a western style cape, but I see how it throws off the proportions.
Oh, the first one is really the only one that does it for me. I also feel that the sequel kind of went away from the cover I loved so much. I do love this book though!
I work at a library and just checked in the newest Charlaine Harris book yesterday. It’s called A Longer Fall, and the cover looks really cool!
Yes – I’m with you… That first cover is the best. It also looks like she’s not wearing any trousers on the last cover – just boots… Not the kind of vibe they are looking for!
I like the first one the best. It’s so dramatic looking and I love the lightning!
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Nope, it’s not you, the body proportions of the third cover are just not right somehow. I love your choice and the first cover. It’s got such a great stormy background.
Lynn 😀
The first one is my favorite but the second one is great too.
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Yup, I love the Saga Press cover! Which was why I was kinda surprised when I saw the cover to the second book…kind of different and a downgrade!
I hope you had a good trip! I love the first cover choice too. The colors are great and I love the position of the character on the cover with her pistols drawn as well as that lighting in the background.
Fantastic pick! I kind of love all of these covers…
Oooh, they’re all lovely, but my favorite is the first one! That just grabs my attention, and the horizon is both gorgeous and ominous. Plus, tough-looking female with some guns? Gives me all sorts of good vibes about the character.
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Really liked that second one. Something about it reminds me of Route 66