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!
There is so much to choose from this week, and I almost picked a recent read. Ultimately I decided to pick an older book that I read pre-blogging, Sunshine by Robin McKinley. I don’t remember much about the story, but I do remember I loved it. Perhaps a reread is in order?
U.S. paperback 2004 | Open Road Media Kindle edition 2003 | Speak edition 2010
Berkley paperback 2008 | Italian edition 2010 | Bantam Press 2003
Bulgarian edition 2007 | Russian edition 2008 | Bantam paperback 2004
Lots to choose from, and I like a lot of these. My two favorites are the Open Road Media edition and the Russian edition. But doesn’t the Open Road Media cover remind you of Cackle?
I like the Open Road Media version, too. It looks disturbingly like a cup of blood!
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Yes, it looks that way with the blood dripping down:-)
Wow, there’s so much variety in design for this book! I like your picks though. 😉
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Yes, there are lots of covers. I guess the older the book, the more time it’s had to be released in other countries:-)
I like the Open Road version the best!
That cover seems to be winning:-)
The blood-dripping coffee cup is a very powerful image!
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I agree! And appropriate for the subject matter:-)
I’m adding this to my tbr right now!
It’s so good!
Awesome covers. I like the second and fourth ones a lot.
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Lots of votes for the second cover:-)
I like the Open Road Media one as well, and the Bantam Press image is really lovely! I’ve been meaning to check this book out sometime still.
I’d love to read it again, it’s been too long.
I like the Open Road Media edition as well, it’s just so simple and clean.
Agreed. The others are a little busy.
Great covers. I like the first one best. The Speak edition is also eye-catching.
Yes, that cover reminds me of Cackle. I like the Berkeley cover – it’s the one I’m familiar with.
Lynn 😀
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This book is completely new to me and I’ve yet to read anything by the author. I’m most drawn to the 2008 Berkley paperback cover. It certainly has some storytelling elements to it.