UK vs THE WORLD (44)

UK vs. The world is a weekly meme I made up lol.

It's simlair to UK vs. US except the UK covers are battling it out with their foreign counterparts from all over the world, because who doesn't love judging books by their covers!

UK                            vs                      Germany

Shadows by Ilsa Bick

Ashes trilogy book two.

('Tödliche Schatten' translates to 'Deadly shadows.' - According to Google translate.)

Mist: Both of these covers have a creepy quality to them but I prefer the colours and the darkness of the UK cover much more which makes it the winner for me. I do like the Germany cover though, the dusky sky almost looks like its on fire, and the birds are cool but there's just something about the frame of the UK cover and the little scene at the bottom that calls to me more.

Ninfa: Same concept, very different executions. Both covers place the girl's face very prominently, and have an element of forestal background, but the UK cover goes for a mysterious, dark, cold feeling, whilst the German cover goes for the splash of colour and somewhat warmer feel altogether. The girl in the UK cover looks mischievous and cunning, the girl in the German cover looks sad and determined. Overall, I think for me it's a UK win, although both covers are nice, the UK one just grabs me and intrigues me more.

Which do you prefer?

Same difference (34)

'Same difference' is an irregular feature I post when I find book covers that share a model or item.

City of shadows by Alex Scarrow

Time riders book six.

And

Shadows by Ilsa Bick

Ashes trilogy book two.

As you can tell these two covers share a model but they very different. Personally I love the dark green colour of Shadows and I think its my favourite of the two, City of shadows just has so much going on on it but it is a pretty cool cover none the less.
Thank you Braiden from Book probe for the tip!

Which do you prefer?

Wednesdays Worldly covers - #37 and UK vs US #4

Wednesdays worldly covers is an original feature that I created (at least I haven't seen it elsewhere!)

Every week I share a cover from around the world.

This is the Spanish cover for Inmortal (Immortal) by Alma Katsu

Mist: Isn't it creepy, masks can always be a little creepy and this one definitely is. Have to say I don't like that it has like stickers or something all over it.

Ninfa: This cover is very pretty. I love the masked face and the colours and it reminds me a little of some of the Morganville Vampires covers we had here in the UK.

And here is the UK cover where it's called The taker.

Mist: This one is nice to but not striking. It's kind of dark and I like the illustration.

Ninfa: Thia cover is also very,very pretty with almost a Tim Burton feeling to the drawing. It feels a little Gothic almost,with the dark red roses and the black and white background and the swirls. Really like this one

UK vs US is a meme lots of blogs do but I don't know where it originated.

Every week I compare a UK and a US cover of the same book and we judge them lol

UK                                                        US

Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick

Mist: Oh this is a hard one, I like them both for different reasons. The US cover is dark and when you get a good look at that face it's really freaky. The UK cover is simplar but I love the colour of it, it has an old feel to it and the edges even make it look aged. Even though it's the same book I get a different feel from each cover but I think it's a UK win for me but only just!

Ninfa: I like the UK cover but it has to be a US win for me. The cover for the US is kinda intriguing and I like the creepy vibe you get from it, with the face hiding through the maze-like circles,whilst the UK one with the girl's face is just not very exciting.

Which do you prefer?