Wednesdays worldly covers (38/39) and UK vs US (5/6)

Wednesdays worldly covers is a weekly feature I made up where every week I share a cover from around the world because who doesn't love a pretty cover!

Since we missed last week this week will be a double feature :)

This is the French cover for 'Mortels petits secrets' which translates to the same as our title Deadly little secret by Laurie Faria Stolarz.

Mist: I've never read this book but I'm pretty sure this crrepy cover doesn't suit it lol It's so dark and morbid, I don't like. but I do like the font and the pretty pink flowers and vines.

Ninfa: Really nice, I love the dark feel of it and the model with her eyes closed is very intriguing. It makes me want to know more about what she's hiding and why she looks almost ashamed. I like.

And this here is our cover in the UK and the US.

Mist: This one is so much nicer, it's breezy and kinda makes me think of spring. Whilst I don't think it'd stop me in a store, I like it.

Ninfa: I like the title and the frame around it is really pretty. Not sure about the actual whole cover though, it's kinda boring and doesn't really give me any big reactions...Perhaps a little too vague for me.

And for your second dose here's the German cover for Meerjungfrau sucht Prinz fürs Leben (Mermaid Prince looks for life) by Tera Lynn childs, otherwise known as Forgive my fins.

Mist: I don't get the title of this one at all (Perhaps Google translate didn't get it right lol) but I do think the cover is lots of fun, the way the tail is drawn on for a cartoonish feel, it lets me know this is a light book.

Ninfa: This cover is so much fun, and gives you a very clear idea of what the story is going to be like. I love the drawn mermaid tale and the gorgeous blue sea background. Very, very pretty.

And here is what it looks like in the UK.

Mist: I really love this cover. I like the aqua tint over the whole thing and the drawing of bubbles and shells and the fun font, it's great!

Ninfa: Very cute and very girlie, exactly what a YA cover should be. Love the little bubbles on the side and the pink title.

UK vs US is where we compare the uk and us cover of the same book.

Lots of other blogs do this but I don't know where it originated.

UK                                                            US

The Reapers are the Angels by Alden Bell

Mist: Whilst I like the US cover it's a UK win for me. I love the tag line and the eerie almost scary feel from the girl crouching alone. The US cover is cool but I don't like that yellow and the girl in the middle kind of doesn't fit in.

Ninfa: I prefer the US version with the gold yellow cover. It looks so apocalyptic and I like the lonely figure walking through the rubble in the destroyed city, it really makes me want to find out more about the book. The UK version is kinda sad and grey but I do like the tag at the top...if they put that on top of the US one it'd be perfect, so US win for me on this one.

And for the second helping I thought I'd do something a bit different.

UK vs AUS

UK                                                               AUS

POD by Stephen Wallenfells

Mist: Another UK win for me, it's simplicity gives it a creepier feel than the AUS cover that has lots going on and gives the book a younger feel. I love the blue on the UK cover of the and the tagline. The people on the AUS cover are kind of cheesy but I like all the clouds and lightening.

Ninfa: This is a UK win. I love the slick and elegant cover, it's so modern and sci-fi. The Aussie version is a little too busy for me and I don't like the POD title font and colour.
UK wins.

Which do you prefer?

Forgive my fins and Fins are forever by Tera Lynn Childs review

Forgive my fins by Tera Lynn Childs

Available now

www.templarco.co.uk

What's it about?



When a mermaid has her first kiss, she 'bonds' for life with the person she kisses. For Lily, a mermaid princess living in secret on land, this means she has ended up accidentally bonded to her obnoxious neighbour, instead of to the boy of her dreams. So begins a tidal wave of relationship drama, as Lily discovers that happily-ever-after never sails as smoothly as you plan it to.

My review:
5/5
Even though I figured out the end of this book by the end of the first chapter it didn't matter because it's so good! It's extremely witty and funny and I loved all of Lily's sea analogies.
Though I guessed the end I didn't guess the events leading up to it so it was a really fun read that I found hard to put down.
Lily was a lot of fun to read, she's a typically dramatic teenager who thinks shes in love with her first crush, I really wanted her to just see what was in front of her.
The book itself is so well written I found myself getting quite emotional and teared up more than once.
I have no complaints at all, the book was brilliant, I recommend it to all and I definitely consider myself Teras newest fan as soon as I've read the next book Fins are forever I'll be looking into her back catalogue!

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Fins are forever by Tera Lynn Childs

Available April 2012

www.templarco.co.uk

What's it about?
On Lily Sanderson’s eighteenth birthday she’ll become just a girl—still a mergirl, true, but signing the renunciation will ink Princess Waterlily of Thalassinia out of existence. That leaves plain old Lily living on land, dating the boy she loves, and trying to master this being-human thing once and for all.
Now that Lily and Quince are together, mer bond or not, she’s almost content to give up her place in the royal succession of Thalassinia. But just when she thinks she has everything figured out, the waves start to get rough. Lily’s father sends a certain whirlpool-stirring cousin to stay with her on land. What did Doe do to get herself exiled from Thalassinia and stuck in terraped form when everyone knows how much she hates humans? And why why why is she batting her eyelashes at Lily’s former crush, Brody?
The seafoam on the raging surf comes when a merboy from Lily’s past shows up—Tellin asks Lily for something that clouds her view of the horizon. There’s a future with Quince on land, her loyalty to the kingdom in the sea, and Lily tossing on the waves in the middle. Will she find a way to reconcile her love, her duty, and her own dreams?

My review:
5/5
I thought this was just as great as the first one, it's funny and the storyline is a little more complex. I really didn't know what decisions Lily would make, yet I was behind her whichever way she went.
I still love the original characters and I really liked Dosinia who's in this one a lot more, I laughed at her flippant nature, she acts like she doesn't care but you can tell that really she does, she was great fun.
Lily has grown up a lot from the first book which was great to see and her growing relationship with Quince is lovely.
Again the writing is great and I easily read the book quickly and stayed up past my bedtime, reluctant to put it down. I felt that the storyline all fitted together really well with no loose ends at the end.
Tera Lynn Childs is a very talented writer and I look forward to reading more by her.

What I'm reading?

Forgive my fins and then Fins are forever by Tera Lynn Childs

Blurb:

Lily Sanderson has a secret, and it’s not that she has a huge crush on gorgeous swimming god Brody Bennett, who makes her heart beat flipper-fast. Unrequited love is hard enough when you’re a normal teenage girl, but when you’re half human, half mermaid like Lily, there’s no such thing as a simple crush.

Lily’s mermaid identity is a secret that can’t get out, since she’s not just any mermaid – she’s a Thalassinian princess. When Lily found out three years ago that her mother was actually a human, she finally realized why she didn’t feel quite at home in Thalassinia, and she’s been living on land and going to Seaview high school ever since, hoping to find where she truly belongs. Sure, land has its problems – like her obnoxious, biker boy neighbor Quince Fletcher – but it has that one major perk – Brody. The problem is, mermaids aren’t really the casual dating type – when they “bond,” it’s for life.

When Lily’s attempt to win Brody’s love leads to a tsunami-sized case of mistaken identity, she is in for a tidal wave of relationship drama, and she finds out, quick as a tailfin flick, that happily-ever-after never sails quite as smoothly as you planned.:



My thoughts:
When I requested the second book for review from the UK publisher I actually meant to ask for the first one but for some reason I always mix up these titles and asked for the second one by accident lol So when it arrived and I realized my mistake I went and ordered the first from Amazon right away and decided to do a double review. I've actually want to read fins for a long time but never got around to buying myself the US edition when it was out, then when I heard it was coming out over here I decided to wait, so it's been a long wait and I'm excited to be able to read them together :)
As for the cover, I love our version so much, it's cool and breezy and the real life cover is also all shiny with an aqua tone, it's so pretty I wanna marry it lol