The Friday Face-Off is a new meme created by Books by Proxy, where the idea is to compare the UK and US covers of a book with each week being a certain theme, this week’s theme is: “give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world” – a cover featuring shoes.
For the theme this week I have chosen: Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles Book 1) by Marissa Meyer.
Cover A:
Cover B:
Cover C:
Cover D:
Cover E:
Cover F:
Cover G:
Cover H:
Cover I:
Cover D:
I like the very simple black and white style of the cover but if I was to pick one that fits in with the theme, then Cover A would be the winner.
And, yes, if any of you have got this far I am well aware that I have had to use a Young Adult book for the theme this week but it was the only book that I could find with shoes on it, so laugh away my fellow bookish peeps that you are seeing a Y-A book on my blog! 🙂
Thoughts?? Agree?? Disagree??
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Oh my goodness! I had no idea there were so many covers for this one… Congratulations on unearthing them all. And many are beautiful, too. But for me – it has to be the second cover, which is the one I’m most familiar with. I love the slight jolt every time I see it, and the funky font that works so well with this lovely genre mash-up:).
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Yes, some great covers for the book and lots of covers to.😀
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You’re right that cover is lovely but b will always be my favourite! And I was surprised by your choice this week until I read your explanation 😉
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Well, yeah, it is a surprising choice for me!😂
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Haha 😂
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Oh my, the apocalypse is near! A YA book on your blog?? Really, Drew? 😂 I’d go with cover B because I own it and it’s gorgeous, but C’s colors are so good too.
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I know, it’s the end of the word!😂
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YOU using YA! Shame. Shame. Shame…
I like B and G for the theme, I think, but I agree with your pick. The black and white is a bit mesmerizing 🙂
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I know, I feel dirty and abused having to use a Y-A book on my blog, whatever is the world coming to, my blog is now unclean, unclean! 🙂
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You know what you must do! Please *do not* video the walk and post it online 😂
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Hell No! https://media0.giphy.com/media/67HhViM1DcinS/200_s.gif
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Well, I can’t add images to comments, it was a box of shame image for me to go and live in! 🙂
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A box of shame is much nicer than bells and shouting! 🙂
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Well, it wasn’t that bad, next weeks is worse I tell you, absolute horror for my blog! 😦
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I’m sure we’ll all survive it, though now I’m horribly curious! You should know me well enough by now not to torture me with the waiting! 😢
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Well, it’s not all the covers only one in the selection but oh gosh, hell no, never before on my blog and never again! 🙂
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Yes cleanse it a bit 🙂 it’s a bit strange seeing it here.
I’ve managed to like YA but I think it’s because it’s easy to get through quickly whereas tomes like ASOIAF take me a while to read. When (not if) WoW comes out, expect radio silence from me for a week or so lol
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When for that is the big question, I hope we get a release date and then we can all request ARC’s!😂
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Yes! 😂 Let me see a single spoiler though and I’ll burn the internet to the ground!! 🐉🔥
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Here’s a spoiler for you, during the course of the book some character will send a Raven!😂
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🔥🔥
Someone good will also die or be maimed horribly while someone horrible will continue living well. 😂
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That is true.😀
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I love E, but it’s mostly because of that dress:-)
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Lol! Yea man, I had to double-check it was your blog I’m on when I saw Cinder featured lol. I prefer cover A but with the shoe from cover B since Cinderella had a glass slipper.
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Ha, yeah, trouble with the theme and desperate times called for desperate measures! 🙂
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I giggled when I saw Cinder as your pick lol cause I would’ve NEVER IMAGINED hehehehehe *evil laugh*
I like Cover A buuuutttttt I’m going to choose the American cover and stick to Cover B. It’s really pretty in person lol. I know you don’t use the word pretty buuuuuut it’s PRETTY!!!
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Lol, yeah, pretty isn’t a word used on my blog, thanks for emphasisng it in capitals!😂
Ha, it’s not a book I’d have imagined choosing either but I struggled with the damn theme and had to resort to desperate measures and choices.😂
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Lmaooooo oh thanks Drew!!! (Sarcasm)
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Ha, sarcasm rules!😂
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😬😬😬
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Cover B is the only cover that I’ve seen on this book, so that’s probably why it’s my favorite. But I also really like Cover A.
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I like C and H. C is more like the original cinderella story. I want to read this book so bad.
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😀 I had to take a doubletake as well when I saw the Cinder… huh? Drew’s blog? Why, yes. Yes it is! 😀
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I know, sigh, whatever is the world coming to!😂
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I was waiting for the comment about YA haha. I also did a double, maybe triple take. Just goes to show, anything is possible 😉
I love cover A. Honestly, F and H make no sense to me at all.
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Ha, it’s probably even worse next week! 😂 Alas, this is worse than spam jail, I’m in shame jail!😂
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Haha “shame” jail. What lies ahead? I a so curious now!
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Something vile and heinous!😢
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Wow! I am trying to think of what could be more vile and heinous for you.. maybe something similar to the sort of book you tired to convince me to review recently 😂😂😂?
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Convince you to review?! Hhmmm, we are book bloggers, we read and then we review the book we have read, you chose to read that book, hence you should review it!😂
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Who knows.. I highlighted a few “interesting” points for fun. I just may do so yet.. if I get bored enough in the future 😂
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It could be a laugh!😂
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I agree. That cover I would not mind having on my shelf. 🙂
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I had no idea this book has so many covers. I definitely don’t agree with your choice. It’s a bit of an eyesore for me. Nothing nice at all happening on it. It sort of reminds me of those cards psychiatrists use when they want you to figure out what the shapes mean. Lol Not that I have experience with that but looks like the ones I’ve seen on tv. 😂 Ha! That makes me sound crazy. Lol
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Rorshach cards, or something similar.😀 Ha, I had to pick one, I wasn’t picking one with a shoe on it, I’m a male, if I was being an ass I could have just used any fantasy cover with a character on it (as long as they weren’t barefoot) as technically they’d have been wearing shoes but I filthed my blog up with a Y-A book.😂
Lol, your American Jilly, you’re all crazy!😂
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You actually know the name of those cards?!?! Lol 😂 Ha! Shut your trap, Mister! 😱 Americans think Brits are all whiny complainers so hush. I’ll get all my peeps to gang up on you again. 😂
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Bring it on! 😂 And, yeah, I know the name of the cards, not sure what that says about me!😂🤔
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I dont think i agree with your choice , May go with B or C but overall i dont think I like any of it , Thats just me being picky i guess
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It’s because it’s a Y-A book and we both read proper fantasy books!😀😂👍
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I’ve not read this but it did spring to mind for this week’s theme. I figured it would be one of the choices! Cover B is the one I’m most used to seeing around the place but I quite like cover F for being a bit strange.
Lynn 😀
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ha, I haven’t read it either! 🙂 I struggled with the theme and this was what I ended up with. 😉
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Still in YA denial? Just admit that you secretly love it. Come out of the – shoebox… . I agree with your cover choice
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This is such a fun idea to compare all the covers, I actually didn’t know there were this many versions.
p.s. I like cover C
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It’s not a book for me at all, but I struggled with the theme and ended up it, there is lots of covers though.😀
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Even if it isn’t a book I’d enjoy, I still enjoy looking at the cover art.
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There are definitely some unique covers! Cover B is definitely my favorite 🙂
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😂😂😂 You’re so cute! Some of those covers aren’t real! They are covers by art students and designers. The ones with the dolls def aren’t.
How could you pick the plainest cover of all??
This was a great post bc I didn’t realize that you would ever choose a YA cover. And honestly, some of the art student covers are amazing. I would want someone like that to design a cover for my book.
Doesn’t the witch one look like Maleficent? 🤔
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Aren’t the covers real??🤔 I got them all from Goodreads! Ha, yeah, Y-A, I was stuck for the theme, not many ‘manly’ books have shoes on them.😂 Ha, I’ve got to agree, the Witch does look like Maleficent, I guess that means I’m admitting to watching the film to!😂
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Hey there is nothing wrong with the film! I’m glad you saw Maleficent! Means there are cool men out there!
They were on GR?? Hmmm…I googled the covers once when I was doing a lesson plan, and the doll ones that came up said they were from a graphic designer for a project…I guess I’m stumped there. Especially because there’s no way to tell what country they are from. But now I’m stumped. You might be right. 🤔
I’d love to see other YA covers on here…there is nothing wrong with it, I promise! I used to read “adult” books, but I have found YA to be quite well-written. I think it might surprise you…what the hell, start with Cinder! 😉
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Yeah, they were all from Goodreads, I guess it’s weird but that’s where I got them all from.😀 Ha, I like a few Disney films, not sure that makes me cool though!😂 Ha, last week’s face-off is a Y-A cover to!😂
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