Welcome to The Friday Face-Off, a weekly meme here at Books by Proxy. Join me every Friday as I pit cover against cover, and publisher against publisher, to find the best artwork in our literary universe. Check out Lynn’s-Books for upcoming themes!
The Mortal Word by Genevieve Cogman
Welcome to the Friday Face-Off!
This week I have been mired by deadlines that have eaten into all my free time – books have been unread, blog posts have been left half written and I didn’t even manage to finish this Friday-Face Off post in time! But hurrah! It’s finally the weekend and at least I cobbled enough images together to put on a post this evening!
This week I decided to go for a book that has a frame-like illustration – and none come to mind more than Genevieve Cogman’s Invisible Library series! With Ace providing Cover #1 and Pan Macmillan providing #2 these two provide very similar entries to the Face-Off!
Take a look and see which one is your favourite!
Ace | Cover #1
Pan Macmillan | Cover #2
| The Friday Face-Off: Winner |
As beautiful and elegant as the Pan Macmillan covers are for this series, they hold no bars to Ace. The symmetry, the thick, patterned border that loops and weaves so elegantly around the page, and the subtle use of colour really make this cover stand out. I adore the typeface, the scrolling foliage and the little Eiffel Towers that book-end this frame, and the single red-eyed cat taking centre stage is just the cherry on the cake!
Which cover wins your vote this week? Have a cover of your own? – Post the link below!
Amazon | The Book Depository | Goodreads
Next week’s theme is:
White
A cover that is predominately white
Remember to check Lynn’s Books for upcoming themes
| Links |
Steve Smith @ Books and Beyond Review
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I agree, I love the Ace covers too:-)
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They’re so pretty! 😀
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I agree, I like the Art Nouveau outlines giving away tidbits of the setting. I love Paris 🙂
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It is beautiful! 😍
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It’s a tie for me. I like the details on the Ace cover but love the mint background color of the Pan Macmillan one.
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I don’t think I’d be unhappy with either to be honest! 😀
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I agree with your choice: apart from the beautiful border, the single cat looks far more effective than the two cats plus two people on the other cover – and the cat’s red eyes… perfect! 🙂
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Although the Pan cover is lovely I really think the symmetry of the Ace covers is more effective and it just draws the eye to that cat!
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They’re both pretty covers, Proxy, but I would choose the same cover as you, because I have a black cat so I am innately biased. 😉
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Does your cat have glowing red eyes too? 😮
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Haha thankfully not! 😅 Although we once captured a picture where she looked like she had laser beams coming out of her eyes! 👽
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So that’s where Superman has been this whole time… !
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Oh if only Henry Cavill was hidden in my cat! 😉
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That’s the dream 😂
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Both of these designs really appeal to me. Buuuut, #1 just has so much more charm about it.
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Plus a demonic cat!
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Nice blog xx
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Thank you! 😀
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I nearly used this series for this theme. The covers are lovely and i definitely agree with your favourite.
Lynn 😀
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There were almost too many options to choose from for this theme! I definitely retreated to safety hehe 😀
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Great choice!
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Thank you! 😀
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