Coveresque feat. Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout

       US                                  Italian                                  German

Here you see the first US paperback edition of OBSIDIAN by Jennifer L. Armentrout, and the Italian and German editions. I'm no fan of the green in the US cover, the cover models or the title graphic. I like it better than the second US paperback edition which you can see below, but would buy neither. 

    US                       Spanish

The Italian cover in the middle looks a little colorless, completely in grey. Only the title shines in a dark green. I haven't read OBSIDIAN and don't know which cover fits to the story best. Still, if I had to choose one it'd be the German cover. I'm really liking the glittery highlights all over the image. 

What do you think? Do you have a favourite cover?

Coveresque feat. All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill (US vs. Bulgarian vs. German)

     US                                    Bulgarian                                  German

ALL OUR YESTERDAYS by Cristin Terrill was one of my favourite 2013 debut novels. A fabulously written time travel story with ingeniously connected present and future plots with Em, Finn and James. 

I can't say I'm a fan of the US cover, but I'm not aversed to it either. We see a city skyline, water, cooblestone all held in greyish-blue tones. As time is the most important commodity in this story it only makes sense to put such a prominent and glowing, orange clock in the focus of its US cover, right?

I needed a second to identify what's on the Bulgarian cover. Then I realized that it is meant to symbolize the dark cell that Em and Finn find themselves in at the beginning of ALL OUR YESTERDAYS. A few rays of light shining into the dark room.  The different time elements and cogs set the heart into motion ( = Em & Finn's love story I guess). Pretty clever, but I'm not into the font and the design of the many different clocks and cogs in the right corner and center of the cover.

   UK                       Dutch

This time, I can honestly say that the German cover is my favourite. It looks sleek, modern and stylish. We see the two versions of Em who are fighting time and each other. I assume the blue circle in the cover's center stands for time, which isn't a constant factor anymore but unravelling. Cool color scheme!  

See the UK and Dutch covers on the right. 

Q! Which cover do you like best or think fits the story best?

Coveresque feat. Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi (US vs. UK vs. German)

    US                                                   UK                                                     German

                                        

In 10 days the third book in Veronica Rossi's trilogy following Aria and Perry on their search for the Still Blue will be released into the wild. Veronica Rossi has been graced with gorgeous US covers, INTO THE STILL BLUE being my absolute favourite. Aren't the colors easy on the eyes? The title practically glows with this luminous shade of blue and the background looks like a beautiful aurora borealis show. And I can totally picture Aria looking like the cover girl. 

The next book I would pick up judging by its cover would be the UK edition. The colors are not as great as on the US cover. But I like that it has the sea as its background and that the transparent or glowing girl is becoming one with nature, at least it looks like it to me. 

Why is the German cover so fiery? A hint at the Aether storms intensifying? I'm planning to read INTO THE STILL BLUE next week, so I'll find out then. The German cover is okay. It's anything but exciting that all the covers for book one, two and three are the exact same except changes in color scheme (from green to blue and red) and titles. I have no idea why the A (A for Aria I thought at first), R and G are highlighted. Ideas?

Q! Which cover do you like best? Do you have other covers to add to this list?

Coveresque feat. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (US vs. French vs. German)

   US                                       French                                    German

It's time for another Coveresque post, this week featuring THE RAVEN BOYS by Maggie Stiefvater.

The US cover creates a great contrast between its white background and the black, very dominant raven in the foreground. I really like the blue and red in its feathering. It's not one of those covers who could be confused with a similar cover. I can't think of one that looks like Maggie's THE RAVEN BOYS cover. Can you?

When I look at the French cover I wouldn't expect to find a YA story, more like a classic, behind it. I wouldn't pick up the French copy if I judged only by its cover.

The German cover looks like the cover for a children's book. It's mysterious and darker than the US cover, but kind of youngish, too. There's no raven on the cover but an egg shape around its title. "Wen der Rabe läuft" translates into "Who the raven calls". 

On the right you can see two more THE RAVEN BOYS covers, US paperback and Swedish. 

My favourite is the US (and the paperback cover with the raven boys on it) because it's artsy and memorable just like Maggie Stiefvater. 

Q! Which cover do you like best?

Coveresque feat. Requiem by Lauren Oliver (US vs. Czech vs. German)

                US                                     Czech                                  German                  

REQUIEM by Lauren Oliver has been released March 5^th 2013 in the US. Two months later and we already have eight different covers to choose from.

The US cover continued the DELIRIUM cover redesign with its flowers and leaves in the background and a girl's face in its center. The cover looks nice on my shelf together with PANDEMONIUM in orange and DELIRIUM in blueish green, but is the least appealing out of the three featured covers above.

The Czech cover is modelled on the original DELIRIUM cover (not the first ARC cover) which I really liked (see it on the left side). It's just the grey color that looks a bit too drab and still.

„Freiheit“ which means freedom ist written all over the German cover. Original idea and definitely my favourite detail of the cover. I'm not sure about the girl's expression on the cover. Closed eyes could equal various states of emotion, to be withdraw, concentrated or resigned. The US cover model however with eyes wide open stands for an offensive character or a strong will to fight and appears way more active.

And here are some other covers. Left to right: UK, Swedish, Polish, French, Russian. The UK cover had been one of my favourites from the moment of its reveal, because I love the color sceme and it represents my feel about REQUIEM best. 

Tell me, which cover do you like best? 

Coveresque feat. The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg (US vs. Indonesian vs.German)

THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB, a book title I instantly liked, sounding melancholic and hopeful at the same time. It's Elizabeth Eulberg's debut novel and a cute and entertaining read for every YA fan. Finally out in Germany this month, German readers get to see a book with a beautiful and dreamy cover in stores. I really like its retro style and the candy-colors, even though the legs are a tad irritating and I would prefer the cover with a different front element. 

The Indonesian cover is not for me. The book cover suggests a story for a much younger audience than it actually is for. The characters' facial expressions are amusing, don't you think? Fun fact: the Indonesian translation for heart is 'Hati'.

And the US cover just has to be my favourite. It's on most of the foreign Lonely Hearts Club editions. Fresh and colorful. The imagine section is original, chosen well and the cover has a strong relation to the story, addressing a famous Beatles shot.


Tell me, which cover do you like best?

Coveresque feat. Crewel by Gennifer Albin (US vs. UK vs.German)

    US                                    UK                                   German

I haven't done a coveresque post in ages and just knew that I had to show you the beautiful German CREWEL cover. I can't say if it fits the story, but I really like its light colors, the dreamy details and the overall fairy tale like look.

The US cover is colorful and appears very psychedelic. I didn't like it at first, but think it's an ok cover for an original story.

My least favourite cover would be the UK edition. I've never been a fan of green and red together and I honestly don't like that the cover is dominated by the girls' face and just one green swirl around the heading.

Which is your favourite?

Coveresque feat. Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver (US vs. UK vs.German)

    US                                       UK                                    German

PANDEMONIUM is the sequel to Lauren Oliver's DELIRIUM (which is one of my all time favourite books!) and it finally got a German cover. So there was no way round a PANDEMONIUM coveresque.

We never got to see the US cover for PANDEMONIUM following the original cover art, unfortunately. The re-design is ok for me, but the US cover isn't exactly one I'craving to see on a book on my shelf.
I was an immediate fan of the UK cover the second I got a first glimpse at it. I'm in love with it! With the flower scenery, romantic sunset, the colors, the light and the silhouetted girl in the centre, it has everything beautiful on one single cover image. My number one cover choice for this book!

If you've seen the German DELIRIUM cover, you probably haven't expected too much of the PANDEMONIUM cove aswell. But it better and I have to say that I actually like the cover. The writing, 'Kampf' meaning 'fight' or 'battle', all over it , the bluish colors and the girl's face.

Which do you like best?

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