Cover Compare: Prodigy by Marie Lu

I did Legend a couple weeks ago and decided to do a cover compare for the whole series. So we have Prodigy and next week I'll finish up with Champion.

English

German

Spanish

Italian

Indonesian

Polish

Most of these are very similar with the bird emblem. I think the English is my favourite, but I also like the Polish and Italian. The Indonesian cover is my least favourite, because the girl's face looks over-Photoshopped. Which is your favourite and least favourite?

Cover Compare: World War Z

Taking a break from the YA cover compares to talk zombies. World War Z is an awesome book that I highly recommend. Just don't expect it to be like the movie, which is totally different, but just shares a name. Anyway, on to the covers, because there's a lot!

English version 1

English version 2

English Movie-Tie

English Large Print

English Deluxe Signed Edition

Spanish

Italian

French Version 1

French Collector's Edition

French Version 2

Portuguese

Bulgarian

Swedish

Norwegian

Romanian

Russian Version 1

Russian Version 2

Slovak

Danish

Polish

Thai

Turkish

German

Hebrew

There's a lot! Most of them are fairly text-based, which I like. I'm partial to the English Version 1 because that's the one I have (and got signed by Max Brooks). My other favourite is the Portuguese cover. There are three that stand out as being the worst by far for me. The Russian Version 1 looks soooo cheesy and bad. I would never buy this amazing book based on that cover. I also don't like the Thai cover. The pink is weird and the zombies look like demon monkeys. But the Italian cover. What is going on here?!?! I discussed it with the boyfriend, who is a huge Max Brooks fan, and we determined they look like aliens from a hoax video. Who are holding each other's lobster claws.

What do you think? Which is your favourite? Are you a fan of such text-based covers?

Cover Compare: Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini

Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini was actually a DNF for me, but that doesn't mean we can't talk covers!                                                                                                              
             

UK

US

German

Italian

Quite a few to pick from here! The Italian and US covers are really similar, but I would give the edge to the Italian because it is more of a close-up. I think that the German on is my favourite though, even though it is so different and doesn't really look like YA. The UK cover is my least favourite. It's pretty, but it looks like so many NA covers out there. Which cover is your favourite?

Cover Compare: The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place

Another book coming up in my reading queue. Super excited for this one.

US

German

I don't mind the US cover, but I do prefer the German one! It's more colourful and less cluttered.

Cover Compare: Salt and Storm

I've decided to bring back my Cover Compare posts. Yay! Salt and Storm is coming up in my reading queue and it has a few different covers to show off.

UK

US

German

I think the US cover is my favourite for this one. I like the contrast, the simplicity and the colour. I really like how all of the covers have something nautical about them, whether it's waves, ropes or anchors. Which is your favourite?

Cover Compare: Scarlet

A while back, I did a cover compare for Cinder by Marissa Meyer here. And since Scarlet's review will be going up tomorrow, I figured now was a great time to do a Cover Compare for Scarlet as well.

I love the US covers for this series. I think they're really distinctive and cool. I also like the Italian cover, although I don't know how fitting it is with the story, since I found Scarlet to be way too practical for such a long cloak. Is that just me? I also like the German cover. I'm a sucker for this style of cover and the little wolves! So cute. The Spanish cover creeps me out. She'd like a creepy doll! Actually, that's almost exactrly what I said about the Spanish cover of Cinder, although in that case I liked it. Probably because I couldn't see her face. And the Portuguese cover looks like ever other YA cover ever. Pretty but common and it doesn't really fit with the story in my opion either. What do you think? Which is your favourite?

US

Spanish

Italian

Portuguese

German

Cover Compare: The Fault in Our Stars

Oh, The Fault in Our Stars. I'll read you one day, I promise. Until then, here's a cover compare.

Wow, this one has been translated a boat-load of times. Some are lovely (Hebrew anyone?), some are ugly (sorry Dutch) some look like every other YA book ever (Lithuanian and Spanish) and some are just bizarre (the strangle childlike Indonesian cover). Overall, I think my favourite is the Hebrew. I do like the US cover, not neccessarily for the cover, but for the way it looks on my shelf. I can pick it out immediately when I glance over due to it's beautiful bright blue spine. Which is your favourite?

US

German

Portuguese

Italian

Dutch

Indonesian

Spanish

Finnish

Danish

Polish

Norwegian

Lithuanian

Hebrew

Chinese