The Friday Face-Off: Current Read #7

   

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This week's topic is:

Current Read #7

For this week's Friday Face-Off, I've chosen to feature a book that I just finished yesterday, Island of the Lost by Joan Druett! I love reading about real life survival stories and was excited to finally read this one... and unfortunately it ended up being one of my least favorite of all the ones I've read. 🤣 But that's okay! Let's still take a look at all of the different cover editions that exist for it. 

     

2007 US Hardcover | 2016 Audiobook

     

2019 US Paperback | 2007 UK 

My choice(s):

I love the classic feel of the original US hardcover edition, though I also like the dark and slightly more ominous feeling that the 2019 paperback evokes. The original one reminds me of the title scene of some older documentary or movie–does anyone else get that vibe or just me??

The Friday Face-Off: Current Read #6

  

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Current Read #6

For this week's Friday Face-Off, I've chosen to feature Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling! I'm almost done reading this book at the time of making this book and so far I've been really enjoying it. This was an April ARC, so I'm a little behind, but better late than never, right? I was excited to see that this book had a small variety of cover editions to explore, so let's take a look!

2023 US Hardcover | 2023 Canada | 2023 French

2023 US Kindle (?) | 2023 UK

My choice(s):

I actually think all of these are really great covers! The Canadian one reminds me a lot of the cover for Station Eleven, which definitely gives off a specific vibe. I think the UK cover is really cool and I love the colors included. I think both US editions and the French edition fit the story the best, but honestly I don't think you can go wrong with any of these covers! Which cover(s) do you like best?

The Friday Face-Off: Currently Reading–Author Edition

 

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This week's topic is:

Currently Reading–Author Edition

Since none of the four books I"m currently reading seem to have more than one edition of the cover out there so far, I decided to get a little creative and see if any of the authors of the books I'm reading have other books with more cover editions (and they do!). I'm currently reading M.R. Carey's Infinity Gate, so I figured I'd share some covers for another book from M.R. Carey that I really enjoyed, The Book of Koli! This one has some great covers to compare, so let's take a look.

     

2020 US Paperback | 2020 French 

     

2021 Bulgarian | 2021 German

My choice(s):

These covers are all so cool! I'm partial to the US edition, but I also think the French, Bulgarian, and German editions are all incredible as well. I'm not sure I could even pick just one for this. I actually think the US and German editions fit the story the best, but I still love the illustration for the Bulgarian edition and love what's going on with the French one. What do you think?

The Friday Face-Off: Current Read #5

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Current Read #5

I'm reading four books right now and only one of them has more than one cover edition to compare, and that is Small Game by Blair Braverman! There's only one other edition currently out so I thought it'd make for a good one-on-one comparison. 

2022 US Hardcover

2023 US Large Print Release

My choice(s):

I love that we have a similar theme going on and include the three circles with fires (?) in them in both for continuity. I'm not entirely sure why those are the design choice, but I think they work. I'm definitely partial to the 2022 US edition because I feel like it flows a bit better and I like the overall design more, but I do also think the larger amount of gorgeous green forest in the large print edition looks beautiful as well. What do you think?

The Friday Face-Off: Current Read #4

     

     

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Current Read 

For this week's current read, I'm featuring some editions of a book I just finished reading earlier in the week, Master of Sorrows by Justin Call. This was actually a re-read because I wanted to finally get around to finishing the sequel in preparation for the third book, and my memory needed a big refresher before doing so. I'm pleased to say that I think I enjoyed Master of Sorrows even more the second time around, and I'm loving Master Artificer (book #2) now! With all that being said, let's check out some of the gorgeous covers that exist for Master of Sorrows.

     

2019 US Hardcover | 2019 German

     

2019 UK Hardcover | 2019 ARC

My choice(s):

There are some great editions out there, but I think it's probably understable when I say that the original US hardcover is easily my favorite. It's absolutely stunning, and it's even more gorgeous in person (and very heavy!). The UK edition is obviously basically the same thing, but with a brighter gold which I do think pops quite nicely. I also had to include the ARC version because I love its design and tagline. Which edition do you like the most?

The Friday Face-Off: Current Read #3

    

     

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Current Read 

This week I'm working my way through an ARC of Justin Lee Anderson's The Lost War and I'm having a great time with it! This book was originally self-published and has now been picked up by Orbit with a new release date in May, so it has a few cover editions in existence already. Let's have a look at them!

          

2023 Orbit US Paperback | 2019 Paperback

          

2020 Kindle Edition | 2020 Audiobook Edition

My choice(s):

I actually quite like the original 2019 paperback edition cover of this one! I like the green and general idea of what Orbit is doing with the new edition, but I don't really care for the general illustrations of the characters and the style they used, which reminds me of the style they did for Sam Sykes' Seven Blades in Black, which I really disliked. And that Kindle edition looks pretty epic as well! Which cover(s) do you like the most?

The Friday Face-Off: Current Read #2

   

     

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Current Read 

 I just finished an ARC copy of the incredible T. Kingfisher's A House with Good Bones this week, so I thought it might be fun to look at the two cover editions that exist for this book this week since they are so different. I will have a review up for this book next week, but I figured we might as well go ahead and check out the covers now in anticipation of its release! 

2023 US Hardcover

2023 UK Hardcover

My choice(s):

I adore the US cover for this book and think it fits the story perfectly. I don't mind the UK cover, but it just doesn't work as well for me, and I'm not sure it matches the vibe of the book as well as the US edition does–although I do think all the roses are a perfect touch. I think these are both great editions overall, though. What edition do you prefer?

The Friday Face-Off: Current Read

  

     

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Current Read 

This week I've started reading Bone Shard War by Andrea Stewart, and since it's not out yet and there are not any additional editions of it on Goodreads yet, I figured I would share some editions of the first book in the trilogy, Bone Shard Daughter! There only seem to be three main designs out there, so let's check them out. 

2020 US Hardcover 

2021 French

2021 US Paperback

My choice(s):

I think these are all great covers! I'm really a fan of the original US hardcover edition, though I also love the way the red pops in the paperback edition. I definitely prefer the US editions over the French one, but I do still find the French one to be a great design! What do you think?

The Friday Face-Off: Current Reads

 

     

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Current Reads 

I'm doing it, you guys, I'm finally reading The Fall of Koli! I was surprised to find it had three different editions available, so I thought that'd be a great one too hare. I also figured I'd share the two covers that exist for Some Desperate Glory, which I'm also reading right now. Let's have a look! 

2021 US Paperback

2021 German Edition

2021 French

And editions for Some Desperate Glory:

    

2023 US | 2023 UK

My choice(s):

I definitely like the US cover for The Fall of Koli the most, though I do like the French design as well. For Some Desperate Glory, I have to say I'm not really captivated by either one, so I'm not sure which one I'd pick. Which covers do you like the most (or not like)?

The Friday Face-Off: Recent Read

     

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This week's topic is:

Recent Read

Since none of the books I'm currently reading have more than one edition of the cover, I decided to take a look at some recent reads for inspiration. Even though I didn't end up liking this book quite as much as I'd hoped to, I still think Osamu Dazai is a great author and his books have a nice variety of editions, so I've decided to feature No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai, which I read last month. There is a pretty large variety of cover editions for this one, so let's take a look at them!

2001 US Paperback | 1958 US Paperback | 2009 Italian

2015 Polish | 2015 Turkish | 2017 Arabic

2015 Portuguese | 2020 Indonesian | 2017 Japanese

2006 Japanese | 2020 Polish | 2015 German

2020 Persian | 2022 Serbian | 2021 Romanian

2020 Turkish | 2020 Ukrainian | 2020 Indonesian

My choice(s):

I'm really not sure I could make a final choice from these. I am partial to the 2001 US paperback edition I read, though I also really like the Portuguese, Arabic, and 2006 Japanese editions. These all have something really neat about them, though I am extremely unsure what's going on with that 2020 Indonesian cover. Don't let it fool you, this is not a book that reflect whatever is happening there, haha.