Comments on: [TSS] A Cover Question

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:05:19 +0000

I like the one on the left as well because I like the red dress. It’s very striking. That and the girl on the gold cover looks a bit, well, not nice and it’s kind of annoying how she’s holding her hair.

By: Fyrefly

Fyrefly — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:00:56 +0000

I like the right one - it feels more Egyptian to me for some reason (maybe the clean lines on the one on the right just seem more modern?) I'm not crazy about the composition, though... I can't really tell from the little pictures, but the photoshopping on the hair of the woman on the left looks kind of messily done. Fyrefly’s last blog post..Julie Kenner - California Demon

By: Meghan

Meghan — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:05:19 +0000

Of course not, thank you for stopping by! It’s really interesting to hear how these things are decided. I do hope they make the English cover look a little less outrageous, but I guess we’ll see. The content is the important part, after all. =)

By: Amy @ My Friend Amy

Amy @ My Friend Amy — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:06:39 +0000

I am the same way Wendy!!! Today when I told Natasha that, she said “oh you’re one of those.” HA!! Glad to know you’re “one of those” with me!

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By: Gavin

Gavin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:28:34 +0000

I like the one on the left. Simple lines and the red calls out to me. Gavin’s last blog post..Sunday Salon

By: Jen - Devourer of Books

Jen - Devourer of Books — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:23:33 +0000

Michelle it is so great that you added your two cents in! I agree with you (and basically everyone else) in preferring the America cover. As you said I think the UK cover looks a bit cheesy right now, but I'll be interested to see what the final version looks like and would read it no matter what! Jen - Devourer of Books’s last blog post..TSS: This Week’s Links

By: Marg

Marg — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:53:29 +0000

Coming late to the party to say I prefer the one on the left too. I think that the yellow font gets lost on the gold dress which is a little lost in the gold background as well! Marg’s last blog post..An Anzac Day tradition

By: Michelle Moran

Michelle Moran — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:24:01 +0000

Hi Meghan,

I hope it doesn’t spoil the fun if I chime in, too ;] I definitely like the American cover better. As others have pointed out, the English cover looks overly photoshopped and a bit cheesy to me. I’ve been promised by my UK editor that this isn’t the final version – that the final version will “blend” better and look less like a pop-out book! But I’m not sure it will change too much.

For the American cover, we began with a face and a blue garment. However, the British model had a rather large nose, so we decided to crop half of her face and change the blue to a more passionate color. We also added a snake bangle on her arm, and this is the final product. although I am given a degree of input into the UK cover, I have much more input into the American, which is probably another reason I prefer it!

By: Meghan

Meghan — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:16:44 +0000

Thanks for playing along, everyone! I definitely prefer the first cover, which as you may have guessed is the American one. I’ll probably end up with the cover on the right, though, because it comes out here earlier. I think the one on the left looks much more elegant and shows the Greek influences in Egypt. I also do like faceless models. I think it’s a bit of a strange trend, but I prefer not having a pre-determined image affect how I read the book.

By: Ruth @ Bookish Ruth

Ruth @ Bookish Ruth — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:30:43 +0000

Generally, I'm not a big fan of the eyeless women book covers (They're a dime a dozen these days, especially in historical fiction), but the cover on the left is more visually striking to me. Love the red, and the overall composition. The one on the right looks too Photoshopped to me. Ruth @ Bookish Ruth’s last blog post..Book Review of Inside the Hub: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Torchwood