This is a weekly meme created by Books by Proxy, but kept up by Lynn’s Book Blog.
“Those darling bygone times… with their delicious fortresses, and their dear old dungeons, and their delightful places of torture”
This weeks theme: A cover that is positively medieval.
My Choice: Endure
Covers:
I have a tendency to choose covers with tons of variations, so this week I decided to keep is simple, even though there are other books that are more medieval ish, (Game of Thrones #2 and #3) I chose Endure because there are only 2 different covers!
American Version | German Version
Fun fact: Not only were the covers changed in the German Versions, the titles were changed as well:
- Defy -> Schwert und Rose (Sword and Rose)
- Ignite -> Schwert und Glut (Sword and Embers)
- Endure -> Schwert und Flamme (Sword and Flame)
Winner:
The German covers are WAY cooler! The girl on the cover (Alexa) looks so fierce and bad ass! So much better than the flowery weapons on the American covers! Tho I do like that the American covers, when put side by side, the title staggers lower on each cover.
Which cover is your favorite? Do you agree with my pick?
I totally agree with your choice. There’s a sense of action and assertiveness in the covers with the young woman. She looks like she has a purpose. The top covers wouldn’t tempt me to pick up the books. They look almost like romance novels at first glance – not having a go at romance novels, to be clear, but they don’t work for me particularly.
Lynn 😀
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😀 Even if you were having a go at romance novels I wouldn’t care. I like romance novels but everyone has their own tastes! And I agree she does look like she has a purpose! And the other covers don’t look very action-like
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I wouldn’t do that. Each to their own is my motto. I used to read more romance. Then more historical, then thriller and now SFF. It’s just something that happens. Your taste in books just evolves and adapts. In another few years I could quite easily have come full circle. 😄
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😀 That is a great motto! My reading tastes are constantly shifting too!
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I agree with your choice though I’d probably run away from either set of covers.😂
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Awww you don’t like flowery weapons?
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I love the Endure cover Brittany!!! It’s my winner 😉
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Thats a good cover too! Its the one I own (tho that is mostly because I didn’t know the other cover existed and because I don’t speak German haha)
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I completely agree with you. Don’t love the weapons and flowers vibe, but I love the kick-butt heroines on the German covers.
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The girl on the front is awesome 🙂 she does look super kick-butt!!
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I love the US covers, but the German covers do seem more badass!
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I liked the US covers enough to read it 🙂 so I do like them, but the German ones just fit the story so much better!
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I think I’m more drawn to the cover with the rose. I just love the colors, and the detail in the rose petals!
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The US covers really do have great colors!
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Ooh medieval! I like the same one, completely agree- in fact of the three covers with the girl I like the third one the best! The American versions aren’t as catchy? Also I would never have noticed the staggering of the titles on the American versions if you hadn’t mentioned it…
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Me too! I like the third one best 😀
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Great post, I love the German covers and of those the second one’s my favourite 🙂
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Thanks 😀 of all the German covers I like the third one best.
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Your welcome 😀
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That’s a hard choice. I actually really liked all the covers. Lol
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I like the colors of the US covers but I am not a huge flower person
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Fair enough. It was the colours that caught my attention too.
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The cover of Endure grabs my attention for some reason. I don’t usually go for “weapons only” on covers, but maybe it’s the giant flower in the center?? Great choice!
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Its definitely not your normal “weapons only” cover, thats for sure! And thanks 😀
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