Welcome back to US vs. UK - Round 5
Today, we pair up The Devouring (series) by Simon Holt.
The Devouring (Book # 1)
The Devouring (Book # 1)
Soulstice (Book # 2)
US (left) vs. UK (right)
Tricky, tricky! Although I'm not particularly crazy about having people on book covers (because it detracts from the vision I have in my head of what a character should look like), I am a sucker for that smokey effect. I also often find myself drawn to simpler covers. I like the U.S. covers because of the colors, the sadness they convey and that "being swallowed by smoke" thing it's got going on.
However! I haven't read these books but I'm told that they're quite scary and they give you the heebie-jeebies in which case the UK covers hit their mark. The cover for book 1 is downright creepy and I wouldn't want to be looking at that thing while reading by myself at night. I actually like both covers but I might have to give my vote to UK on this one for the creep-out factor that seems to be more in-tuned with the storyline.
Tricky, tricky! Although I'm not particularly crazy about having people on book covers (because it detracts from the vision I have in my head of what a character should look like), I am a sucker for that smokey effect. I also often find myself drawn to simpler covers. I like the U.S. covers because of the colors, the sadness they convey and that "being swallowed by smoke" thing it's got going on. However! I haven't read these books but I'm told that they're quite scary and they give you the heebie-jeebies in which case the UK covers hit their mark. The cover for book 1 is downright creepy and I wouldn't want to be looking at that thing while reading by myself at night. I actually like both covers but I might have to give my vote to UK on this one for the creep-out factor that seems to be more in-tuned with the storyline.
I have to give my vote to US! The other one is awesome creepy BUT...I really like the style of the US covers. I love their simplicity and I really like the smokey effect of each cover. The other covers are too "childish" for me. (Even though I actually do like the creepiness of it, lol)
Other blogs participating in this meme are: The Book Shopaholic, The Bloody Bookaholic, and Wondrous Reads. Check out their blogs and vote on their selections for the week =)
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ReplyDeleteThe UK ones are mad creepy
Eeeek ;)
On the first one I like both xD I like the creepiness of the UK but also like the simplicity and elegance of the US one. On the second one I go all US, the UK cover was poorly done xD
ReplyDeleteI like both, but am not morbid enough for UK.
ReplyDeleteGo US Go!
Im from the uk and i hate the UK covers YUK but the US ones are calling to my heart.
ReplyDeleteI have to vote for the US. The UK ones are just creepy.
ReplyDeleteI have the UK version but I like the US better.Uk is so creepy!However,the US version is a bit misleading IMO.
ReplyDeleteUS hands down for both of them. The UK ones don't really give the right vibe for the books. Plus they are gross and I probably would have been put off by them.
ReplyDeleteI would have picked the UK covers(because they are creepy and awesome!) but I find they could have been done a bit better.. So, I'll choose US!
ReplyDeleteMy vote is for the US!! The UK covers look kinda boyish. I know my 6th grade boys would pick up the UK ones.
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