Book Wars a weekly feature hosted between two book review blogs – A Life Bound By Books & Much Loved Books!
It’s a fact that book lovers know all about the covers of the books they covet. Often when a title is released here in the US, it’s sometimes vastly different across the pond in the US. So, Michelle from Much Loved Books and I have come together to create Book Wars to talk about the difference in covers when it comes to the US vs. UK versions.
We hope from time to time authors will chime in with their thoughts as well. We welcome everyone to comment and share their thoughts too! The more the merrier!
Before we get to this weeks Book Wars, we have a winner to announce. The Book Wars winner for Frostfire (Kanin Chronicles #1) by Amanda Hocking is..... a TIE! We haven't had a tie in awhile. Thank you to everyone who voted for both books, and for picking a winner.
Also, there's a poll at the bottom of the post that we'd love to hear your input for the two covers! Tell us which one YOU love the most.
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Series: (Starcrossed #1)
Author: Leisa Rayven
Publisher: US - St. Martin's Griffin, 417 Pages (Decemver 23rd, 2014) UK - Pan, 400 Pages (July 2nd, 2015)
Add to: Goodreads USA Version | Goodreads UK Version
Order online here: USA: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, The Book Depository UK: Amazon UK, Waterstones, W H Smith, The Book Depository
NOTE: This is a "New Adult" novel. Due to mature content this title is recommended for ages 17+
Synopsis: While performing the greatest love story of all time, they discovered one of their own…Cassie Taylor was just another acting student with big dreams at her prestigious performing arts college…then she met Ethan Holt. She was the good girl actress. He was the bad boy on campus. But one fated casting choice for Romeo and Juliet changed it all. Like the characters they were playing on stage, Cassie and Ethan’s epic romance seemed destined. Until it ended in tragedy when he shattered her heart.Now they’ve made it to Broadway where they’re reunited as romantic leads once again—and their passionate scenes force them to confront the heartbreaking lows and pulse-pounding highs of their intense college affair. For Ethan, losing Cassie was his biggest regret—and he’s determined to redeem himself. But for Cassie, even though Ethan was her first and only great love, he hurt her too much to ever be trusted again. The trouble is, working with him again reminds her that people who rub each other the wrong way often make the best sparks. And when it comes to love, sometimes it’s the things that aren’t good for us that are the most irresistible. Don’t miss Leisa Rayven's Bad Romeo, the intoxicating romance beloved by over two million fans online—a story that’ll captivate you and hold you breathless until the final page.
About the author:
Writing has always been a passion for Leisa, and even though she originally intended to be an actress, it wasn’t long into her time at drama school that she began writing plays.
Those plays were bad. Very bad. Well, her friends thought they were good, but that’s because they were always cast in them and any opportunity to be on stage was met with an obnoxious amount of enthusiasm.
Since then, she’s honed her craft, and several of her plays have been produced and toured throughout Australia.
These days, playwriting has given way to fiction writing, and Leisa’s debut novel, BAD ROMEO, will be available in a worldwide release through Macmillan Publishing in December 2014.
Leisa lives in Australia with her husband, two little boys, three cats, and a kangaroo named Howard.
(Howard may or may not be her imaginary marsupial friend. Everyone should have one.)
Find Online: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads
Let the Wars Begin: Its now time to make our decision, let's see what we think about the covers and pick our favorite cover.
Lisa This week I've picked a book that I haven't read yet. I hope to soon as I've just received a signed copy in May's Bookworm Box. Talk about EXCITED to receive! If you haven't check out this amazingly awesome charity then click on the link I provided above to check it out!
So, this week we have two totally different covers. And can I just say that the US one is pretty amazing in person. It's so vibrant and eye-catching and it's sometimes nice not to have models on the cover. These days we don't get that often, and while I do enjoy them, such as the ones in the UK cover... there's just something about being able to be make a reader want to put up a book when it's without anyone gracing the cover.
I'm choosing to go against the grain this week and vote for the US cover. It's beautiful and without a doubt makes a statement. So, it's the US for my vote.... which one gets YOURS?
So, this week we have two totally different covers. And can I just say that the US one is pretty amazing in person. It's so vibrant and eye-catching and it's sometimes nice not to have models on the cover. These days we don't get that often, and while I do enjoy them, such as the ones in the UK cover... there's just something about being able to be make a reader want to put up a book when it's without anyone gracing the cover.
I'm choosing to go against the grain this week and vote for the US cover. It's beautiful and without a doubt makes a statement. So, it's the US for my vote.... which one gets YOURS?
Michelle
VOTE for YOUR favorite cover of Bad Romeo (Starcrossed #1) By: Leisa Rayven NOW!
Love the US cover so much! I think it is the color and the design.
ReplyDeleteThis is tough..... I already have the US and Australian covered books and I do love them both. The UK cover is a little on the 'hot' side but it doesn't stand out as much as the US. So my vote us with the US cover.
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