Hi, my name is Lindsay, and I judge books by their covers.
I recently picked up "The Wanderers" by Meg Howrey at the library and I'm so looking forward to reading it! The blurb likens it to "Station Eleven" plus "The Martian," and it's about the first humans headed to Mars. Can't get more up my alley than that! It'll be a bit before I get to it, though, and in the meantime I thought it'd be a great time to do a cover battle.
U.S. // U.K.
This is an easy-peasy choice for me: I choose the U.S. cover hands down, a million times over! I love covers that feature starry night skies, and covers that have a pop of red. It's gorgeous! The U.K. artwork, though... ugh! If you cover up the bottom half, the top really isn't horrific. Maybe if the ombre title were on a different background I could get behind that part, but as a whole there's nothing that draws me to this cover. The lurid colors remind me of some clothes I wore as a kid in the early '90s, and what is with that random digital-graphic house?
Do tell: which cover do you prefer?
I actually like the UK cover which surprises me. I think I enjoy the pop of color as well as the font and placement of the title. I don't like how the word is split on the US one. However, I totallu expect to be the minority on this one because I will also admit the UK cover makes me think of chick lit - probably not what you want when you're marketing a science fiction book.
ReplyDeleteInteresting thoughts, Barb! I love hearing everyone's opinions on covers! :)
DeleteUS cover all the way - the UK cover has a totally different vibe, more retro or almost like a graphic novel for me.
ReplyDeleteI agree completely! You're right that it almost seems more like a graphic novel cover.
DeleteThe UK cover doesn't even make sense. Why is there a house in it? I love the starry sky of the US cover and the darkness and it's just so much more appropriate to the book. The UK is candy-colored and dated looking. Usually UK covers are better, but I feel like this is the second one you've compared recently in which the US cover was just so much better. Huh.
ReplyDeleteI know! I almost always like the U.K. covers better, so I've been surprised too. And now that I've started the book, I think (so far, anyway) the U.S. cover definitely fits more with the story's vibe.
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