tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post1881636792619988967..comments2024-01-12T05:04:17.663-06:00Comments on Laura's blog: If YA Book Covers Were Facebook PhotosUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-81962226647173373742013-08-21T13:25:08.485-05:002013-08-21T13:25:08.485-05:00Heh. I excel at being awkward. It's ok.Heh. I excel at being awkward. It's ok.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725049899131699912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-89945968351753322882013-08-20T21:37:43.807-05:002013-08-20T21:37:43.807-05:00"I'm sure the character is important and ..."I'm sure the character is important and all, but the awkward truth is that I read on the toilet, and I don't want someone's face on my lap."<br /><br />This warranted a comment. I just don't know what that comment should be.Ty Unglebowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836504600859993438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-39851515381402880292013-08-18T15:02:15.894-05:002013-08-18T15:02:15.894-05:00Yeah...I considered that when debating whether to ...Yeah...I considered that when debating whether to put the cover up, but pointing out the contrast between that and the fanmade cover seemed like too good of an opportunity to pass up. :)<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725049899131699912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-41696447016839936222013-08-18T15:00:43.529-05:002013-08-18T15:00:43.529-05:00Ah, thanks for pointing that out. It still bothers...Ah, thanks for pointing that out. It still bothers me that someone thought that that would be a good idea at any point -- why is that kind of cover the go-to, anyway? -- but at least someone saw it and said, "Ummmm, NO." I have the ebook version with the jewel/Godstone cover...which is still disappointing in that it shows a white girl's face inside a jewel, but is at least a lot better than the one in this post.<br /><br />I've made an edit as per your comment. :) It's also worth noting that the North American covers have adopted the UK cover art for Throne of Glass.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725049899131699912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-44383103747689607152013-08-18T08:23:38.131-05:002013-08-18T08:23:38.131-05:00On the one hand Before I Fall is a misleading cove...On the one hand Before I Fall is a misleading cover but, once I finished the book, I kind of figured it was an interpretation of the end when she has to do what she does to make things right.... <br /><br />:)Mia Haysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01041441666482084762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-16392538506318830472013-08-18T07:19:12.051-05:002013-08-18T07:19:12.051-05:00My only problem here is that the cover you have po...My only problem here is that the cover you have posted for the US girl of fire and thorns isn't the cover...that was early concept art that they got rid of during ARC distribution for precisely that reason. The new covers are very tasteful.Tarynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01014463110385943857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-56105440156986037882013-08-17T17:46:55.273-05:002013-08-17T17:46:55.273-05:00I felt like that with FURY and ENVY. I tried to sp...I felt like that with FURY and ENVY. I tried to special-order the UK version, but the bookstore I went to couldn't do it. And I'd rather patronize the local indie bookstore than find it on Amazon.<br /><br />The Throne of Glass cover is also the UK version. I wonder if this is a regional thing?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725049899131699912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-51162068069939807012013-08-17T17:35:40.383-05:002013-08-17T17:35:40.383-05:00Haha, great post. Cover art should be more about ...Haha, great post. Cover art should be more about the story. I often feel it's based more on marketing strategy (which is probably true). For City of Bones I actually like the Movie Tie-In Cover wayy better. With the influx of people on covers, I've started to prefer books without faces. And as for Girl of Fire & Thorns, I need to find a way to get me the UK cover. Sometimes other covers look so much better than the US version.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com