Living in Germany gives me the perfect opportunity to compare original covers with the ones German publishers choose. Sometimes they're gorgeous, sometimes they make me cringe, but it's always interesting to see different covers for the same novel.
Cover Comparisons is a weekly feature here at Fictional Distraction.
Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin
(US / UK / GER)
You can click on each cover to enlarge it.
You can click on each cover to enlarge it.
First of all, I have to say that I love that all covers have the red/grayish colour scheme that fits the book's mood and topic so very well. Nonetheless the US cover will always be my favorite because I just love the image in combination with the fairly dramatic typography - it looks soooo gorgeous. I like the UK cover, but for me it's nothing really special. But my least favorite is the German cover, which probably is because the model's image was also used in the cover for Amy Plum's Die For Me (take a look at it here) and I liked that version a lot better. In this cover the girl looks a little bit out of place.
Which version did you vote for? Why?
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Carina
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