Friday Face Off is a weekly meme created by Books by Proxy, and run by Lynn’s Book Blog. You can check out all my past Friday Face Offs here.
“Your hair is winter fire, January embers.”
This weeks theme: A cover featuring hair
My Choice: City of Ashes
Just look at that red hair!!!
Covers:
Margaret K. McElderry 2008 | Margaret K. McElderry 2015 | Mondadori 2010 | Arena 2008
Walker Books 2015 | Wydawnictwo MAG 2009 | Ibis 2010 | Artemis Publications 2013
Artemis Publications 2013 | Vydavateľstvo SLOVART 2013 | Book Club 2013 | McElderry Books 2010
Unknown (1) | Varrak 2013 | Alma littera 2012 | Books in Batumi 2015
Destino Infantil & Juvenil 2019 | Thoi Dai Publishing 2014 | Slovart 2016 | Unknown (2)
People’s Literature Publishing House 2016 | Unknown (3) | Unknown (4) | Noble Mine 2015
Least Favorites:
Can we just talk about the cover on the left for a sec? Why is she naked?!?! And What is going on with her hair?!?! Also I get that it is a similar layout to the original cover with the girl above the skyline, but that pose just doesn’t look right with the layout? Its awful!
Favorites:
Unlike last week where I didn’t like any of the covers, I really like a bunch of them this week!
Top 3:
Winner:
I like this one best because it still has the feel of the original cover but I like this girl better. She looks like a total bad ass and I love the subtle wings in the background.
Which is your favorite? Do you agree with my choice? Let me know in the comments!!
Perfectly Tolerable 
Fun topic! I like that first City of Ashes cover and the one you picked as well- those are probably my two faves. Both are awesome. That Unknown one though- ugh. Ugly cover lol!
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Thanks 😀 And yes, that cover is awful!!! haha
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Wow! Yep – I think this week’s theme is one of my favourites as everyone went with something totally different:)). And you chose a fabulous book for covers! I completely agree with your least favourite – I was already mentally ranting about her lack of clothing when I first saw it. And while I really like your final three – the one I’d already lost my heart to was Arena 2008. I LOVE the deep red stonework with the views of the city falling apart, although there isn’t a girl with fabulous hair in sight:)
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I love it when everyone picks different books too 😀 And thanks 🙂 I like the Arena 2008 one too!
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What a hoot. As I scrolled through I was having a tough time as only a couple of these covers really jumped out at me, but the two with the red heads in your final choice were the ones. I totally agree with your choice for the same reasons. It is always tough when i haven’t read the book to judge, but those two would get me to take another look.
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😀 Haha when you haven’t read a book it makes it easier to judge it solely on the cover, but you can’t judge it on how well it fits the story, so its a give and take 😂
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That’s for sure.
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I love how hair looks on all of Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments books, they’re so shiny and neon lol. This was a unique post theme.
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Yes! I love the shiny and neon 😀 and thanks 🙂
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I think you picked the best one😁 This was a great idea, and I had no idea this book had so many covers!
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Thanks 😀 I didn’t realize it had so many either!
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Ooh, the Ibis 2010 cover immediately drew my eye. While I like photorealistic covers just fine, I can’t seem to ever resist an illustrated one 😀
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Thats a good one too 😀 I usually like illustrated ones too, I was kind of surprised my favorite wasn’t illustrated for this one!
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Love the post idea!! 💙 Clary’s hair is just so vivid in the cover’s. There’s no way they’re bad… but my fav is the seventh from the top 😊 second would be your fav with Lily Collins on the cover 💙 Jen
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Thanks 😀 It is super vivid and I love it!! And I like your favorite too 🙂
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City of Ashes is an excellent choice! Love the angel wings in the background
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Thanks 😀 And they are awesome!
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What a great choice for this theme – in fact I’m loving this theme. I like your favourite but probably like the first of your 3 favourites the best.
Lynn 😀
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Thanks 😀 And I really liked this theme too! And it was a close call between those two covers 😂
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I feel like there’s a ton of red heads in fantasy, lol! Maybe books in general!
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I never really noticed it before, but you are totally right! I guess feisty girls are often portrayed as redheads 😂 and fantasy loves feisty girls!!!
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Yes, this lol.
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Wtf is that Noble Mine 2015 cover?! Omg! And I think that’s one of the very very few TV/Movie tie in covers that I like!! (your winner) they actually did a good job with it!
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