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HOLY, MOTHER COVER! US vs AUS • Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

September 12, 2016 Comments : 5

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Inspired by What She Reads, Pure Imagination Blog, and Stacked.

I admit I’m a book cover snob. Who isn’t though?

Book covers are the first thing that attracts readers to a book. A good cover can draw someone is, just as a bad cover can easily draw someone away. It can essentially make or break a book. Holy, Mother Cover! is where I showcase the book covers that stand out (or make me cringe), and discuss cover changes.

(A big special thanks to Georgie at What She Reads for bestowing me this fabulous name and to Charlotte at The Simple Tales for creating the beautiful feature banner you see before you.)

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US vs. AUS: Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

The US and Australian cover both share the thing I love most about each cover: the lettering!

The lettering on both are so frickin’ fantastic. The title on the US cover looks like it’s been written in an oil pastel. I love that it’s handwritten because it gives the cover and title a bit of personality, especially considering the cover has nothing else on it except the lettering. I also the smudges because to me, it conveys that things will get messy. Girl in Pieces talks about self harm and suicide, and the cover does a good job of showing that through the skin-toned color background and the red strikes through the title that seems to convey cutting without being graphic. It’s quite minimalistic, but it’s a powerful effect.

The Australian cover has the title stitched into it (well, the cloth background). I like that the cover seems to convey that in this book, readers will see a girl trying to stitch herself back together like the title is doing. I love that the stitching has thread leftover, making it a bit messy, and that it’s made from two different color thread. The stitching isn’t exactly tidy, but what life is?

Final Verdict: What cover do I like better? I think…the US cover. 

Which cover design do you prefer? Would you buy the the US or AUS cover? 

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Comments

  1. Cassidy @ Quartzfeather says

    September 12, 2016 at 3:04 pm

    Definitely US for the win on this one! That pink color and calligraphy has my heart.

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  2. Tasya says

    September 12, 2016 at 9:18 pm

    Definitely the US one! The AUS one just looks too creepy for me :\

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  3. Zoey @ Uncreatively Zoey says

    September 13, 2016 at 9:37 am

    I agree with Tasya that the AUS cover looks too creepy. I’m not grossed out by blood but STITCHES IN SKIN IS TOO MUCH FOR ME SOMEHOW.

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  4. Morgane says

    September 14, 2016 at 5:23 pm

    It’s funny. I like the Australian cover. Somehow I found that it conveys more the theme of self-harm and suicide.

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  5. AngelErin says

    September 15, 2016 at 12:12 pm

    I like the US cover better, but only because I don’t like the color on the AUS one. :)

    Reply

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