U.K Cover alert time!
Today I'm showcasing Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan and Sister Assassin (Mind Games in the US) by Kiersten White both of which have been given dramatically different covers to their US counterparts. Also, let me know what you think of the cover for Infinite Sky by debut author C.J. Flood.
First up: Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan. The US cover for Unspoken is all pretty and fairytale-like, so much so that I figured the book was actually geared towards younger readers when I first saw it. That one, pretty and all as it is, just doesn't scream YA to me, but the UK cover most definitely does!
Today I'm showcasing Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan and Sister Assassin (Mind Games in the US) by Kiersten White both of which have been given dramatically different covers to their US counterparts. Also, let me know what you think of the cover for Infinite Sky by debut author C.J. Flood.
First up: Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan. The US cover for Unspoken is all pretty and fairytale-like, so much so that I figured the book was actually geared towards younger readers when I first saw it. That one, pretty and all as it is, just doesn't scream YA to me, but the UK cover most definitely does!
Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Release date: September 2012
Ages: 12+
Release date: September 2012
Ages: 12+
Kami Glass loves someone she’s never met . . . a boy she’s talked to in her head ever since she was born. She wasn’t silent about her imaginary friend during her childhood, and is thus a bit of an outsider in her sleepy English town of Sorry-in-the-Vale. Still, Kami hasn’t suffered too much from not fitting in. She has a best friend, runs the school newspaper, and is only occasionally caught talking to herself. Her life is in order, just the way she likes it, despite the voice in her head.
But all that changes when the Lynburns return.
The Lynburn family has owned the spectacular and sinister manor that overlooks Sorry-in-the-Vale for centuries. The mysterious twin sisters who abandoned their ancestral home a generation ago are back, along with their teenage sons, Jared and Ash, one of whom is eerily familiar to Kami. Kami is not one to shy away from the unknown—in fact, she’s determined to find answers for all the questions Sorry-in-the-Vale is suddenly posing. Who is responsible for the bloody deeds in the depths of the woods? What is her own mother hiding? And now that her imaginary friend has become a real boy, does she still love him? Does she hate him? Can she trust him?
But all that changes when the Lynburns return.
The Lynburn family has owned the spectacular and sinister manor that overlooks Sorry-in-the-Vale for centuries. The mysterious twin sisters who abandoned their ancestral home a generation ago are back, along with their teenage sons, Jared and Ash, one of whom is eerily familiar to Kami. Kami is not one to shy away from the unknown—in fact, she’s determined to find answers for all the questions Sorry-in-the-Vale is suddenly posing. Who is responsible for the bloody deeds in the depths of the woods? What is her own mother hiding? And now that her imaginary friend has become a real boy, does she still love him? Does she hate him? Can she trust him?
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| US and UK Covers for Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan |
Not only has Mind Games by Kiersten White been given a UK cover makeover, it's also been given a whole new title! Sister Assassin a.k.a Mind Games will be released in the UK in February 2013. What do you think of the new look?
Sister Assassin by Kiersten White
Publisher: Harper Collins Children's Books
Release date: February 2013
Ages: 12+
She never chose her deadly gift but now she’s forced to use it. How far would you go to protect the only family you have left?
Annie is beset by fleeting strange visions and a guilty conscience. Blind and orphaned, she struggles to care for her feisty younger sister Fia, but things look up when both sisters are offered a place at Kessler School for Exceptional Girls.
Born with flawless intuition, Fia immediately knows that something’s wrong, but bites her tongue… until it’s too late. For Fia is the perfect weapon to carry out criminal plans and there are those at Kessler who will do anything to ensure her co-operation.
With Annie trapped in Kessler’s sinister clutches, instincts keep Fia from killing an innocent guy and everything unravels. Is manipulative James the key to the sisters’ freedom or an even darker prison? And how can Fia atone for the blood on her hands?
Annie is beset by fleeting strange visions and a guilty conscience. Blind and orphaned, she struggles to care for her feisty younger sister Fia, but things look up when both sisters are offered a place at Kessler School for Exceptional Girls.
Born with flawless intuition, Fia immediately knows that something’s wrong, but bites her tongue… until it’s too late. For Fia is the perfect weapon to carry out criminal plans and there are those at Kessler who will do anything to ensure her co-operation.
With Annie trapped in Kessler’s sinister clutches, instincts keep Fia from killing an innocent guy and everything unravels. Is manipulative James the key to the sisters’ freedom or an even darker prison? And how can Fia atone for the blood on her hands?
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| US and UK covers for Mind Games/Sister Assassin by Kiersten White |
Finally, here is the cover of Infinite Sky, the debut novel from C.J. Flood which is releasing early next year.
As always, let me know what you think of the different covers in comments!
Infinite Sky by C.J. Flood
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Release date: February 2013
Ages: YA
Iris Dancy's free-spirited mum has left for Tunisia, her dad's rarely sober and her brother's determined to fight anyone with a pair of fists.
When a family of travellers move into the overgrown paddock overnight, her dad looks set to finally lose it. Gypsies are parasites he says, but Iris is intrigued. As her dad plans to evict the travelling family, Iris makes friends with their teenage son. Trick Deran is a bare knuckle boxer who says he's done with fighting, but is he telling the truth?
When tools go missing from the shed, the travellers are the first suspects. Iris's brother, Sam, warns her to stay away from Trick; he's dangerous, but Iris can no longer blindly follow her brother's advice. He's got secrets of his own, and she's not he sure can be trusted himself.
INFINITE SKY is a family story about betrayal and loyalty, and love.
When a family of travellers move into the overgrown paddock overnight, her dad looks set to finally lose it. Gypsies are parasites he says, but Iris is intrigued. As her dad plans to evict the travelling family, Iris makes friends with their teenage son. Trick Deran is a bare knuckle boxer who says he's done with fighting, but is he telling the truth?
When tools go missing from the shed, the travellers are the first suspects. Iris's brother, Sam, warns her to stay away from Trick; he's dangerous, but Iris can no longer blindly follow her brother's advice. He's got secrets of his own, and she's not he sure can be trusted himself.
INFINITE SKY is a family story about betrayal and loyalty, and love.
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* Please note: These covers may not be final and may be subject to change. Images sourced from publishers websites, Goodreads & Amazon.
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