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hello there!! Welcome to another edition of Cover Wars! This week we have a
special creature one that we don’t normally read about, a story where worlds collide
and where a call is to blame, let’s take a look at this week’s book The Griffin
Cryer by Julia Hughes.
It's an easy mistake to make - instead of whistling and calling
for her dog, fifteen year old Frankie accidentally summons a griffin and his
rider from another world. The Rider is tall, blond and extremely rude. On the
other hand, Balkind is the sweetest, most lovable griffin Frankie's ever met,
and Frankie is determined to help the Rider and his griffin find a way back to
their own world.
Dealing with parallel universes, disgruntled
warriors, and hungry griffins is the easier part of Frankie's life. At school,
Frankie learns friends can become enemies, teachers aren't always right, and
the boy of your dreams can be all too human.
Now
that we know what The Griffin Cryer is about, shall we take a look at the
contestans?? First we have the girl that should have a shocked looked on her
face, but instead stand tall by the strange circumstances that now befalls her;
here we have the Griffin Cryer’s first book cover.
Next we
have the girl that will not turn her back to the Griffin, the girl to who the
sky opens up to; we have the Griffin Cryer’s book cover make over.
So guy’s
let us know which cover has your heart, what you love or you would change of
this two Griffin packed covers.
Thank you so much for featuring the two "Griffin Cryer" covers - I must admit I couldn't choose between either of them - obviously I think they're both great! It's going to be very interesting to know what your readers think - looking forward to the results! Julia
ReplyDeletewe think the first cover is much more striking. it has brighter colours that catch your eye. the second cover is darker. the girl not so pronounced and the griffin too bright. we think the griffin should be black.
ReplyDeleteThank you Amy and Sue - it's lovely as always to have your input:)
ReplyDeleteIn the cover makeover the summoning of the griffin and rider from the parallel universe and their importance to the story comes out strikingly with the choice of colours used and highlighting of the griffin and rider and keeping the girl in the shadows.
ReplyDeleteHello Fiza and yes! You're so right - the second cover does evoke a mystical element:) As Lil points out though, the first cover shows a very down to earth Frankie, who is about to have an out of this world experience. Thank you for voting, and your insightful observation.
ReplyDeleteJulia
Even if I hadn't already read THE GRIFFIN CRYER and read of Frankie's transformational journey into maturity (brilliant scripting, Julia!), I'd still choose cover #1. Frankie's facial expression is powerful; I'd want to know the journey it took for her to exude confidence + fearlessness. The griffin in shadow evokes the mystery to unfold. Perhaps the sequel (hint!) would have a cover of a griffin in full flight.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dody - agree that young lady looks extremely confident:) Surprises waiting in the sequel!
ReplyDeleteJulia