Notice anything out of the ordinary? I mean, if you’re not completely distracted by the giant red monstrosities advertising both books’ NOW ONLY prices.
I know I’m not alone in admitting that most girls can be enticed from several feet away by a bargain price. But the fact that both Susan Colebank’s Black Tuesday and Kieran Scott’s She’s So Dead to Us sat mere inches away from each other was no accident. It’s as if the bookstore personnel knew I’d come traipsing through that day, armed with my cell phone and ready to attack any cover that dare make some sort of impression on me. (At least this is what I think in my head.)
What is it about covers like these (that focus on a simple and symbolic object) that make them more-than-one-cover-worthy? Have you read either of these books? If so, do these pearls have anything to do with either novel’s innards?
I’ve read SHE’S SO DEAD TO US and maybe the pearls have something to do with the story, since it kind of symbolizes how the main character fell from her popular status. It’s kind of like SOME GIRLS ARE, but less of the serious bullying. Personally, this cover is better than the new one: http://www.goodreads.com/book/photo/8341148-she-s-so-dead-to-us . Ugh on the headless people on the new cover.
Ugh. Look at all those headless cliquey people picking on that solitary headless girl.
Thanks for sharing, Tina!
Those look a bit like the cover for The Finishing Touches by Heather Browne. I don’t think the pearls are broken in that one, but it’s still very similar.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4338580-the-finishing-touches
It totally does! What is it about baby blue and pearls?
I think they are both pretty bland but Black Tuesday looks a bit better because of the shading. I still don’t really like them that much.
Wow, there are a LOT of similarities there! Having worked at a bookstore, I bet the books are next to each other because
1) Someone thought it would be a good idea to put like-themes/covers together
or, my favorite:
2) Someone was silly and saw the pearls and thought it was the same book and stuck it on top of the other book. When someone went to fix it, they realized how good the two looked together and voila, they’re now shelf-mates
Geez…haha! And they’re both Bargain Books!
I haven’ read either book…