Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. Every week they post a new top ten list and invite everyone to share their answers. This week’s topic is a cover freebie.
I see a lot of UK Vs US covers where either they’ve only chosen the best US covers, or where they’re torn. So, being a Brit, I have gone for “Top Ten UK Book Covers That Are Better Than The US’.”
UK on the left and US on the right.
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell – This is a book I haven’t read yet but I would be far more likely to pick u[ the UK edition. I really love the pink on the black.
Nevernight by Jay Kristoff – How cool is that crow?
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes – I literally picked this book up to read, before it got massively popular, for the cover alone.
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness – Ok, the UK on does look more 12+ to YA but it’s definitely more intriguing than the US one.
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas – These are very similar but I feel the colours work better on the UK version. That said, I definitely prefer the US version of Heir of Fire.
Graceling by Kristin Cashmore – This is one where I think people would be more torn but I prefer the lettering of the G’s on the UK version and I love the girl standing in shadow.
American Gods by Neil Gaiman – There’s also a gorgeous red cover with a silver tree on, I don’t know if you have that version in America? Out of the two below, I really like it when it has a dark background and a striking image infront in simple, but eye catching, colours like the one below.
![American Gods by [Gaiman, Neil]](https://images-eu.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51D-UM8T88L._SY346_.jpg)
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak – Dancing with death. What’s not to like?
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss – I just think it’s an absolutely beautiful cover.
Which covers do you prefer?
Are there any other British covers you prefer to the American ones?
I loved Graceling, and both covers really pull me in again. That cover of The Book Thief is much better in the UK. Also Me Before You. I think the UK cover represents what’s within the book better. check my list out at Amethystblue.com
I’m going to re-read Graceling because it’s been so long. It’s on of the books I bought because of it’s cover. Of course I’ll check your list out 🙂
I haven’t seen anyone do a comparison of US and UK covers for this week’s freebie so this was a lovely post to read! Most of the time I always like the UK covers a lot prettier than the US ones! And I totally agree with all of the ones you mentioned above 🙂
Have you seen the UK edition of Strange the Dreamer? I think it is soooo gorgeous and definitely a lot prettier than the US edition! ❤
Yes! It’s very pretty, I almost bought it just for it’s prettiness.
Oooh, I’m very use to the US copy of The Book Thief; I’ve never seen the UK version, but I also really like it! I’m a fan of illustrations for book covers!
Now that’s you’ve mentioned it, I’ve only just noticed that I generally prefer the illustrations for book covers!
LOVE vector graphics and so that translates to book covers too!’
Great list! I mostly think the UK covers are usually better than the US ones, but there are some exceptions.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/02/top-ten-tuesday-105/
Is that UK covers in general or the UK covers I’ve selected? There’s no denying that there are definitely some prettier US covers out there 🙂
In general, although the covers you’ve selected are particularly nice! Yes there are 🙂
I love the UK version of Nevernight!
Isn’t it gorgeous!
Oh wow the UK cover of The Bone Clocks is gorgeous, I had no idea that one had different covers! I also really love the covers for Graceling and Nevernight! Great list! 🙂
The UK cover of The Bone Clocks is excellent! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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