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Judge a Book by It’s Cover: The Selection by Kiera Cass

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When you’re at the book store (or shopping online for a new read) and you’re going up and down the aisles, what makes you stop and look at a book? The cover, right? Well – it does, for me! What are your thoughts when looking at some covers? Do you find yourself drawn to a book based on a well put together cover? Or does a badly created cover turn you off and make you walk right past the book, never to be picked up again?

The cover I plan on discussing this week belongs to the book The Selection by Kiera Cass (ISBN: 978-0062059932):

 

United States Cover (L) and United Kingdom Cover (R)

From the moment I saw this (US version) cover, I loved it. Maybe it’s the color, as this shade of blue is one of my favorite all time colors. The fluffy dress and the glimmer. It really pops out to me and says, “Pick me up!”

The cover tells me that this is a book about high-class living but the title, The Selection, says that maybe the girls aren’t exactly born into royalty. Will I be able to relate to this character?

The United Kingdom Cover is pretty similar. (Why is it that the same company has to create a separate cover for another country, anyway?) Sometimes the UK covers are completely different, but this time it is pretty similar. They added a touch of pink to the background (not a huge fan of) but I do like the pink they used in The Selection title. The crown also stands out more, which I like. The blue also seems a BIT toned down and so I like the blue on the United States cover, more.

So what do you think of The Selection‘s cover?

Now that you have thought about the cover, here is the synopsis (as taken from Amazon.com):

For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.

But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn’t want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.

Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she’s made for herself—and realizes that the life she’s always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.

Was it what you thought? Does the book cover affect your opinion on the synopsis? Do you want to read it more, or less?



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