Looking For JJ by Anne Cassidy
Hardcover
PaperbackFrom Amazon.com:
Three children walked away from the cottages on the edge of town toward Berwick Waters. Later that day, only two of them came back. . . . Alice Tully knows exactly what happened that spring day six years ago, though it's still hard for her to believe it. She'll never be able to forget, even though she's trying to lead a normal life--she has a job, friends, and a boyfriend whom she adores. But Alice's past is dangerous, and violent, and sad . . . and it's about to rip her new life apart.
I'm not sure if either of these are fitting the synopsis in my opinion. The hardcover looks like a true-crime story, very serious and very ugly and the paperback almost seems comical. So I'm not really sure. I guess if I had to pick, I'd go with the paperback. I guess when reading the synopsis I see maybe like a forest or something.
Hardcover or Paperback?
Thanks to Hope for suggesting this hardcover vs. paperback!
Love love love the hardcover. The second cover looks like a chick-lit or a romance.
ReplyDeleteBased on the synopsis of the book, I would go with the hardback, but I agree that it does look like a true-crime story.
ReplyDeleteah but if you had a forest then you might have a lookalike for In The Woods.
ReplyDeleteI like the Hardcover a lot better. It draws my eye and looks a bit more serious. And the synop sounds serious...what with a child going missing. The paperback look too chick-litty and as you say comical. If I saw this cover and taht description I'd probably put it back on the shelf.
The paperback is simplier, it's not very exciting but while the hardcover is very eye-catching. At first glance you would think it was about a missing person's case but after reading the synopsis, I'm with you, it doesn't seem like either fit.
ReplyDeleteI prefer the hardcover.
ReplyDeleteI like the paperback. The hardback looks a little too dark for my tastes.
ReplyDeleteI like both, but they give very different feels from each other! I think I like the hardcover better, it looks more mysterious.
ReplyDeletethat book- oh - it's so full on and so well done. The second cover is just wrong.She's far too pouty - she looks like natalie imbruglia not some f-up council kid.
ReplyDeleteHmm, I don't really like either. The hardcover looks like a cover I'd have nightmares about. So gloomy, so scary. The second looks... inappropriately naive, compared to the synopsis.
ReplyDeleteI find the paperback more appealing, but you're right, it is more comical than the synopsis suggests. So I guess based on the synopsis, I'd say the hardcover.
ReplyDeleteI don't really like either. The hardback seems way too creepy and the paperback a bit too chicklit. I prefer the UK cover with the newspaper cuttings.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with you (and others): neither looks appropriate to the story to me.
ReplyDeleteI choose hardcover and I don't think it looks like true crime. It's too stylized.
ReplyDeletePaperback, definitely! The first is too busy and messy-looking.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your assessment exactly!
ReplyDeleteI like both, but Hardcover looks a little better
ReplyDeleteI love the hardcover! Actually, both of these are better than the UK one. Hmm. I keep meanino buy it, but haven't gotten around to it yet.
ReplyDeleteI prefer the hardcover.
ReplyDeleteI would probably not pick up either of these books. The cover is unimpressive on both editions.
ReplyDeleteMy first thought when I saw these was that I didn't like either of the covers.
ReplyDeleteyou know what I actually own a copy of this book and the cover is completly different from either one. Its a paperback and it has like a blue background. I dont really like any of the covers.
ReplyDeleteHardcover.
ReplyDeleteI like the hardcover better. The paperback looks to romancey.
ReplyDeleteI like the hardcover better
ReplyDeletepaperback!
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