Happy Thursday!
It’s time for another installment of Book Traveling Thursdays, hosted by Danielle and Cátia over at Goodreads.
This week, we were asked to pick one of the best books we read in 2016. I finished quite a number of literary gems this year, but one of my favorites is Laura McHugh‘s 2015 debut, “The Weight of Blood.”
This one sat on a shelf for months before I finally picked it up, and my only regret is I didn’t read it sooner! My mom started reading it Friday night, and by Saturday night she was about halfway through it.
Check out my review here.
Original cover
Covers from my country
My favorite cover
This is the edition I have. Of the covers I’ve seen, this one looks the most menacing, in my opinion. It’s reminiscent of at least one scene from the book, so maybe it’s a bit too on the nose, but I don’t care. Although I put off reading this one for a while, the cover art really intrigued me. I kept wanting to know where the pensive-looking young woman on the cover was heading and if something or someone was waiting for her around the bend in the creek or off in the timber. Plus, the font used for the title and author’s name has a heavy, can’t-miss-me look that really grabs the eye.
My least favorite cover
This one is from France. I swear I have nothing against the French, even though it seems like every time I do a Book Traveling Thursday I post the French edition as my least favorite.
But seriously … other than the fact that there’s mountains pictured, this scene doesn’t really call the Ozarks to mind for me. The way the lady is fake-running down what looks like a boardwalk kinda cracks me up. And which character is she supposed to be? Maybe Lila?
That Book Lady Blog 
my favorite is the original cover best (hard cover). The slender font represents the delicate situations Lila and Lucy each found themselves in while at the same time there is blood clinging to the font in certain places representing threats. The dead tree shrouded in fog at the bottom of the cover is in Chapter 1 and is a key to the plot. I LOVED this book!
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Good observations. 🙂
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Haha! Yes, the French cover is terrible! It looks like some kind of romance novel! I like the original cover best too – nicely moody… suits the tone of the book, I think.
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Have you read it? It’s so good…
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Yes, when it came out. I loved her writing style! Must get around to reading her other book soon – I’ve seen a lot of positive reviews of it too… 🙂
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It’s a bit slower than “The Weight of Blood” but still very good (and set in my hometown, which is a plus for me!).
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This book is one I meant to read, but never got around to doing so. Love your comments on the French cover, I totally agree – what is she doing? and where is she going? Brilliant post!
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Thanks! I hope you get a chance to read it, it is so worth your time!
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LOL at the fake-running! I don’t like that one either. The others are really nice, I loved the one you chose. I’m in love with the colors, they are quite unusual. I don’t tend to like yellow, but in that one is so perfect.
I had to add this book to my TBR, it sounds intriguing :O
My BTT in case you want to check it out 😉
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Awesome, I hope you’ll read and enjoy it!
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😀 Thanks!
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