Cover doppelgänger: I knew I’d seen those windblown tresses before
I love Julie Anne Long, but it took me ages to finally buy this book because I thought I had already read it. Now I realise that Avon has reused the same cover image. No wonder I was so confused!
For some reason, What I Did For A Duke (2011) appeals to me more than Always A Scoundrel (2009). That said, I’m not a fan of artificially windblown hair in general.
I’m curious to know—which cover do you prefer?
I prefer <i>What I Did for a Duke</i>, as well. While the same image is used in both, that cover is less washed out, and the background is prettier.
Attribute it to my taste for bedazzlement again, but I love the bright stars in the clinch’s background. Just makes it all sparkly and magical. And then you’ve got that punny quote from Amanda Quick. Brilliant.
Looks like a different woman to me. Different nose.
Then again, what do I know.
Of the two I do prefer the Long cover
Sharon — Less washed out—yes, that’s it exactly!
Jen — I tried not to be mesmerised by the stars, but I was weak. And I didn’t notice the pun until you pointed it out. Cover artist humour?
Marg — I think there was some minor Photoshopping involved. :D
Also, I’m reading What I Did For A Duke now, and it’s SO THRILLING.
Hah. Everyone is trying to cut costs these days I guess, but like you said it could be working against them. I read a ton of books and generally remember covers, so Iikely would have done the same as you and not bought it. And as far as comparing the two goes, yes, I like the second as well. To use a historical term, the heroine looks positively whey faced in the first. :)
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