Ash by Malinda Lo - Covers

Several months ago, Figment hosted a contest for Bay Area teens, with four subdivisions. As described in my The Sky is Everywhere cover post, Jandy Nelson was one of the judges and awarded me third place. Malinda Lo was one of the other judges, so her newest book Huntress was included in my prize. My best friend Mira had introduced me to Lo's writing before with Ash, a debut novel and retelling of Cinderella - if Cinderella were an archer and lesbian. It's currently sitting on my shelf waiting to be read.

Here are a few covers for Ash:

UK; Italian; American
      

The American one is my favorite. I love the simplicity of it, even if the title can be a little difficult to read in the girl's skirt. I'm not a huge fan of the pink blob on the Italian cover, but it and the American one at least seem more like the Cinderella-archer part of the story; the UK cover looks a bit like a fairy, or at least someone who is less... harcore, I guess? - than Ash.

Can't wait to reread this, and maybe it's time for me to read Huntress again too.

~Sky