Mar 02
And so begins what I’ll call “Spamming the ever-loving hell out of you with Secret Circle covers so you remember it was a goddamn Batman book series before CW ‘adapted’ it into a TV show that is basically Another Teen Show But With Witches”.
Yes, I’m bitter. I’m at one with my bitterness. We get along fabulously.
First up: The original German cover of SC1: The Secret Circle: The Initiation. My German is too rusty to reliably translate the cover, so I’ll leave you do that yourselves.
First thoughts: Who let the cult members in the photo studio?
Second thoughts: Why does Deborah look like she’s channelling her inner Jim Morrison? Oh, wait. That’s a guy. (Unless Germany is far more progressive about showing women’s breasts on YA book covers.) So who the hell is Mr. Hippie supposed to be? If we’re going off hair colour, my best guess is Nick. Yeah. Certainly not how I ever pictured Nick.
On to the ladies. White lacy bras and see-through toga-like dresses? This looks like either a frat party or a bad horror movie. White backdrop, white candles. Maybe the photo was sponsored by a laundry detergent. Get your white magic whiter! Okay, okay. I guess the girl on the right is meant to be Diana, since she’s blondish and has the arm cuff and “diadem”. So maybe that’s meant to be Faye holding the book? And droll Melanie at the end, wondering how the hell she got caught up in these shenanigans? (With Nick looking down, thinking “Yeah, you’re jealous. These are my bitches! Witches. Whatevs.”)
Oh, Germany. Your book covers are so fun. Maybe not as cracky as Italy’s, but you outscore them in the earnestness column.
Cover courtesy of the LJS Cover Resource; click to enlarge.
