Who Wore It Better - Goddess by Josephine Angelini

Man, it's been a while since we did a Who Wore It Better, and in that time, we've come up with lots of fabulous series to feature, including one of my more well known and enjoyed series, Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini. I really loved this series with all it's Greek Mythology and it's romance and secondary characters (basically Hector was my baby and I love him so), so I'm so pleased to be featuring it this week. You can check out my reviews for Starcrossed series, and Nitzan's WWIB featuring Starcrossed.

Goddess Book Covers

1. Italian | 2. American | 3. Portuguese | 4. Polish | 5. English | 6. Serbian | 7. German | 8. Swedish

My Thoughts

Have I ever told you that I have a soft spot for beautiful and elegant covers? If I hadn't and you didn't already know this, you most definitely did now because hot damn, look at those gorgeous covers! I don't care, they're so so pretty..

1. Italian: Oh, it was so close choosing between the Italian and the American cover, but I think it was the colours, the tone and the actual model that won out. The model herself just reminds me so much of Helen, as does the tone and the whole scene, her being in the air and flying, her being such a high goddess and important character, and the yellows of a new dawn, it's such a beautiful cover, and definitely my favourite.
2. American: I do oh so love this cover, the pose and the feel is so beautiful and serene, my only issue is that it feels too dark. The rich colours take away from the elegant feel personally, and while I would own the heck out of it, it's not enough to take top spot, which is a shame. That and the actual cover is shiney, not for me sadly.
3. Portuguese: Good god, such a beautiful cover, and the colours, the blues and the whites, they're so so pretty to admire, but the model, she is but not my Helen, and although there's a feel of innocence and purity, such as Helen of Troy, and the seaside/island feel is relative to the world, but it's just not quite what I like.
4. Polish: As pretty as this cover is, I just feel as though it's missing a softness to it, something that looks elegant and smooth, and the colours and tones are a little darker than the Italian, which is a shame, otherwise this could be an absolutely gorgeous cover too.
5. English: I think my main issue with this is that really really vibrant use of purple.. Don't get me wrong, I love me some purple, but I like lighter, less harsher tones, and while I do think the purple works well with the feel of battle, and that the couple facing off, facing each other, they're fears, works, it's just too - not me.
6. Serbian: Purple, again. This purple is a little less in my face but what on earth is actually going on here? Is she in a huge hallway? Why is she in a ballgown dress? This doesn't work with, or give any indication of the actual plot, genre or characters. *sighs* It's pretty though..
7. German: Face covers are usually a big NOPE from me at the best of times, I just don't have a clue what they were aiming for here. Points to getting a model that at least feels a little like Helen, but the eyes, the border, the whole look? Nah.
8. Swedish: Who Wore It Better's have never been friendly towards the Swedes, and I hate to say it, but this cover just is not working at all. I don't mind the darker background, but there's just too much going on.. The lightning, the half there-half not models, the greek mythology symbols, I'm just - it's not appealing to me whatsoever.

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