rating the covers

ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER This one (Arrow, 2004) is lovely, even if it is a little nondescript, and does give our Arabella a little too much red … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella (Arrow, 2004)”

ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER In 2003, Harlequin issued Heyer novels with new Forewords by leading Regency authors of the time. Stella Cameron was gifted the opportunity to … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella (Harlequin, 2003)”

ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER And then there’s… THIS ONE. No matter how huge the font of our beloved author’s name, no matter how pretty the roses or … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella (HarperPrism, 1995)”

ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER Unless this audio version is set in the 30s, in Chicago during the height of Prohibition, Mr. Beaumaris (we assume) is apparently not … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella (Chivers, 1994)”

ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER It’s fortunate that the Book of the Month Club was a subscription based service, because that is surely the only way anyone would … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella (Book of the Month Club, 1992)”

ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER This whole series of covers is pretty bland, but at least this Arabella is exactly the kind of fetching debutante we would expect, … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella (Arrow, 1991)”

ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER Now, this one is pretty. Relatively nondescript, but pretty, as is this Arabella (who is, it should be noted, in yellow again). Quite … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella (Mandarin, 1991)”

ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER This is just that Cartland-like Jove cover but hot pink. Hard to believe they could make it worse, but they did. Amazing. D … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella (Berkley, 1987)”

ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER This Arabella is a Princess Diana/Joan Collins hybrid… and is that Oscar Wilde in the background? What is that hair? Little Lord Fauntleroy … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella (Ulverscroft, 1982)”

ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER Worse things came out of the 80s, surely, but this cover (Jove, 1982) screams Barbara Cartland so hard it is almost offensive to … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella (Jove, 1982)”