rating the covers

ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER What… what is this? Seriously, what? The Gone with the Wind-style dress, the bad (blonde, for some reason) perm, the coat that looks … Read More “Rating the Covers: Die Bezaubernde Arabella (Arabella) (Erich Pabel, 1991)”

ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER I really hate this one. It’s dull and doesn’t really make sense. Nice outfits on Beaumaris and Arabella, though. That blue velvet military-style … Read More “Rating the Covers: Die Bezaubernde Arabella (Arabella) (Rowohlt, 1986)”

ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER This Arabella walks the fine line between coy and vapid, and it is unclear exactly on which side she lands. The stately home … Read More “Rating the Covers: Die Bezaubernde Arabella (Arabella) (Bertelsmann, 1970)”

ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER Love this so much! The first international edition of Arabella, this one in German, is treated to a simply gorgeous, block colour line … Read More “Rating the Covers: Die Bezaubernde Arabella (Arabella) (Rowohlt, 1960)”

ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER These flowery, viney “Signature Collection” covers from Sourcebooks are puzzling. So, the pocket watch is Beaumaris? And the gloves and perfume Arabella? The … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella (Sourcebooks, 2018)”

ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER So many problems with this one (Sourcebooks Casablanca, 2016). So many. For a start, that girl is so airbrushed and poorly rendered, she looks … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella (Sourcebooks, 2016)”

ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER The hair colour is wrong but this lovely young woman, even just from the nose down, could easily be the Arabella conjured up … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella (Naxos Audio, 2014)”

ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER Just… boring. Classic, but boring. But a full set of these on your bookshelf would be gorgeous, wouldn’t it? C NEXT ARABELLA COVER … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella (Amereon, 2014)”

ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER Hate this (Sourcebooks Casablanca, 2009) . How sad does Arabella look here? And sure, there are moments of melancholy in the book, when … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella (Sourcebooks, 2009)”

ALL ARABELLA COVER RATINGS PREVIOUS ARABELLA COVER So, they just went with a pretty girl in Regency attire looking pensive, did they? Okay then. C NEXT ARABELLA COVER ALL COVER … Read More “Rating the Covers: Arabella (Penguin, 2004)”