ROASTING HORRIBLE BOOK COVERS #2 | INTERNATIONAL EDITION

[@jessethereader]

counting this as my wednesday video even though it's tuesday hehe :D see you all on friday with a new video

[@kavya12kohli]

Don't worry Jesse. Its Wednesday where I live. So you did post on Wednesday for some people.

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

it's officially wednesday now where I am! You might have posted on Tuesday, but I'm watching this on Wednesday, so I'll take it!

[@kavya12kohli]

God! Please don't show the neon hunger games edition again n again. It's triggering me.

[@jessethereader]

LOL

[@Bear_the_shepherd]

😂😂😂

[@kittynorville9125]

I’m with you sister 😂

[@devonmunn5728]

I guess I'm one of the few who actually like it. The Arabic cover although not very fitting I like. I like colors and neon don't judge me haha

[@jacefromanotherworld]

I think it's cool cuz i immediately get vibe of anarchy which totally suits to the vibe of this book

[@tesswood411]

I'm so invested in this series omg lol

[@jessethereader]

that makes me so happy! lol

[@priscillavrooij]

Why do I feel that we Dutchies have way more to offer than we have seen in this series? I know we've got gorgeous covers!

[@jessethereader]

I loved the shadow & bone Dutch cover!! Stunning!

[@DesAnanieva]

We in Bulgaria too 🥲😅

[@priscillavrooij]

@@jessethereader I know, and I do agree (even though I don't read fantasy) but whenever I'm bookshopping I see so much pretty covers. We've got beautiful stuff (the only issue is that I can't come up with one right now 😅)

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

I'm from the UK and some of the UK covers are questionable, but I do remember seeing some really stunning hunger games editions (not the neon ones, those are committing a FEDERAL CRIME) the last time I went to the bookstore

[@veramele]

Im from the UK too, the neon is horrendous! Ive got the editions from when these books first came out and theyre just the mockingjay badge on a black background- Perfection 👌👌

[@willowisaperson2807]

i've got the metallic foil editions (gold blue and red i think?) which i like a lot

[@larasmoon]

something about your energy just brings me so much comfort, thanks for all the creative content lately! also the German Hunger Games cover threw me right back into my high school reading years, not gonna lie teenage me loved that cover

[@szgatigress4226]

Lmao I never really liked it but it throws me back too lmao There is some version that I have that is black with a silver mockingjay button

[@northernkhaleesi]

you should definitely do some UK vs US covers for some of your favourite books, that could be so much fun!

[@Sara.m.t]

I’m so happy you include Romanian versions in your videos 🥰 thank you for noticing us (and for appreciating our obsession with gold) !!

[@valeriadentis1630]

Italian here. We had a different edition of Hunger Games prior to the "fence" one, but it's not the first you showed! I honestly never saw that! But the fence one.. I kinda liked it immediatly when it came out! Love ya, have a great day!

[@kitsune9797]

I so wish we had a Hunger games anime/manga

[@ree4353]

14:36 I'm like 99% sure that's the Spongebob font 💀

[@jessethereader]

ICONIC HAHAHA

[@gabriellabatel]

It totally is!

[@haileyfussell]

Omg the Romanian edition of the hunger games is gorgeous. I also loved the Dutch version of shadow and bone wow

[@mangaloverize]

You should do one episode with just Harry Potter covers from all over the world 🌎. You could also do a top-tier list if you want to make it a longer video. My favorite covers are the swedish ones, but I'm also swedish, so I might be a bit biased ☺️

[@supercalime]

If you want to do more comparisons, the Brazilian publisher “seguinte” does a lot of cover redesigns to mostly YA books, like: One Last Stop, If This Gets Out, Tokio Ever After, etc.

[@ximenaallessandrij.5972]

THE POLISH EDITION OF SHADOW AND BONE! I MEAN!!! That was a REALLY beautiful cover!!! An those like graphic novel covers style were SOOO pretty as well!!!! Let's not talk about the Hunger games flashy colors one XD that never existed 🤣

[@torsuk]

maybe you meant polish? because the Russian cover is basically the same as the American one

[@ximenaallessandrij.5972]

@@torsuk ah you’re right, thanks 🥰

[@kasia-l]

Unfortunately it was a first edition of Polish Shadow&Bone. By the time we got Six of Crows the rights went to a different publisher and they not only changed the cover but also the translation including the titles and names!! I had to hunt down the other two books in the trilogy on some second-hand sites😢

[@ximenaallessandrij.5972]

@@kasia-l oh noooo :c that's the worst! It was a really wonderful edition u_u hope it gets ciral one day and it comes back with the whole trilogy 🥺

[@Miss_Witch13]

I love this series please continue it!

[@elenanicoleta5127]

Love the Romanian rep ♥️💛💙 Yes, The Hunger Games edition does have gold foil on it and the other two volumes are just as gorgeous 😍

[@BuntinCozymysterylover]

Love this series! I was so happy to hear your thoughts on the Japanese edition's covers! Anime and manga-like covers are very popular in Japan, not only for YA, fantasy, and children's books but also for mysteries, contemporary novels, etc. Even some old titles are being republished with those kinds of covers! 📚✨

[@jhreader]

Once I realized you weren’t actually looking at anything, I couldn’t unsee it. Made me smile throughout wondering what it was like to look to the side pretending there was a book there haha

[@jessethereader]

HAHAHA I always wonder if people will pick up on this 😅 I typically look at the covers on my phone & then gather my thoughts

[@jhreader]

@@jessethereader haha the magic of editing

[@eddejawatts1125]

MORE CONTENT?!?!! your a a beast Jesse ❤️❤️❤️

[@jessethereader]

🖤

[@lovelylife-tz4be]

As someone who was born in the Netherlands and lived in Germany for a majority of my life, I love that you included the German and Dutch covers. I read in German thow. I can't read in Dutch anymore.

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

So I went to Paris last summer, and I saw an absolutely fantastic French edition of the seven deaths of evelyn hardcastle , as well as both of Madeline Miller's books. I almost bought the french version of the song of achilles even though I've already read it because it was so stunning haha

[@alaenamarie8702]

I would love for you to review the cover changes of The Twilight Saga! It’s a small change but I hate it so much LOL 😂😂😂

[@WigglePup]

Maybe in part 3 you can feature The Empty City from Survivors? It's not too popular, but it's got some international covers.

[@katherinekempton]

What's the trident thing in front of you Riordanverse books?

[@jessethereader]

it was a little pjo piñata i got in a pr box haha i just can't get myself throw it away

[@scoutpunk]

so excited for this one!! just rewatched the last one the other day

[@gabriellabatel]

Thank you for so many laughs, Jesse! You always bring a smile to my sister and me! Next episode, can you do Divergent, Uglies, and/or A Good Girl's Guide to Murder?

[@teifan6674]

4:12 I am italian, and I have NEVER seen that cover in my life. The italian version everyone had was very similar to the original book covers, maybe a little less stylized if that makes sense? Then they recently remade it with actually a really nice futuristic looking cover. No clue where that monstrosity came from!

[@marianamauricio]

i love this series so much!!

[@JemimaRose]

'this feels like rock & roll merch' pls hahaha

[@jessethereader]

😅

[@banaa9463]

I like this series. I like it when you tell us the translated title of the book too

[@lorien1377]

...I love the neon Hunger Games. I know I'm the odd one out, but I love the bright colors and the quotes all over it. I'm also pissed I missed the 10th anniversary editions! They're so good!

[@bnbnya-bw6tj]

Thank you so much for coming back to booktube with awesome fun filled contents..I'm so glad Jesse.💜 So much Love from India🇮🇳

[@papayaa8117]

10:53 the french editions are all sooo

[@Amyduckie]

The special edition of They Both Die at the End replaces the orange with gold and it’s *gorgeous*

[@readwithrach17]

We had some special editions in the UK that recoloured our original cover and the pink was my personal favourites

[@kiraironskin]

omg I know I made a lot of suggestion already, but i had to come back for I thing here is the only place where I can vent about the cover change of "If this gets out" by Sophie Gonzales. The original cover is so beautiful and now THIS! I am sorry, I don´t mean to offend ppl who like that kind of art style, but I really don´t think the german cover compares to the original cover. I wanna cry. My frustration level is "Spin the Dawn"- Cover-change- level. Same goes for the cover change of "She drives me crazy" by Kelly Quindlen. The original cover is a wonderful, lovely wonderful picture, a piece of art. the german cover is so plain.

[@jazzie5478]

Really, when I look around my bookshelves, we Germans have a thing for faces / eyes / staring into your soul on book covers 🤣

[@alina-87]

This series is gonna be so fun. Your bookshelves look so nice btw

[@Karina-jm2oe]

I rarely seem other countries covers, this is nice

[@iheartfantasyM]

React to the Swedish covers for the Heroes of Olumpus, Trial of Apollo and Magnus Chase books. And Harry Potter. LOVE them. 😍

[@enyas.6662]

When I was in France in 2021 I found the French edition of Shadow and Bone (the whole trilogy) and I just bought them, I love them so much xD Now they have a special place on my shelf. Also you should do editions of the Lunar Chronicles, there certainly are a bunch of other editions out there!

[@ximenaallessandrij.5972]

Jesse saying that he doesn't want to take five hours of our time Me: take it! Take it all! XD

[@sunshepherdnow]

Please make more of these! I really like them!

[@liviarein]

yey !! now i have something new to procrastinate on while avoiding my assignment due in a couple hours 🥳

[@jayslgbtbr2407]

I feel like the US edition of They Both Die at the End is perfect, because the color scheme is very melancholic, but also soft and gentle like the characters. And it makes it look like dusk, which is about when their story starts together if I remember right. That orange is so happy looking and vibrant. Does not fit the tone of the book at all.

[@mollyhammerton6826]

I know it wasn't included in this video but I will never get over the atrocity that is the UK edition of Tokyo Ever After, especially compared to the US one

[@lavendermarshmallowplant3229]

I have the UK one of They Both, and the background is a very shiny gold for my copy

[@mandiconnell3311]

I loved the same Grisha ones that you picked! Especially the green one. Also there’s something so fulfilling about judging books covers haha I love it

[@mackenziemc]

10:43 it reminds me of Aladdin😬 13:56 I don’t particularly like how it has the characters names in the cover. Makes it seem like it’s a movie poster.

[@fa3ryg1rl1]

The creepy rabbit on the cover of Hell Bent is one of the worst I've seen. Can't wait for the book, but I'm ditching that cover 🤣

[@LilAllygator]

Ooh are the eyes on the Italian cover supposed to be fire?? Like girl on fire??? 👀 or am I reachin lol

[@ayantikasen3490]

I loved Lunar Love with all my heart and actually finished the book today. I can't wait for you to read it too.

[@devonmunn5728]

OK I am unabashedly nostalgic for the early 2000's esque covers. Like give me alot more of it

[@eri_sed]

The german publisher tend to change the Titel of books. And by change, I mean they not only translate the title, they actually give a new one.😅 For example the hunger games series. The overall series Titel is like you mentioned: "the tributes of panem“. For the actual books you have 1. Deadly games 2. Dangerous love 3. Flaming fury Sometimes they change make sense but you just think wtf. 🤦‍♀️ I now it's not the meaning of the video, but I had to rant a little bit😇 For cool german cover you should check out the cover for the witcher series, Ash Princess and the mistborn series. As a crapyier cover I can recoment the first law series. (they also did there the name changes again😅)

[@human9460]

Or they change it into something different but still English. Like they did with one Alice Oseman book...

[@lionmuesli4321]

@@human9460 yeah, like tell me why Radio Silence didn't work? I was so confused when I saw that title.

[@human9460]

@Lion Muesli same! I thought I had missed the complete excistence of another Oseman book and nearly bought it by accident until I saw that it said also the English title small on the cover. It's just so stupid

[@thatangelread]

@@lionmuesli4321 there's a copy right law. If a book with the same or I think even a similar title already exists the publishers have to change it as the same title can't exist twice. that's why sometimes they add an additional title

[@easymanga31]

@@thatangelread this wouldn't really apply to the titles of translations of the same book. There are plenty of titles kept the same on the german market. A secondary german title is often used, because well... it's a german translation. You would like your german reader to understand the title. Generally, title changes just come down to what the publisher thinks will work best on their specific market, since an american audience and a german audience can sometimes differ greatly. Plus: the audience a publisher is playing to is not only the readers but primarily the wholesellers, so it depends on what titles sell with the big costumers.

[@catcarstairs8179]

I love this series so much!! It would be a blast to see you rate editions of Lord of the Rings!! ❤❤

[@luluzecchin5009]

omg the broken hearts series please

[@abbysauls1955]

I would love to see you rate the Scythe editions!

[@puncky]

The dutch edition of Grisha has gold foil tho, they're beautiful!

[@thegirlonfiredolls]

ive those 3 hunger games editions, the fence one, the colorful one and the romanian ones, they came in a box set with a panem map. i also have some other foreigns editions of the hunger games books

[@velosistar237]

I feel like the “staring into our soul” vibes are VERY 2012 ykno? It fits so well for around when the books were releasing

[@lifeofbekahh]

the French version of shadow and bone book is so pretty 😊

[@eden.elizabeth]

my absolute favorite hg edition is the white limited edition books. they are my dream covers that i will have one fay

[@Fruits0Basket0Fan]

The Night Circus has some really cool international covers!

[@number1coolguy322]

Holyyyyy the Romanian cover of the hunger gamed is so cool i want it so bad

[@michellestewart7432]

The Valkyrie series by Kate O’Hearn has some of my favorite book covers in the US, but some other covers I’ve seen were genuinely awful, especially because I liked the other covers so much!

[@lisalaviat2181]

There are new covers for the german Grisha books. I have no idea where you found those old covers 😅 they are out of print for years now. The new ones are so pretty ☺️

[@mademoiselleUK]

Please do the Shatter Me series

[@jessethereader]

I covered that in the last episode :D

[@little.prince]

14:40 Why the SpongeBob font-

[@jessethereader]

😂

[@lanternwaste8361]

Ahh I can’t deal with Katniss having Green eyes and not Gray

[@yeaveragenerd8997]

Author recommendation! Melissa Caruso T Kingfisher/Ursula Vernon Both I would highly recommend, but anyway

[@CherryCheetah]

I recommend looking up czech edition of Tender is the Flesh.

[@madelinecade4010]

Not the Spongebob font on the Serbian TBDATE 💀

[@jessethereader]

LOL

[@letsstudy5619]

You have to make an edition with the shadow and bone and the ACOTAR brazilian versions! They're amazing! Ohhh and the harry potter italian versions are hilarious!

[@immortalazure]

Ooh, wish you showed the Australian shadow and bone Ed. They were awesome.

[@hadewijchstock369]

I got that neon hungergames edition in dutch for my birthday like six years ago. I hated the cover then and i hate it now. I got the entire trilogy in english with the the original edition and i threw the neon version out as soon as i could. My mom really liked the neon one.

[@dendrakejastillana9443]

I didn't notice the skull in the background cover of They Both Die At The End before, now I can't unsee it.

[@tendoheart9928]

You don't understand the real power that german Shadow and Bone cover holds, it's an old edition that has a colored cover under the blandness that is the dust jacket!

[@piapeijainen]

I wish you would review the Martha Wells All System Red (The Murderbot Diaries #1) cover. (Or, really, I'm crazy about the Finnish cover myself, so that's why I'm telling you about it. It can be found "Martha Wells Hälytystila". And Estonian version can be found "Martha Wells Kõik süsteemid punases".)

[@clarabecker2276]

jesse i havnt watched you in years but you should know that you were my entire childhood and the reason i read MPHFPC. please, have a good day

[@jessethereader]

ahh. thanks for coming back and saying hi! i hope you're doing well & taking care of yourself.

[@Topdoggie7]

I'm a basic bitch when it comes to my covers, if they got animals on them I am intrigued and hoping the animals are in it. If the book is covered in animals and there is no animals in the entire story or very little animals I am immediately disappointed. I don't just read xeno-fiction I read a lot of human and crime books but let me tell you if they put an animal on the cover and that's not a huge plot point or character I am immediately disappointed because why would they do that, that's how you get little kids picking up the book and then reading nightmares.

[@Joy_Martin]

That Italian edition for Shadow and Bone's reaction is epic! 😁😁😁

[@AzzaYCF]

2 Jesse the Reader videos? Don’t mind if I do.

[@emmal7510]

I think that first UK edition of The Hate You Give is actually the movie tie-in edition. Either that or they reused that cover for the US movie tie-in edition, since I'm sure I've seen it in B&N.

[@jediknightsamuel]

I'm Dutch and a lot of fantasy books have such a cringe title in Dutch omg

[@lincyayala3482]

You should do a video for different editions of Classic Books .

[@its_just_seb]

after this i need to open a "neon colour lovers support group"

[@ventimain123]

have you read the school for good and evil?

[@nadineswayy]

i just love how i was laughing the whole vid loll

[@thelittleprince7072]

Jessie pls include more of Persian covers there are some good ones love you

[@enola9819]

Harry Potter covers! There's probably enough for a whole video

[@human9460]

Oh and please react to Twilight in different languages. The German covers are not pretty but iconic 😌

[@teodorastoycheva891]

I am from Bulgaria and I want to assure you that I have never seen this yellow thing. The edition in Bulgaria is orange, just like in the UK edition.

[@b_r_ooklyn]

I'm not sure what that German cover for Shadow & Bone is, I've never seen it. I'm quite certain we have the covers with the stag for s&b, the serpent for s&s and the firebird for r&r I hope it's clear which covers I mean, this is also not meant as an attack, I just feel like we were done a little dirty with the cover in this video

[@melindaroos968]

Oh I hated the German covers so much that it stopped me from reading the series when it first came out. I only just started reading them now because they got a very nice simplistic redesign.

[@lizbradley7489]

I really like the Japanese version of The hunger games and the Japanese version of the Shadow and bones I love manga and anime omg the neon hunger games we don't talk about the neon hunger games cover

[@stylesvfx]

Heyyy bestie! Oml I’m so early I love ur vids sm ❤❤❤❤

[@pdxdonut]

In the next video you should check out some of the international Harry Potter covers. There are plenty to choose from.

[@mamrelaadi4066]

I got jumpscared by the Finnish cover, just because I hadn't expected that Finland would be mentioned

[@ADHDK1D]

They have "They both day at the end" uk edition with a green background and pink background instead of orange