Bout of Books 8.0: Re-title It Challenge

It's a rainy Tuesday and along with the thick water droplets, comes the opportunity to join yet another challenge for the Bout of Books read-a-thon. 

Laura of Music Plus Books is hosting today's Re-title It Challenge. This ends at 11:59 pm (CST) of August 20th, so if you haven't yet, better head over there now and join! 

Here's my entry:

It is not in book-like size. Sorry about that.

I am currently reading (and definitely enjoying) the story of twins, Fanny and Sue. They are identical twins and yet they have totally different personalities. Fanny is the wild of the two while Sue is the obedient. Nevertheless their opposing traits, one is very much incomplete without each other - they fit one another perfectly. 

I renamed it AKIN because it simply means, 'of similar character' (e.g. genius and madness are akin). The twins of St. Louis, Missouri are the definition of alike and diverse. 

Love the cover, don't you?

As seen, I tried to match the theme of my cover with the novel itself, which is set at the time of the Great Depression. I focused on more earthly, feminine, and neutral tones like the sunny shade of yellow and the lighter versions of brown, black and grey. To add a (small) sense of oldness to it, paint drips and old papers were added. 

I wholeheartedly admit that my cover's twin models (Elza and Vera Luijendijk) do not match Fanny and Sue themselves - a reason is because their physical appearances aren't described as much. They're the only decent pair I found that I could work with, plus I believe that the Luijendijk twins' looks complement those of Fanny and Sue. 

The blondish twin (that I believe is Elza) acts as Fanny, the badass with her different celebrity smiles and confidence, while the brunette (or maybe, Vera) portrays Sue, the goody-two shoes who will always guide and care for Fanny.

Are you participating on today's challenge? Yes? Send me your post links below. I would love to see your version of your current/to be reads!

P.S. Sorry about the long explanation. Fanny and Sue has made a deep impact on me so as you can see, I've babbled about it. 

P.P.S. I used Polyvore to create and edit this cover. (Too lazy for Photoshop, apparently.)

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