And I'm still stuck

Instead of finally making a choice, I took the feedback from all of you and tried to help along both of my cover options. Then I filled in the back stuff, put in a placeholder tagline and add some sparkle (which you can only see by the moonlight off a field of fresh fallen snow).

So now which would you prefer for a book cover? Which of the two still grabs you?

#1

Or #2?

This is going to end with me making a proof book with both covers and finally letting a chicken decide, I just know it.