I kinda like it. It reminds me of the crazy box art for 80’s toys.

FUCKING BUBBLES!!

The pony looks like a Beta Fish

I don’t think the seapony looks bad, sure it looks different but hey it’s a different kind of pony, so it doesn’t seem that weird
 
Rainbow Dash, however, looks like she’s been to the taxidermist

Aquastria AHOY!

:)

Next trend: Ponies with gills and fins.

Just noticed just now… the mane 6 have gills and fins?

Let’s all not forget whom the target audience is for MLP.
 
I think it looks cute overall, and I like seeing the characters drawn in different styles in fanart, and such sometimes. (Even the comic book has an off-model, yet still great art style.) It’s not as interesting when I see people draw exactly like the show, or constantly on-model.
 
Also… SHOO BEE DOO!

@MaggieXawesomeness  
Spike gets captured in so many ways by so many artists. Always fun to see how he’s handled.
 
I want to see some inside pages from this.

Fluttershy’s hair looks kinda like her first brushable release.  

I like it as well, Amber.  
That Spike is adorable and I love the colors.

@Amber
 
Thank you.

Egophiliac’s style is not show accurate  
John Joseco’s style is not show accurate  
Megasweet’s style is not show accurate  
Tess’s style is not show accurate
 
And the list goes on…
 
Personally,I like this style.

Yeah, I did notice that as well. I looked up her work, the artist can draw expressions well. Maybe she did just rely on a toy too much, but Pinkie Pie sure is excited about something.

HORSE FISH

Still has more emotion that most vectors

^ It’s a book for little kids, if you want more personality look at the comics.

Great, now do R34 seaponies

Just look at Rainbow Dash there. Look at her expression. Or lack thereof. Where’s her attitude? It looks more like a lifeless piece of plastic to me. It has no personality. It’s one of the toys in picture form. It has nothing to do with the show. Hopefully the cover art is not representative of the quality of the writing, which is ultimately what matters the most here.

@Maggie
 
Horse-fish?

Exactly, it’s just a different art style that isn’t a rip of the show or old stock art. Lots of fanart has varying styles too.

Cool art, though.

That’s not a flippin’ sea pony. That’s a horse fish or something.
 
 
I is disappoint.

@Starly  
I do. I like this interpretation of the characters.
 
This looks nothing like G1 or G3.