EYE CANDY!!! *drooldrooldrool*
(If you can't tell, I've also been watching silly girly anime for the past few hours. Ah, nothing like shojo anime as mindless brain candy.)
Guitar Highway Rose by Brigid Lowry
I've tried--and failed--to read this quirky Australian YA novel a few times (it's written in this experimental poetry-prose, often not following grammatical rules), but I do think that the cover is attractive. It's really simple, really, just a picture of a generic model, the simple but strong colors, some well-placed lighting, and cutesy font. Actually, the covers for her other books are also attractive to me, and I'm slightly ashamed to say that I've held on to these books not because I like them, but because the covers are just nice to look at. Heh. What? It's "Steph is allowed to be dumb" Day.
Brigid Lowry's other books, Follow the Blue and Things You Either Hate or Love:
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The Kind of Friends We Used to Be by Frances O'Roark Dowell
I just find the cover of this so adorable. How often is a photographed snow scene featured on a book cover? And it perfectly complements The Secret Language of Girls, to which this book is the sequel. The Secret Language of Girls had the "two girls" theme as well, but it was a photograph of bright green grass; I like the seasonal contrast of this sequel, then. This would totally make me pick the book up, and in fact is a (slightly superficial) reason for why I'm finally going to read The Secret Language of Girls this year; it's been sitting on my shelf for too long!
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A Little Wanting Song by Cath Crowley
And now for something really different. Personally I feel like strategically placed color on an otherwise monochromatic cover is a powerful technique that's not used often enough. True, the model is a little bland and tells me nothing of the story, but I would definitely pick this up just by those bright, eye-catching colors.
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So what do you guys think of these covers? Do they or do they not work to catch your attention? Oh, and HAPPY 2010 NEW YEAR!!!
Ooh these covers are pretty! :]
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThere are no such thing as dumb comments, everyone deserves a few days of not really using our brains ;)
I would pick up A Little Wanting Song just for the bursts of oclor, but you're right the model does nothing for me and the cover doesn't say much about the story. I love the cover of The Kind of Freidns We Used To Be! I'm not a big fan of snow but this cover shows why snow rocks and it's cute :)
These covers are lovely. The Friends We Used To Be is really cool. I too have some books which I bought just because I couldn't take my eyes off the cover :)
ReplyDeleteAhhh, these covers are so adorable!
ReplyDeleteThey are all lovely covers, especially A Little Wanting Song. I've never seen that one before!
ReplyDeleteThat girl on "a little wanting song" kind of reminds me of a young Stella McCartney, but you are so right, It doesnt tell you anything about what the book may be about.
ReplyDeleteI like these covers, but they definitely differ from what usually catch my eye. I do love that the girls have heads in them!
ReplyDeleteBut the main reason behind my commenting: Underachiever? You? Excuse me while I giggle! Goals can wait a day... from all the 2009 Book Lists, you deserve a little time off!
Dude. I think your "Best of" lists covered your blogging karma for the next 5 years. And the good thing about not making lists for 2010 is the open invitation left for the unexpected!
ReplyDeleteOoooh, love the colors on Wanting Song. Let me know how it is!
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