Breadcrumbs by Anna Ursu
(Walden Pond Press / Sept. 27, 2011)
Not only is this cover one that I would LOVE to own in poster-size, framed up on my wall, but I've also heard lovely things about this middle-grade fairy tale retelling. (Also, does the cover's illustrated style remind anyone else of Kate Messner's covers? Anyone know if it's the same illustrator??)
Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones
(HarperCollins / April 6, 2010)
HarperCollins seems to be on a roll with its covers that have caught my eye recently. The bright colors of this cover, plus the more subtle details upon closer inspection, make this something I would've picked up off the shelf randomly in elementary and middle school. DWJ's name on the cover doesn't hurt, either.
The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison
(EgmontUSA / Feb. 14, 2012)
Anyone else reminded of the iconic creepiness of The Silence of the Lambs? Sometimes the most straightforward cover presentation can be the most jaw-dropping. I like the font type and the blood spatter (at least I'm assuming it's blood spatter, but I may be influenced by my Silence of the Lambs reference), but my favorite part is probably how the butterfly image seems to "chop up" the reddish lines that form a margin around the edge of the cover. One of my favorite things to do when creating banners on PhotoShop (heehee).
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
(Doubleday / Sept. 13, 2011)
Arguably the most unique cover of this batch. I love how this kind of has a touch of the surreal, of the fashion-forward artistic. I think I could stare at it for the better part of a night.
Wide Open by Deborah Coates
(Tor / March 13, 2012)
LOOK AT THE COLORS OF THAT SKY. I WANT THE COLORS.
I like The Butterfly Clues cover, too, although the red blood spatter on a white background reminds me more of Dexter than anything else.
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh at the enthusiasm on the comment on the last cover. YES ON THE COLORS! =D
ReplyDeleteWide Open and Breadcrumbs' covers are both very beautiful. I love the colours too ^_^.
ReplyDeleteOoh, so pretty! I love the cover of The Night Circus, too, and Breadcrumbs is breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteI love all these covers! But yeah, the colors of the sky in the last one are BREATHTAKING.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to see if I can get some of these books at the library now. What? I judge books by their cover, don't you? :D
I had not even heard of Enchanted Glass or Wide open but those covers are so amazing. Want! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteEnchanted Glass and Wide Open tie for first with Breadcrumbs as runner up. Nice picks!
ReplyDeleteThese posts of yours make me so happy.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on everything except the creepy bloody butterfly. *shudder*
Great covers! I want that Breadcrumbs book very much!
ReplyDeleteThese are all so fab covers! And I like the ENCHANTED GLASS re-design.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, BREADCRUMBS does remind me of some of Messner's cover art. I googled around, but the artists aren't the same. According to Messner's blog (http://kmessner.livejournal.com/163392.html), Joe Cepeda did the artwork, while I *know* BREADCRUMBS art is by Erin McGuire because I'm doing a Blog Tour Stop with her next month.
THE NIGHT CIRCUS is perhaps my favorite of all these covers. I gushed all over it and had to film the prettiness this past wknd, lol!
OH MY WORD, STEPH. ALL OF THESE COVERS ARE MADE OF WIN.
ReplyDeleteI've just spent the last ten minutes looking at these covers!
ReplyDeleteI looove the Breadcrumbs, The Night Circus and Wide Open.
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Beautiful covers!
ReplyDeleteI just finished Breadcrumbs and it was an amazing and refreshing read!
So gorgeous! Especially Wide Open. The Butterfly Clues looks like blood splatters to me too. :)
ReplyDeleteYou got a nice list of books this week in your mailbox. Amplified looks like a good book.
ReplyDeleteI hope you like your new books,
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