COVER LOVE
You all know I am a cover-ho, and let me tell you, there were so, so many amazing covers out there this year. It was hard to select just ten, but here's what I came up with based on the books I read this past year. Some of these covers are just beautiful, while others wowed me, because they connect to the story so well. Regardless, I loved all these covers, and I really loved the books too.
- I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman
- Now a Major Motion Picture by Cori McCarthy
- The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
- 9 Days & 9 Nights by Katie Cotugno
- Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno
- Unclaimed Baggage by Jen Doll
- Chaotic Good by Whitney Gardner
- The Seven Torments of Amy and Craig by Don Zolidis
- Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake
- What Goes Up by Wen Baragrey
What covers stood out for you this year?
Let us know in the comments!
I love how every time I visit and you have one of these little collages, they're always full of covers that are so bright and colorful and pretty in such a happy way. And these are great ones! My faves here are The Poet X and Chaotic Good. I love the paper doll look!
ReplyDeleteIt's because I am a cover-ho. I find it hard to add a book without a cover to my TBR. The covers for both those books fit so well. I know Whitney Gardner is an artist, but I am not sure if she designed the cover for Chaotic Good.
DeleteIt was a great year of book covers, no question. I like your selections, but I have to say especially that I always seem to like Cotugno's covers, with the little mini- pictures thing going on- that design always catches my eye. I like the idea of little vignettes of the story on the cover.
ReplyDeleteYou know I love the matchy-matchy covers, and Cotugno's are really fun.
DeleteHaha, look at that squirrel. Cute. I love the cover of The Poet X. It’s very attention-grabbing. I promise that the cover is not the only reason that I want to read that book.
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
I totally read Unclamped Baggage because the cover was so adorable (thank goodness the book didn't stink). Acevedo's cover really matches the feelings that the poetry. The book is really great. I heard the audiobook is fantastic, as Acevedo narrates it.
DeleteI think 2018 was the year of original covers. Of course there were trends but but there also seemed to be a lot of original artwork/photography.
ReplyDeleteIt makes me happy because otherwise I get confused as to what I've already read or pass up books that may be interesting but look like every other book.
Karen @ For What It's Worth
I had a whole post about deja vu covers, and unfortunately, as a romance reader, I see them a lot. I like the covers that are illustrated more than those that are photos, normally, though there are quite a few exceptions.
DeleteI love love love the Unclaimed Baggage cover. Also Ivy Aberdeen one is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteBaggage is too cute, and I liked that it was connected to the story, which is the same for Ivy Aberdeen. The cover is drawn in the style that Ivy draws, which I thought was pretty awesome.
DeleteOooh first time that I see that cover for I have Lost my Way sam! So far I had two other covers...that one is so different! But that book was fantastic ;-) Sophie @bewareofthereader
ReplyDeleteThat cover is not on GR. I saw it on my eLibrary site, and I like it so much more than the original cover, because it's like a snapshot straight from the story, and coveys the idea of connection, which was what I loved the most about that book.
DeleteThis is such a great selection, I love it so much <3 My favorite one here has to be Summer of Salt, what a pretty cover and I can't wait to read this book :)
ReplyDeleteThannk you so much for sharing :)
The illustrated covers were totally winning this year. The book was really good. I hope you get a chance to read it.
DeleteThese are all so, so good! I think we might be in some sort of golden age of cover design.
ReplyDeleteI love covers, and can always find ones that dazzle me. I like that some pubs are investing more in covers these days, and coming out with some really beautiful and original stuff.
DeleteSuch a great selection of cover. My favorites from your collage are The Poet X and Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World. The one with the squirrel on it is super cute too, lol.
ReplyDeleteI think illustrated covers best photos most of the time, and those are both so colorful and lovely.
DeleteUnclaimed Baggage is adorable!! And I really love Ivy Aberdeen too.
ReplyDeleteNicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
Ivy is cool, because the character describes a drawing like that reflected on the cover.
DeleteLOL, that squirrel!
ReplyDeleteYou had to know I would be drawn to a cover that cute.
DeleteOh my gosh, I LOVE the cover for Unclaimed Baggage! I don't even know what it is, but I want to read it! XD
ReplyDeleteSo cute right? The book was good. The first half of the book definitely matched the whimsy of that cover.
DeleteI almost picked Now a Major Motion Picture too! Great covers.
ReplyDeleteCheck out my favorite covers of 2018
I really liked the feel of that one. It was a good pairing for that story.
DeleteLooovvvee these covers. I need to read The Poet X!
ReplyDeleteYes! Read it! Or listen to the audio book, which the author narrates, and her spoken word is pretty fantastic.
DeleteNow a Major Motion Picture is SUCH a fave. That cover is gorgeous, and I will read the book one of these days too haha. Love What Goes Up and Summer of Salt, too! Great choices!
ReplyDeleteI feel like I would have filled the list with illustrated cover, but I know my cover love is heavily influenced by how much I liked a book too, and also, how well the cover conveyed something I took away from the book.
DeleteI'm such a pushover for for delightful and fun covers like these! Nice selection:)
ReplyDeleteI am a cover-ho! I love them. I need to see them to determine if I will read the synopsis. A good cover will clue me into something about the book.
DeleteLOVE the Ivy Aberdeen cover.
ReplyDelete-Lauren
www.shootingstarsmag.net
It really is beautiful. I wonder if the new cover was drawn by the same artist, because it has a similar feel.
DeleteDefinitely agree with some of your Cover Love picks. Chaotic Good had a fantastic cover which convinced me to buy when I wasn't sure. I haven't seen that cover of Gayle Forman's I Have Lost My Way either, it is very cool. I think I would have gotten around to buying if I'd seen that cover.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason, I think that maybe the author illustrated the cover for Chaotic Good. I know she is an artist. That Forman cover isn't on GR, but my eLibrary shows that one. I love it so much. It's like a straight out of the story.
DeleteI love the cover to Unclaimed Baggage and it's actually one of the things that have captivated me completely. I am so curious about it. The Poet X was a great book. One of my favourite covers this year was Children of Blood and Bone.
ReplyDeleteThe adorable and cute will always get my attention. I agree. The cover for Children of Blood and Bone is great, very striking.
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