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| All of these covers are gorgeous, though I’d have a hard time picking out first in the series without Goodreads to point the way. | These covers are all so perfect for the character and series. I really love how accurately the tattoos match the description in the books. |
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Description: Dying sucks--and high school senior Ember McWilliams knows firsthand. After a fatal car accident, her gifted little sister brought her back. Now anything Ember touches dies. And that, well, really blows.
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| The colors are well done on this cover, though the green eye-shadow may be just a little over the top. Love the arch of her eyebrows, the bright ivy, and that “sidhe red” hair. Ned the Pie Man has already thoroughly smashed my heart when it comes to “unrequited death touch love”, so Ember has all of my best wishes and hopes. | I like the too. The autumn colors, the forest setting, and the hoodie she’s wearing really tell me everything I need to know about the kind of story it will be. |
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| I think it’s been firmly established that we’re not the target audience for faceless, barechest covers. This one made me think, “Holy scoliosis, Batman!” Any rant about inappropriate airbrushing and changing women’s proportions on magazine covers should take a close look at this guy’s shoulder to hip ratio, poor man. | He looks like he had a few ribs removed. Seriously why would they taper his waist so much? It’s a little creepy. |
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Description: Syrie joined forces with her talented son Ryan to co-write her next novel, Forbidden. The book is about a 16-year-old girl who comes into unusual powers, only to discover that she's half-angel... and her entire existence is forbidden.
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| Lovely, the hint of wings is very well done. | Agreed. It’s soft and pretty. There is a Gothic quality that is intriguing me too. |
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Description: After bouncing from foster home to foster home, Magdalene Mae is transferred to what should be her last foster home in the tiny town of Silver City, New Mexico. Now that she's eighteen and has only a year left in high school, she's determined to stay out of trouble and just be normal. Agreeing to go to the prom with Bridger O'Connell is a good first step. Fitting in has never been her strong suit, but it's not for the reasons most people would expect-it all has to do with the deep secret that she is a shape shifter. But even in her new home danger lurks, waiting in the shadows to pounce. They are the Skinwalkers of Navajo legend, who have traded their souls to become the animal whose skin they wear-and Maggie is their next target. Full of romance, mysticism, and intrigue, this dark take on Navajo legend will haunt readers to the final page.
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| Ok, this cover completely freaks me out. The snake, the hand that I know is hers but seems like it’s in a different focus than the rest of her body… Still, as scary as this is, the snake head seems too out of place, I feel like it could have blended better and been even scarier. | This looks so much like the cover of VENOM by Tera Lynn Childs…except not as good. |
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Description: In The Chaos, Scotch must find her brother--trapped between our world and the world of myth called the Chaos.
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| I really like the skyline bleeding into the title. I’m surprised to see stand alone with such a series-eque cover, but well put together. | This doesn’t look like a modern cover. More like something I would have seen a couple decades ago. |
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Description: "The thrilling final installment in the bestselling "Skinners" series, praised as one of the most underrated paranormal fantasy sagas out there" - Paul Goat Allen
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| A great addition to the series, I love the movement in this cover. | These covers are always cool and this one is no exception. |
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| This one fits the series, though it’s a little forgettable for me. I do like how the hero looks like a Wolverine knockoff. | He totally looks like a Wolverine impersonator. I don’t love it. |
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Description: When her parents are murdered before her eyes, sixteen year-old Helen Cartwright finds herself launched into an underground London where a mysterious organization called the Dictata controls the balance of good and evil. Helen learns that she is one of three remaining angelic descendents charged with protecting the world’s past, present, and future. Unbeknownst to her, she has been trained her whole life to accept this responsibility. Now, as she finds herself torn between the angelic brothers protecting her and the devastatingly handsome childhood friend who wants to destroy her, she must prepare to be brave, to be hunted, and above all to be strong because temptation will be hard to resist, even for an angel. Michelle Zink masterfully weaves history with paranormal romance to create a gripping tale of love and betrayal.
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| Gorgeous! I love the melding of smoke her curls and her hood, just lovely. | The muted colors and smoke/fog are perfect. I really like her expression too |
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Description: Their shared blood will destroy them in hatred--or unite them in passion...
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| These models were well chosen, I’m impressed that their facial expressions are able to balance those truly impressive abs. Love his face, and her little smirk has my attention, if not my admiration. | There are faces on this cover? I’m still counting the six pack…seven pack…eight |
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Description: They should never have met. In a glittering community in the Colorado Rockies called the Etherlin, the descendants of the ancient muses live behind a wall that separates them from the world and the dangerous creatures who crave them. Alissa North is inspiration made flesh, so she should never have met Merrick, a deadly half-vampire enforcer, but when they do meet, the connection is instantaneous, and an illicit flirtation is born. He sends her secret gifts. She writes him secret letters. The long-distance friendship was never supposed to go any farther. But when she is kidnapped and thrown briefly into his world, everything changes. Now Alissa realizes he’s the only person she can trust, and Merrick finds he’ll do anything to protect her, even risk his life by crossing the wall. More…
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| Love it! The color, the flow of her dress across the cover, the delicate lattice of the gate | So pretty and ethereal. |
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Description: There was a time when I prayed for Rachel to be real. Until the night I learned she'd always planned to kill me. When Dani was eight, she fell from a building. No one believed her claim that she was pushed by Rachel . . . her imaginary friend. It took years of therapy to convince Dani that Rachel wasn't real. Now fifteen, Dani wants to make it as a dancer. But a deadly freak accident sends Dani a terrifying message: Rachel is back, she's real, and she'll stop at nothing to kill Dani. Complicating matters is Jesse, the school bad boy who's being stalked by his own invisible childhood nemesis. Dani and Jesse join forces to learn why their astral tormenters are back. Their investigation leads to a horrifying discovery—and the terrible experiment that binds them to each other.
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| This is going to be the hardest “Best Cover” decision of my life, I love so many of these. The layers on DAMAGE are fabulous, I love the almost chalkboard-esque look and the intensity of the heroine’s gaze. This cover would prompt me to pick up this, regardless of blurb. | I like this, but not as much as you. I agree with the chalk quality of the picture, but it’s a little off for me. |
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Description: This hotly anticipated sequel to CLARITY delivers another dark, paranormal mystery. When you can see things others can't, what do you do when someone's watching you? Everybody knows about Clarity "Clare" Fern. She's the psychic girl in school, the one who can place her hands on something and see hidden visions from the past. Only Clare would rather not be a celebrity. She prefers hanging back, observing. Her gift is not a game to her. But then someone starts playing with her head . . . and heart. Messages and gifts from a secret admirer crop up everywhere Clare turns. Could they be from Gabriel, the gorgeous boy who gets Clare's pulse racing? Or from Justin, Clare's hopeful ex-boyfriend who'd do anything to win her back? More…
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| I so loved the ethereal quality of CLARITY, any sequel would have a hard time pleasing me. This cover doesn’t try to be as other-worldly as CLARITY, but is a lovely, recognizable addition to the series nonetheless. | I didn’t like this at first glance, but it’s grown on me. It’s not as strong as the cover of CLARITY, and the colors are a surprise, but I still can’t wait to read it. |
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Great covers!! I especially love Eventide and Damage! Now I have more books to add to my wish list...LOL
ReplyDeleteThe Perception cover is definitely the best out of the bunch in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI also like the cover for A Temptation of Angels. The premise, on the other hand, not so much. The description makes it sound like a possible love square. Seriously? I hope I'm misinterpreting things because that would be really lame. Two love interests is already one too many.
Jessica - The curls are lovely on PERCEPTION, but I love the striking eyes on CLARITY.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm never sure if the cover art reveals do justice to what the art will look on a book cover, but oh boy, that is a striking shoulder to hip ratio.
Lori - Those tattoos are so fabulous, aren't they? And I agree with Abigail, the continuity and accuracy of the tattoo are wonderful.
Marg - A TEMPTATION OF ANGELS has a wonderful questions, and I love the phrase "love square". Reading back, I think her choice is either her childhood friend or the brothers... which is a little weird. I never got the whole male fascination with twins, and the same holds when the gender roles are reversed. Talk about awkward holidays...
OMG! I loved the comments for Enraptured!
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Love the cover for Forbidden and for Cursed!
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