Cover Reveal Thursday (8)

Oh hey, folks! Here are the cover reveals I noticed during this week. This is by no means comprehensive. I definitely skipped a couple that just weren't interesting to me personally, and I always find ones I missed. :-p

Quantum Coin (Fair Coin #2) - E. C. Myers

 Thoughts: I'm a little thrown off by the orange font and the switch in author name and title placement. TBH, this cover freaks me out, but so did the first one, so that may be a good sign. They definitely look like a set, and are using the same models, which is good. Am I the only person that thinks that male model has the biggest upper lip ever?

 Cover Battle: Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1) - Sarah J. Maas

US vs. UK: I was really disappointed by the US cover. I just feel like they could have done so much better. The UK cover isn't perfect, but it's worlds better. That little dagger on the US one is pretty cool, but that alone doesn't really say 'incredibly badass assassin.' This girl on the UK cover...yeah, you don't want to mess with her.

Rootless - Chris Howard

Thoughts: This cover is really stellar. I like the colors and the artwork. Honestly, I have no idea what it means, even after reading the summary a bit, but I love it anyway. Added this to the tbr pile.

Days of Blood and Starlight (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #2) - Laini Taylor

Thoughts: I actually wasn't a huge fan of the Daughter of Smoke and Bone cover, but I actually like it more when viewed next to Days of Blood and Starlight. I like the colors and the popping face coverings. I also like that this could maybe be the same model, since the eyes look similar. The only thing I'm not sure about is the increase in the size of the title. I think it's taking up too much space.

Weighted (The Neumarian Chronicles #1) - Ciara Knight

Thoughts: I do like the photo, although it does feature another powerless heroine. It does look pretty post-apocalyptic in the background, which is cool. Unfortunately, I have difficulty looking at the good parts, because my eye is drawn in to the clock descending from the sky. I also don't think the font or color thereof is quite right.

Sanctum (Guards of the Shadowlands #1) - Sarah Fine

Thoughts: Ehhhh. Not really sure. I like the city at the bottom, but I'm not sure about the flames and the girl (which is not to say that she's not pretty--she is--I'm just not sure about the placement and, actually, this might work better without a person on the cover).

Cover Battle: That Summer - Sarah Dessen

Original vs. Redesign: They're apparently redoing all (or at least most) of Sarah's books for summer. This first one is a fail for me. When I first saw it, I laughed. The sunglasses at the forefront with a couple canoodling in the background. What is that? I also don't like the pinkness. I love the freedom of the original cover. That picture says vacation and bliss. The new one says popular kids and their issues.

 Someone Like You - Sarah Dessen

Original vs. Redesign: Urgh. I don't really like either of these, especially after reading the summary, which indicates that the book is about death, teenage pregnancy, and friendship. One cover gives me romance on the beach and one gives me butterflies. What? Neither of these seems to be right for the spirit of the book, although I haven't read it. I'm going with the original, mostly just because I think it's dumb that they're doing new covers for summer and they look LESS SUMMERY. What is this noise? 

Marco Impossible - Hannah Moskowitz

Thoughts: Cute. Just so darn cute. Good use of color. Something about the font and art style also makes me think of old school cartoons, like Rocky and Bullwinkle, which is awesome!

Let the Sky Fall - Shannon Messenger

  Thoughts: In and of itself, this cover doesn't especially stand out. It's a little too monochromatic and brown. HOWEVER, it fits the book's description perfectly, so I declare it to be a win! I love when covers match the subject matter, and it doesn't happen enough. Good job, guys!

Cover Battle: The Masque of the Red Death - Bethany Griffin

 US vs. UK: Apparently, folks are very literal in the UK. I don't know why but I find this pretty much endlessly hilarious. I think the US cover has more pizzazz.

Cover Battle: Keeping the Moon - Sarah Dessen

Original vs. Redesign: Much as I do not like what they've done with the new covers, I really don't like the original for this. The crotch shot is just awkward. That cover makes me feel like the book should be about pedophilia or something. Bad. Just bad.

Entice (The Violet Eden Chapters #2) - Jessica Shirvington

Thoughts: I have so many of them. First off, I really don't think these covers work as a series. The model looks incredibly different, as do the wings and the mood. The font is the only thing that matches. Honestly, when I first saw this, I laughed, mostly because of it in relation to the prior book. This is an awesome cover (minus those wings, which I think are awful), but only for an urban fantasy novel. If I didn't know about this book before, I would have though UF, not YA. It would not look entirely out of place as a cover in Richelle Mead's succubus series if you took the wings off. I don't think that really looks like an outfit a teen would be likely to wear. Maybe it makes sense with the story, but I'm hugely skeptical.

 Cover Battle: Dreamland - Sarah Dessen

Original vs. Redesign: You know, I think I finally am able to put my finger on just why I don't like these new covers. They completely trivialize the content. I look at these new covers and I think 'this will be a mindless summer read, light and fluffy.' I've read a couple of Dessen's books and they are so much deeper and better than that. Take Dreamland, for example. I haven't read it yet, but according to the description, this book is about abusive relationships. The original cover conveys a pensive, thoughtful mood, and captures a sort of desolation with the boatless pier and sole figure. Heart in a box just tells me it's about romance. This just makes me so sad. Redesigning a cover is kind of like covering a song: you should only do it if you're going to do better.

 Pitch / Vertigo (Farsighted #3-4) - Emlyn Chand

 

Thoughts: These covers definitely fit together as a series really nicely, so props on that. I also want to offer mad props on the diversity in the models. I think the Pitch cover is most appealing to me in the series. The model is gorgeous, though I'm not sure about her expression. Vertigo is okay, but I'm not sure why I can see part of his face twice. It probably makes sense in the book, but it's not especially aesthetically pleasing. I also really like how the titles are all in the same font and placement, but look totally unique because of the styling.

Cover of the Week: Let the Sky Fall by Shannon Messenger!