tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post6967394881388317926..comments2023-10-07T11:55:47.724-04:00Comments on A Reader of Fictions: Cover Reveal Roundup (12)Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-63051002723927326952012-07-22T15:44:18.561-04:002012-07-22T15:44:18.561-04:00You're not the only one who loved that. I thin...You're not the only one who loved that. I think it's intriguing and I WOULD like to know what gaslamp fantasy is. Anthologies aren't my favorite things, so I don't know if I'll read it or not.<br /><br />Bot Wars TOTALLY looks 39 Clues. I see it. It's the shade of blue, I think.<br /><br />I love the pastel. Lol.<br /><br />I don't think Pivot Point is contemporary. It's compared to Sliding Doors, so it's probably a two different possible time lines kind of thing. I would be more help if I actually remembered the movie Sliding Doors.<br /><br />BAHAHAH. I love the 'I hoard books like a dragon hoards treasure' part. Obviously, I do too. I love it. Anyone who doesn't promptly analyze the books on a book shelf when they walk into a room is not a kindred spirit of mine.<br /><br />I do not like the Shatter Me covers. They don't make sense!<br /><br />Hahahaha, I love this immense paragraph. I should point out that Shadow Society is not adult fiction. Just fyi. She does kind of look like she might be walking like an Egyptian. Though I haven't really seen the dance...<br /><br />When you have not one but two hot guys, you should always look hot. These covers just don't work.<br /><br />I so had not noticed the photoshopped necklace. Ugh! It's awful and it really doesn't look period, does it?Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-50742758873289057532012-07-21T16:31:28.320-04:002012-07-21T16:31:28.320-04:00I really like the cover for Queen Victoria’s Book ...I <i><b>really</b></i> like the cover for <b>Queen Victoria’s Book of Spell</b>. I’ve only read one of the authors in the collaboration, and steampunk is still new territory for me. However, this is a perfect example of how a book can draw in a reader (in my case anyway). I really like the white hair and the books that could almost be griffins. I’m definitely intrigued.<br /><br /><b>Bot Wars</b> is cool, but I don’t think it would really stand out in a bookstore. I have no idea why, but it makes me think of the first <i>The 39 Clues</i> book, which has absolutely nothing in common with this, I’m sure.<br /><br />Cynthia Hand’s books are pretty, but I think I will have to read them on the Kindle or Nook when the time comes. It’s just… Pastel… *shudders* The soft colors make my eyes hurt. :-(<br /><br />I wouldn’t read <b>Pivot Point</b> based on the cover alone. It looks too “real”, which translates to “contemporary” for me, which also means “run away run away”.<br /><br /><b>Paper Valentine</b> Excuse my language, but I f*cking <b><i>LOVE</i></b> this cover! I would face this out at the library or bookstore every time I walked past it. I hoard books like a dragon hoards treasure, and this one would definitely be on the top of my embarrassingly large piles so everyone could see it.<br /><br />The <i>Shatter Me</i> series' eyeballs give me the heebie-jeebies. Let’s say I was reading one of the books, and it’s sitting on my coffee table. I would sit, staring at it, waiting for the eyeball to move around like the spellbook in the movie <i>Hocus Pocus</i>.<br /><br /><b>Echo</b> is pretty, but meh. <b>Ravage</b>’s cover doesn’t interest me. <b>The Art of Wishing</b> just doesn’t make sense to me. Maybe it requires shrooms like the <i>Shatter Me</i> covers. <b>The Shadow Society</b> cover is awesome, but I probably wouldn’t read it because it looks like adult fiction (which makes me think and is avoided at all costs). I want the girl in <b>Sever</b> to have crazy hair like me again. I found <b>Rise</b>’s cover to be boring until you brought up the point of the flaming phallus (which should be avoided at all costs, imho), and now it is frightening and hilarious. And is it just me, or does the model in <b>Deep Betrayal</b> look like she’s doing that “Walk Like an Egyptian” dance?<br /><br />The girl model on <b>The Indigo Spell</b> has lips just like one of my best friends in high school. When she made that expression with her mouth, you avoided her. I hate that she looks so pissy with two hot guys right there. But I suppose she is kind of squished… Also, I don’t love the flowers around the title font. One of the blossoms looks like it’s trying to suck Mr. Sunken Cheek’s face.<br /><br />I think I love <b>Austensibly Ordinary</b> a lot, except for the photoshopped necklace. Lace + Book + Freckles = Win!<br /><br />Ha! I overloaded you with my opinion! ;-)Kayla Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02063162666132410730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-57389448445274177912012-07-01T15:30:18.737-04:002012-07-01T15:30:18.737-04:00Glad to have made the list! ;)Glad to have made the list! ;)alyssa goodnighthttp://alyssagoodnight.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-83309212190786328442012-06-28T23:31:29.487-04:002012-06-28T23:31:29.487-04:00Yeah, I will read it. Mostly because that's th...Yeah, I will read it. Mostly because that's the only way I can know how I feel about the series. Sigh. At least I know it's over then.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-3380457251144804202012-06-28T23:18:28.253-04:002012-06-28T23:18:28.253-04:00Awww. So sad. I love the series. Lol. But, you wil...Awww. So sad. I love the series. Lol. But, you will read it, right? I feel like a lot has to happen and a lot will be answered. It sounds like the whole world can change in this one.Norihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07991072472141788180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-7267997263214732822012-06-28T17:26:05.999-04:002012-06-28T17:26:05.999-04:00I need to read the Bloodlines books. That might ch...I need to read the Bloodlines books. That might change my opinion of the covers, especially if I could see them in real life. Digital covers definitely fail at capturing the true beauty a lot of the time, since texture can do so much.<br /><br />You cannot sell me on the cover for Sever. You just can't. I'm pretty sure I'm going to end with hating the series too. Lame.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-9064299168896791242012-06-28T17:24:37.647-04:002012-06-28T17:24:37.647-04:00Right? And what's odd about that is that the o...Right? And what's odd about that is that the ones that seem most cheesy and poorly-designed are the most popular books. A lot of money and thought was put into those covers to make them look THAT BAD. O_OChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-56187582843730529192012-06-28T17:23:51.007-04:002012-06-28T17:23:51.007-04:00Totally agree, especially about gaslamp fantasy.
...Totally agree, especially about gaslamp fantasy.<br /><br />I added Shadow Society on the cover alone. Bad habit, but it's what I do.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-22672468818979718682012-06-28T17:23:17.005-04:002012-06-28T17:23:17.005-04:00Bahaha. You are so right, Steena. I seriously don&...Bahaha. You are so right, Steena. I seriously don't know why they added all of that junk in there. The first cover got it just right, and they've been drifting further and further from that concept. Also, that color? Really?<br /><br />Yeah, the Rise cover is awful imo.<br /><br />The Queen Victoria's cover is pretty cool, although the white hair is a bit shocking the way it leaps off the page. <br /><br />I like the model on Austensibly Ordinary too. She's the kind of gorgeous you don't see on book covers too frequently.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-5447874389450588072012-06-28T17:21:25.407-04:002012-06-28T17:21:25.407-04:00She was posing awkwardly in Fever, although I sort...She was posing awkwardly in Fever, although I sort of kind of like that because it conveys how drugged up she was, but still not all that nice to look at. Sever is just awful.<br /><br />Teehee! That's what was intended!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-28635362969064275752012-06-28T17:20:30.096-04:002012-06-28T17:20:30.096-04:00Little Brother is great! You should definitely get...Little Brother is great! You should definitely get on that. Obviously, I totally agree that the cover is fantastic. I like that it looks technological!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-76327072231902967252012-06-28T11:24:14.719-04:002012-06-28T11:24:14.719-04:00I agree with most of what you said! Love the creep...I agree with most of what you said! Love the creepy Paper Valentine cover! <br /><br />But, I kind of love the Bloodlines books. On the computer and well I guess digitally, they look awful. But the book itself, is gorgeous. You can't see how it all twirls/connects to the back. And it's so pretty on my shelf (like the spine part is gorgeous too). And the girl, Sydney, is a weird character who would make weird faces, but we love her any way.<br /><br />I also like the Wither covers. I wish the model was the same though...Those are also books that are pretty in person, but not as much in a photo. Like the inside book (inside of the cover) is pretty. And these books, along with the Mead ones are shiny and you can't see that online either.Norihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07991072472141788180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-46884145340042172702012-06-28T10:43:07.827-04:002012-06-28T10:43:07.827-04:00I like:
The Shadow Society
The Art of Wishing
Pap...I like:<br /><br />The Shadow Society<br />The Art of Wishing<br />Paper Valentine<br />Pivot Point <br /><br />:-) <br /><br />Boy, some of these are really cheesy or poorly-designed!Katie @ BlookGirlhttp://www.blookgirl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-78504601834114828552012-06-28T10:38:14.876-04:002012-06-28T10:38:14.876-04:00The Shadow Society grabbed my attention. I'd p...The Shadow Society grabbed my attention. I'd pick this one up! Queen Victoria's Book of Spells was odd, but interesting. I have no idea what Gaslamp Fantasy is, but I'm curious.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-43650581368364107932012-06-28T10:00:49.269-04:002012-06-28T10:00:49.269-04:00The Chemical Garden trilogy is definitely getting ...The Chemical Garden trilogy is definitely getting more prim, tidier. Sever does not suggest dystopia to me. Also, all the knick-knacks and bric a brac is making me think of the I Spy books. I expect to be able to find three silver buttons hiding somewhere.<br /><br />What's with the sudden switch from Rift to Rise? Badass, "I KEEL YOU!" totally sold out for T&A cheesecake, sad.<br /><br />I think Queen Victoria's book of Spells is my favorite cover but the model of Austensibly Ordinary is gorgeous.Steenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09254893646539431640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-53972364253946002092012-06-28T08:57:04.925-04:002012-06-28T08:57:04.925-04:00I have to agree with Sever being disappointing, an...I have to agree with Sever being disappointing, and yes I did like Wither..and kinda liked Fever (although I still think she was posing awkwardly).<br /><br />"Also, I can't help wondering if the deep betrayal was having flashed everyone with her dress riding up underwater." that just made me giggle!<br /><br />Lilian @ <a href="http://noveltoybox.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">A Novel Toybox</a>Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540910005642018594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-70366836867782661952012-06-28T08:54:26.872-04:002012-06-28T08:54:26.872-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540910005642018594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-64097971021528401052012-06-28T08:34:23.258-04:002012-06-28T08:34:23.258-04:00I still need to read Little Brother and I LOVE the...I still need to read Little Brother and I LOVE the cover for the sequel! And Pivot Point has such an amazing cover (and premise)!fakestephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178042157823156839noreply@blogger.com