In no particular order, here are my favorites:
Soulless by Gail Carriger. I love this one because it truly captures the
character and the grey background really gives a fell of foggy London streets.
When you are engulfed in flames by David Sedaris. It
is just awesome.
A skeleton
smoking. Book is hilarious, too.
Deathnote by Tsugumi Ohba. the
placements of the characters
on the cover gives clues to the dynamic between
them. I love the crazy way
the title goes across the cover.
Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher. I love the sickly green on this cover. The street depicted behind Harry has a real
feel of abandonment. Also it’s an
interesting
pose like he’s just heard a noise behind him and is turning to
look.
Nightlife by Rob Thurman. So this cover is done by the same artist who
does the Dresden covers. I picked it up
for that reason then it turned out to be a great book.
Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. I
don’t know why, but I love this one.
The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff. It’s really creepy. Sharp metal objects hanging over a baby
carriage. The smokey background reminds
me of the "Silent Hill" video games.
The Snowman by Jo Nesbo. I like the way this cover reminds me of a
kidnapper’s ransom note without being cut out letters. And the small blood stain is a
great clue to
the kind of mystery you are going to get.
Slice of Cherry by Dia Reeves. I haven’t read this one yet, but I will, based solely on the cover. Bloody Tea cups. Hopefully it is not about English vampires.
And now some bonuses:
What about you? Do you have a favorite book cover? Does it influence what you read?
~Amy W.
That's my favourite Parasol Protectorate cover, because it's the only one that shows her nose being larger than considered attractive in an English lady. I wonder what they would have had to say about mine, lol. I also love how confidently she has her shoulders set back, she's on a mission as always :)
ReplyDeleteMy TTT--> Katja @ YA's the Word
The Anne Perry books have great covers. You need to study them to see all the details. I also enjoy the Tea Shop mystery covers--tea, scones and hints.
ReplyDeleteThat cover for The Hater is pretty powerful! I'm digging the bloody fingerpainting. I have to say that I preferred the older UK cover editions of the Dresden Files and was sad that they switched them to be similar to the US ones. :( Oh well.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely adore the cover of Soulless, but I haven't read it yet so it couldn't go on my list!
ReplyDeleteIt, by Stephen King
ReplyDeleteRosemary's Baby, by Ira Levin
I have to say, I don't look at the covers all that much, but the titles always grab me.