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Top 10 Tuesday: Cover Trends I Like/Dislike

June 24, 2014 by brooke 7 Comments

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Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

 

TRENDS I LIKE

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1. Minimalist / Simplicity

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Panic by Lauren Oliver

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2. Black background 

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Reboot by Amy Tintera

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3. Weapons 

Graceling and Fire by Kristin Cashore

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4. Symbols (representation of plot/theme)

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Legend by Marie Lu

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5. Eye-catching typography 

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

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6. Color scheme across the series

The Selection, The Elite, The One by Kiera Cass

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7. Explosion of color

Kiss Kill Vanish by Jessica Martinez

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8. Illustration / Sketch

Champion by Marie Lu

 

TRENDS I DISLIKE

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9. Faces – I want to be given the opportunity to imagine the character myself.

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

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10. Bodies (especially half-naked bodies)

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

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  1. Chrissi Reads says

    June 24, 2014 at 10:18 am

    I really like minimalistic covers too. I don’t think a cover needs to be really busy to be appealing! Great list!

    Reply
    • brooke says

      June 24, 2014 at 2:55 pm

      I’m definitely not a fan of busy covers – in my opinion, the minimalist/simplistic covers are much more effective at representing a key theme or idea! Thanks for commenting. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Justin @ Justin's Book Blog says

    June 24, 2014 at 1:02 pm

    Great list, Brooke. I totally agree with you on minimalistic covers. 🙂 I do sometimes like faces on the covers though, while it is fun to imagine for yourself what a character would look like it could also be fun just picturing the character as the cover model, and it can help make the story a little more enjoyable without trying to create a picture of a character from scratch.

    Here is my TTT: http://justin941bookblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/top-ten-tuesday-favorite-cover-trend-of.html

    Justin’s Book Blog

    Reply
    • brooke says

      June 24, 2014 at 2:58 pm

      I do have exceptions to the trends I dislike, although I didn’t include them in this TTT. But you make a great point – sometimes it helps to be given a picture of the character. 🙂 For me, it really just depends. Thanks for commenting, Justin!

      Reply
  3. Liz @ Liz's Book Bucket List says

    June 24, 2014 at 8:43 pm

    I really like the cover of Kiss Kill Vanish. I also like how the Selection series covers all go well with each other, so pretty on a bookshelf. I also have City of Bones on my dislike list! I hate when there are half naked men on the cover,,,so cheesy!

    Reply
    • brooke says

      June 25, 2014 at 5:51 pm

      Totally agree with all three of those statements! And I really, really enjoyed City of Bones, so it’s always disappointing when I like a book but dislike it’s cover. Thanks for commenting! 🙂

      Reply

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