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TRENDS I LIKE
1. Minimalist / Simplicity
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Panic by Lauren Oliver
2. Black background
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Reboot by Amy Tintera
3. Weapons
Graceling and Fire by Kristin Cashore
4. Symbols (representation of plot/theme)
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Legend by Marie Lu
5. Eye-catching typography
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
6. Color scheme across the series
The Selection, The Elite, The One by Kiera Cass
7. Explosion of color
Kiss Kill Vanish by Jessica Martinez
8. Illustration / Sketch
Champion by Marie Lu
TRENDS I DISLIKE
9. Faces – I want to be given the opportunity to imagine the character myself.
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
10. Bodies (especially half-naked bodies)
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
I really like minimalistic covers too. I don’t think a cover needs to be really busy to be appealing! Great list!
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. 🙂
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
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!
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!
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! 🙂
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