Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by the fantastic Bionic Bookworm. This week’s topic:
FEBRUARY 6TH – Top 5 Cover Buys
Now, I don’t actually buy a ton of books, so I just talked about the books that I added to my TBR because of their cover. Not just because of their cover, though – their summaries enticed me to, but the major draw was the cover. I…kind of overdid this a bit, since I have nine and not five books, but oh well. Pretty covers and all.
Does anyone see the pattern? Because I sure do! It seems I love really detailed, busy covers with a ton of color and pattern-work. I think the exception is The Crimson Ribbon? I especially love it if covers are bordered in the corners (I’m sure there’s a word for this), like Under the Pendulum Sun (the only book here I actually own, purchased without reading the summary, because THAT COVER), Jane Steele, A Curious Beginning, and Beast.
Don’t get me wrong; I sometimes like simple, minimalist designs as well, but there’s just something about this style that makes me feel like the artist is taking full advantage of the fact that they’re, well, an artists. You know? Pretty much anyone can make a decent minimalist cover design, but these covers here take some serious skill.
P.S. I have to give a shout-out to The City of Brass and the two books in the Dreamblood Duology. They don’t really match the style I discussed above, but they’re absolutely gorgeous and take some serious artistic skill too.
P.P.S. If I ever get a book published and I get to have some say over the cover, I’m showing them this post.
Hadeer Elsbai 
Jane Steele’s first half was really good, the second have became more romance centered. I hope you like it when you get to it!
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I’m excited to read it! I just want to read Jane Eyre first, haha! Hopefully I will get to it this month.
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From this collection of novels I can sort of see the type of covers you like – I myself prefer a more simple design with a minimalistic font rather than the covers filled with detail. However I adored The Essex Serpent’s cover, but have yet to read it.
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It’s so funny how everyone has a cover Type that they love isn’t it?? I think my Type is also rly apparent: https://paceamorelibri.wordpress.com/2017/10/17/top-5-tuesday-favorite-book-covers/
Also I hadn’t heard of Jane Steele but I just looked it up and it looks AWESOME.
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I bought Under the Pendulum Sun because of the cover too, but it’s okay cause it was weird and creepy. I want to cover buy all the rest right now, they’re stunning!
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ooh, I like weird and creepy, though! As long as it isn’t boring I can deal.
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I also added The Essex Serpant to my tbr list based solely on the cover, and I’m pretty sure the cover is most of the reason why I read That Inevitable Victorian Thing (also Canadian-set and other Rachel had been screaming about it for months)! Nice choices!
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I love The City of Brass cover too! I think it’s too cute that you enjoy a certain type of cover! I’d say my style is colorful, graphic and anything that falls in both! Lol, I guess I’m easy to please 😉
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