Here I am once again talking about some of my favourite book covers. I really enjoy writing these posts because I get to look back through all of the pictures I’ve taken.
Blood & Honey by Shelby Mahurin
The covers for the Serpent & Dove series are the marmite of the book world. Some people absolutely love them and others hate them. Personally, I’m a huge fan, otherwise I wouldn’t be mentioning one here. I think they got the gold colouring perfect which is no easy feat. The gold against the red is very striking and I love the imagery.
Synopsis: After narrowly escaping death at the hands of the Dames Blanches, Lou, Reid, Coco, and Ansel are on the run from coven, kingdom, and church—fugitives with nowhere to hide.
To elude the scores of witches and throngs of chasseurs at their heels, Lou and Reid need allies. Strong ones. But protection comes at a price, and the group is forced to embark on separate quests to build their forces. As Lou and Reid try to close the widening rift between them, the dastardly Morgane baits them in a lethal game of cat and mouse that threatens to destroy something worth more than any coven.
Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter
I feel like this cover is a bit marmite. I’m aware that a lot of people don’t like this style of cover, but personally, I really like it. The typography is very clean and clear and the tiny illustrations are so fun. I adore that they are famous romance movie poses.
Synopsis: Liz Buxbaum has always known that Wes Bennett was not boyfriend material. You would think that her next-door neighbour would be a prince candidate for her romantic comedy fantasies, but Wes has only proven himself to be a pain in the butt, ever since they were little. Wes was the kid who put a frog in her Barbie Dreamhouse, the monster who hid a lawn gnome’s severed head in her little homemade neighbourhood book exchange.
Flash forward ten years from the Great Gnome Decapitation. It’s Liz’s senior year, a time meant to be rife with milestones perfect for any big screen, and she needs Wes’s help. See, Liz’s forever crush, Michael, has just moved back to town, and—horribly, annoyingly—he’s hitting it off with Wes. Meaning that if Liz wants Michael to finally notice her, and hopefully be her prom date, she needs Wes. He’s her in.
But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz her magical prom moment, she’s shocked to discover that she actually likes being around Wes. And as they continue to grow closer, she must reexamine everything she thought she knew about love—and rethink her own perception of what Happily Ever After should really look like.
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