My list of books to talk about in this series keeps growing and it’s becoming a problem. No, I’m joking, it’s actually great that I have so many covers I want to talk about. Writing this is reminding me that I haven’t done a graphic novel post in a couple of months. That will probably appear at some point either this month or next, so keep an eye out for that.
The Darkening by Sunya Mara
I enjoy the subtle beauty of this cover. It has a lot of detail that you don’t notice at first, but when you do, this cover is gorgeous. I’m also very drawn to blue things apparently, which I never noticed until I started this series and saw how many blue covers I love.
Synopsis: Vesper Vale is the daughter of revolutionaries. Failed revolutionaries. When her mother was caught by the queen’s soldiers, they gave her a choice: death by the hangman’s axe, or death by the Storm that surrounds the city and curses anyone it touches. She chose the Storm. And when the queen’s soldiers–led by a paranoid prince–catch up to Vesper’s father after twelve years on the run, Vesper will do whatever it takes to save him from sharing that fate.
Even arm herself with her father’s book of dangerous experimental magic.
Even infiltrate the prince’s elite squad of soldier-sorcerers.
Even cheat her way into his cold heart.
But when Vesper learns that there’s more to the story of her mother’s death, she’ll have to make a choice if she wants to save her city: trust the devious prince with her family’s secrets, or follow her mother’s footsteps into the Storm.
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
This cover is actually quite simple at first glance, much like The Darkening, but the pops of pastel pink are very pretty. It also has everyone’s favourite snake, but it’s white for once.
I haven’t read this yet, it’s on my list, so I can’t say anything about the quality of the book, but it has a cool cover.
Synopsis: There was and there was not, as all stories begin, a princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch. But for Soraya, who has lived her life hidden away, apart from her family, safe only in her gardens, it’s not just a story.
As the day of her twin brother’s wedding approaches, Soraya must decide if she’s willing to step outside of the shadows for the first time. Below in the dungeon is a demon who holds knowledge that she craves, the answer to her freedom. And above is a young man who isn’t afraid of her, whose eyes linger not with fear, but with an understanding of who she is beneath the poison.
Soraya thought she knew her place in the world, but when her choices lead to consequences she never imagined, she begins to question who she is and who she is becoming…human or demon. Princess or monster.
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