I Loved You in Another Life by David Arnold
Sadly, this book was a DNF for me, but you can’t deny how gorgeous this cover is. The cover is what initially drew me to it and I really need to stop picking books because of their covers because doing so has scorned me a few too many times now.
This was a Netgalley find and the second I saw the cover I requested it. Which is honestly something I don’t do very often. I always read the synopsis to make sure I’m actually interested in the book, but this cover really captured my attention so I felt compelled to read it.
Having read a decent amount of this book, I can say the cover captures the mood perfectly. There’s an underlying sense of melancholy with the use of the blues and that is a feeling that is all over this story. One of the reasons why I decided to DNF it is because it was really sad and felt like it wasn’t going anywhere.
Synopsis: Evan Taft has plans. Take a gap year in Alaska, make sure his little brother and single mother are taken care of, and continue therapy to process his father’s departure. But after his mom’s unexpected diagnosis, as Evan’s plans begin to fade, he hears something: a song no one else can hear, the voice of a mysterious singer . . .
Shosh Bell has dreams. A high school theater legend, she’s headed to performing arts college in LA, a star on the rise. But when a drunk driver takes her sister’s life, that star fades to black. All that remains is a void—and a soft voice singing in her ear . . .
Over it all, transcending time and space, a celestial bird brings strangers together: from an escaped murderer in 19th century Paris, to a Norwegian kosmonaut in low-earth orbit, something is happening that began long ago, and will long outlast Evan and Shosh.
And Don’t Look Back by Rebecca Barrow
I talked about this book just a few posts ago actually and it’s pure coincidence that it’s one of the books mentioned in the next beautiful book covers post (I have a list of books to use for future posts).
This cover really reminds me of old school horror film posters, which makes sense as it is a thriller. Having the character face away from the front really brings an air of mystery to the cover and the moody blue tones really sell the horror vibes.
I can’t really explain why I find this cover so aesthetically pleasing. Compared to a lot of covers in this series it’s fairly simple but there’s something so eye catching about it.
Synopsis: After her mother’s death, a teen pieces together the truth of her family’s past and what her mom was hiding from in this thriller that’s perfect for fans of Courtney Summers and Tiffany D. Jackson.
Harlow Ford has spent her entire life running, caught in her mother’s wake as they flit from town to town, hiding from a presence that Harlow isn’t even sure is real. In each new place, Harlow takes on a new name and personality, and each time they run, she leaves another piece of herself behind.
When Harlow and her mom set off on yet another 3 a.m. escape, they are involved in a car accident that leaves Harlow’s mother fatally wounded. Before she dies, she tells Harlow two things: where to find the key to a safety deposit box and to never stop running. In the box, Harlow finds thirty grand in cash, life insurance documents, and several fake IDs for both herself and her mom—an on-the-run essentials kit. But Harlow also finds a photograph of her mom as a teenager with two other girls, the deed to a house in a town she’s never heard of, and a handful of newspaper clippings discussing the disappearance of a woman named Eve Kennedy, Harlow’s grandmother…relics of a part of Harlow’s life she never knew existed.
With these tantalizing clues about her mother’s secrets and the power to choose her own future for the first time, Harlow realizes she has two choices: keep fleeing her mom’s ghosts or face down the nebulous threat that’s been hanging over her for her entire life.
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