We’re chatting about covers on Chapter Break. ‘Cause you know we all judge books by covers, whether we admit it or not. We judge the style, the color and font choices, and just the overall look. That might not keep us from reading the book, but we do still judge.
So this elegant creepy cover really gets my attention. The artistic style is up my alley. On first glance the cover is beautiful, and eerie, and something of a mystery.
I like that the cover is essentially colorless- it is all darks and shading. The fonts are lovely and easy to read as well.
Looking deeper, I really like the girl’s dress. The sparkles at the bottom where the dress appears as it is growing out of the ground around the girl, suggesting something magical. The fit and style is giving elegant gala where one is trying to make a scene and have all eyes on her.
Looking deeper a the girl, she looks a bit emo, which isn’t what I initially interpreted. Perhaps not a high class gala crasher but something else. She’s hiding a bit from the birds, which suggests she is not in control of them, but fears them.
Perhaps she is the target and not the superheroinespy I initially took the cover to suggest. Either way I would pick this up to flip over and read the blurb. In fact, I did go read the blurb on Amazon. Not that it answered many questions.
For me – the thought of being surrounded by that many birds is enough to freak me out. But hey – that’s me!
I do like the vibe on this cover. Kind of creepy school\historic buildings meets prom dress. The dress is a standout. Court of Thorns and Roses impression. Plus I like how the bottom of the dress blends into the background on the cover.
The font on the cover works. It stands out enough to make it easy to read. But not too much to overwhelm the rest of the cover.
I’d say this cover did it’s job and got my attention enough to read the blurb.
What are your thoughts on this cover?
