Posts Tagged ‘Cover Wars’

After the disappointment of the hardback cover for Marian Keyes’ latest release The Brightest Star in the Sky, I’m really in love with the paperback version of it which I’ve just spotted on Amazon! It’s a gorgeous midnight blue colour, and I think it definitely suits the mood of the book, far more than the gold shiny cover they chose for the hardback anyway! Here is the synopsis in case you’ve missed it so far:

“At 66, Star Street in Dublin, someone is watching over the lives of the people living in its flats. But no one is aware of it – yet… One of them is ready to take the plunge and fall in love; another is torn between two very different lovers. For some, secrets they want to stay buried will come to light and for others, the unveiling of those secrets will have tragic consequences. Fate is on its way to Star Street, bringing with it love and tragedy, friendship and heartbreak, and the power to change their lives in the most unexpected of ways…”

When the hardback cover for Harriet Evans’ latest book I RememberYou was released last year (right), I loved it and thought it was quite pretty. However, I’ve just laid my eyes on the paperback version and I LOVE IT!! I think it’s so understated and gorgeous, I’m definitely going to buy a copy as I haven’t read it yet. Which do you prefer? Here’s the synopsis:

“For Tess Tennant, spring brings the promise of a fresh start. She’s moving back to her picture-perfect home town to take up a teaching job. Langford is a place of pretty stone cottages, friendly locals in oak-beamed pubs and of course Adam, her best friend since childhood. But Adam is preoccupied with a new girlfriend, and the past - which Tess thought she’d put behind her - is looming large again.So by the time she has to take her class on a trip to Rome, Tess is feeling reckless. She is swept off her feet by a mysterious stranger, and finds herself falling in love. But her magical Roman Holiday is about to turn into a nightmare…Back in Langford Adam is gone and everything has changed.Tess has to decide, once and for all, where she belongs and with whom.”

In a bit of a change, the publishers of Cecelia Ahern’s novels have decided to bring out the paperback version of her latest novel The Book of Tomorrow with a brand new cover. While I did like the hardback cover (left), I adore anything purple so I really do love the paperback version of the book (right) and think it brings a new look to a great story! Which do you prefer?

Adriana Trigiani’s novel Very Valentine is released in paperback this week (4th February), and has a brand new look too, and is very different from Adriana’s previous covers. Perhaps this will open up the appeal to her books to more readers, and I know I would certainly look twice at this book thanks to the new cover design. I much prefer it to the hardback version (right) and its nice to see publishers realise the cover of a book is becoming more and more important! Which do you prefer?

Here’s the synopsis of Very Valentine:

“Meet Valentine, an unforgettable and passionate woman with a heart and a dream as big as New York City. Her dream? To design the perfect pair of shoes …The Angelini Shoe Company, makers of exquisite wedding shoes since 1903, is one of the last family-owned businesses in Greenwich Village. Now, in the twenty-first century, the company run so devotedly by Valentine and her grandmother Teodora faces financial ruin. Juggling a romantic relationship with dashing chef Roman Falconi, her duty to her family, and a design competition for a prestigious department store, Valentine accompanies her grandmother to Italy in the hope of finding inspiration. There, in Tuscany and on the Isle of Capri, she discovers her artistic voice and much more, turning her life around in ways she never expected.”