Top Ten Tuesday – 10 Books I Initially Wanted to Read Because of Cover Love

 

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.  Top Ten Tuesday has been one of my favorite memes ever since I started blogging, so huge thanks to Jana for taking over the hosting duties!

This week’s TTT topic is actually supposed to be Titles or Covers That Made Me Want to Read/Buy the Book.  I decided to focus on covers, mainly because I’m a sucker for a cool cover and because they are usually what first catches my attention and makes me interested in learning more about a book.  As you can see from my selection, I’m very drawn to flowers, rich and vibrant colors, and to black and white covers with pops of red.

10 Books I Wanted to Read Initially Because of Cover Love

 

 

 

1. CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE by Tomi Adeyemi

2.  THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA by T.J. Klune

3.  EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE by Jay Kristoff (This book hasn’t come out yet but I preordered as soon as I saw the cover.)

4.  THE LOST APOTHECARY by Sarah Penner

5. NEVERNIGHT by Jay Kristoff

6. RED WINTER by Annette Marie

7.  GODS OF JADE AND SHADOW by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

8.  A SHADOW BRIGHT AND BURNING by Jessica Cluess

9. THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY by Alix E. Harrow

10. THE ONCE AND FUTURE WITCHES by Alix E. Harrow

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Question:  Have you read any of these? What kind of covers draw your attention?

43 replies
  1. RO
    RO says:

    I haven’t read any of these, but my goodness, they all look fabulous. I’ve picked up books for the cover in the past, but now I almost always focus on the title and the blurb. Hope you’re doing well and sending hugs, RO

    • Suzanne
      Suzanne says:

      Right? That’s one of my favorites. I really want to get hard copies of all her books for my collection because they’re so pretty.

  2. Anne - Books of My Heart
    Anne - Books of My Heart says:

    The only one I’ve read is Children of Blood and Bone which was fantastic on audio. I enjoy Annette Marie and I own both of the Alix Harrow books so I’ll get to them at some point. It’s a great list. I’d like to read all of them.

  3. Missy
    Missy says:

    SOOOOO many great covers here, all of them have such great typography and look so nice together! I read and loved Nevernight!

  4. Jo
    Jo says:

    I was definitely drawn to the covers of Children of Blood and Bone and A Shadow Bright and Burning as well (though I have yet to read the latter).

    • Suzanne
      Suzanne says:

      I’ve seen a lot of mixed reviews for The Lost Apothecary. I actually haven’t gotten around to reading it yet since those put me off a bit. Hopefully soon though.

  5. verushka
    verushka says:

    Oh I agree, the Children of Blood and Bone’s cove rgot my attention the first moment I saw it~ ! These are sll stunning actually, but Red Winter makes me want to know more about it.

  6. trin carl
    trin carl says:

    I’ve listened to children of blood and bone on audiobook. Red Winter sounds great. I found that I’m able to write more if I listen to audio books.

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