Best Book Covers

[Kelley Anne]

So I've been following the thread that talks about the worst book covers, and it's been making me think about which covers are my very favorites! Thought that might be a fun topic!

Probably my top cover has to be for Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs. I actually found on her website a copy of the picture without the title or anything and that's the picture on the desktop of my computer. I don't know what it is about it, but I love that cover!



Another favorite is the series by Melissa Marr. I love all of those covers!

[Ellen]

Kelley Anne, I think I like the Cry Wolf cover better... but only by a little.

I just recieved my weekly newsletter from Rachel Vincent with the sixth book (Alpha) cover and blurb.

I love the shifter series covers.

[Jess]

Some of my favorite covers

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I'm sure there are more, but I seem to be drawing a blank. I'll come back when I remember lol.

[Melodie]

I love the cover for , even though I didn't love the book. I like the covers for the Sookie books, too, though I know a lot of people don't. And I like the cover for TWILIGHT. It's so simple, but so distinctive.

[Darcy]

Melodie wrote: "I love the cover for , even though I didn't love the book. I like the covers for the Sookie books, too, though I know a lot of people don't. And I like the cover for..."

I agree with Melodie about Hush Hush and Twilight.

[Betelgeuze]

Some of my favourite book covers:



In general i really like the cover art made by Michael Whelan and Christian McGrath

[Sam8]

Jess wrote: "Some of my favorite covers



NICE!!!

[Jess]

Yeah I almost swallowed my tongue when I saw this pop up as being the next in her series. whew..

[Sarah]

I agree to all the Hush, Hush nominations. I also really like the Lords of the Underworld covers.

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[Darcy]

I really like these ones.

[Shannon]

I love the Hush, Hush, Hunting Ground, and Mercy Thompson covers too! Some of my other faves are:

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[Leslie]

You all have pick some of the best.
I want a cover to peak my interest, but not to make me ill at ease or self-conscious about reading my book in public.
SMILE

[Kelley Anne]

Leslie wrote: "You all have pick some of the best.
I want a cover to peak my interest, but not to make me ill at ease or self-conscious about reading my book in public.
SMILE"

LOL! I agree! I live in a very conservative state, so I tend to only read books in public that have covers that aren't going to catch attention!

[Melodie]

Darcy wrote: "I really like these ones.



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I liked THE DARK DIVINE cover, too. And I also think this is a really pretty, eye-catching cover: [image error] .

[Darcy]

I think that when books have the basic black covers with bright vivid colors your eyes just go there no matter what. Also it seems like most of the covers we have listed here have the bright jewel tones that pop out too.

[Dawn, Desperately seeking new worlds]

I love the Mercy covers!
I also like
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[Jess]

Frost's series, with the exception of First Drop of Crimson, are great covers!!!

[Dawn, Desperately seeking new worlds]

@Jess agreed not sure what happened there I mean First Drop of Crimson was the worst

[Melodie]

Jess wrote: "Frost's series, with the exception of First Drop of Crimson, are great covers!!!"

I didn't like the Night Huntress books at first. Took me a really long time to buy the first one because I thought the cover was cheesy looking.

[Sam8]

Sarah ~Sehrenity~ wrote: "I agree to all the Hush, Hush nominations. I also really like the Lords of the Underworld covers.

[bookcover:The Darkest P..."


Those are good covers!!

[Sam8]

The Highlander series are my fav. . .

[Kelley Anne]

Darcy wrote: "I think that when books have the basic black covers with bright vivid colors your eyes just go there no matter what. Also it seems like most of the covers we have listed here have the bright jewel..."

That's a really good point! I don't think that I've ever really noticed that, but you are right. Most of my favs have a pretty dark background with some gorgeous splash of color!

[Kenna]

Kelley Anne wrote: "Leslie wrote: "You all have pick some of the best.
I want a cover to peak my interest, but not to make me ill at ease or self-conscious about reading my book in public.
SMILE"

LOL! I agree! ..."

Yes, I work in a hotel and most of my job is down time while I wait to check in guests. That leaves a lot of time for reading. Its most embarassing when they come up and say what are you reading? Most of the time, I tape a piece of plain paper over the front and write my name really big across it under the guise that Im marking it as mine....especailly if theres a half nekked man or woman on the front. This is one of my favorites. The girl is just SO pretty!

[Carolyn F.]

I have this book cover I bought years ago from Lillian Vernon. I always slip it on my PB's and tell everyone it's to protect the book (right?!).

[~Kate~]

i love loads of book covers including [image error] [image error]
there are loads of others but i cant think of them off the top of my head. plus designing book covers is what i eventually want to do with my life

[Jess]

I agree about the Fallen cover. It was really nicely done. Too bad the book fell short!

[~Kate~]

i actually loved Fallen as well as the cover.
<< now this book cover i loved but hated the story

[DarkHeart "Vehngeance"]

YA books are being given amazing covers of late, as beautifully illustrated by Katie.

Some other favorite covers of mine (several of which I have yet to read and one that I couldn't finish - so my appreciation of the cover is in no way a reflection of the pages inside).

[~Kate~]

i love the Valiant cover i havent seen that version of it before it looks so beautiful

[Jess]

I really liked the Red Headed Stepchild cover.. I think it was the girl's hair. It just stood out!!

My new favorite cover:

Can you say badass?? It almost looks like she's out of The Godfather or something.

[DarkHeart "Vehngeance"]

Yeah, I couldn't decide between Shift and Alpha - both are brilliant covers. And I agree on the hair in the Red-Headed Stepchild cover - I don't care for the other two covers in the series as much, but I bought a print of the first one for my library.

[Melodie]

~♡Katie♡~ wrote: "i actually loved Fallen as well as the cover.
<< now this book cover i loved but hated the story"

I loved FALLEN, too!

[~Kate~]

surprising when it got so many good reviews

[Melodie]

~♡Katie♡~ wrote: "surprising when it got so many good reviews"

I was referring to FALLEN. I loved it, too.

[Courtney]

Ok I have to put . I think that the cover is beautiful and is perfect for the story!

[Rebecca (Bec)]

Sarah ~Sehrenity~ wrote: "I agree to all the Hush, Hush nominations. I also really like the Lords of the Underworld covers.

[bookcover:The Darkest P..."

I have to agree with this. I am reading Darkest Pleasure at the moment, and every now and then I will stop and look at the front cover... hot hot hot.

[Ellen]

Jess wrote: "I really liked the Red Headed Stepchild cover.. I think it was the girl's hair. It just stood out!!

My new favorite cover:

Can you say badass?? It almost looks like she's..."

Badass! (sorry, couldn't resist) I think that this has to be at the very top of my list. Somebody mentioned this in the Rachel Vincent fourm, but each book cover Faythe grows. You can literally see her maturing to where she is now.

And the cover is so damn awesome it wins hands down anyway!

[Inkspeckle]

I thought, "whoa, is that nail polish on Xhex's fingers?" Then I looked closer and saw the scratch marks. Could it be any more accurate than that?

[Kelley Anne]

Inkspeckle - I agree! I love that cover!

[Melanie]

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I'm influenced by covers. A great cover will make me pick up a book, but I've learned not to buy based on a cover. Covers I love for books I love are:
Hush, Hush; Holly Black's Valiant; Twilight series; Elizabeth Amber's Nicholas the Lords of Satyr; Yasmine Galenorn's Witchling and Changeling; Anna Godbersen's Luxe, Rumors, and Envy; Megan Hart's Tempted and Broken.

[Betelgeuze]

Other covers i like:

[Heather B]

Here are some that I like:

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[~Kate~]

^^ they are very beautiful covers

[Heather B]

I like the covers best when they're more simple and there isn't too much small detail in them.