Over on YA Highway they're asking: What are your all time favorite book covers?
I'm drawn to two kinds of covers: super pretty and super creepy. Pretty makes me want it. Creepy gets me intrigued.
So! Here are the ones that scare me:
The looming windows remind me of jaws, and I don't get the sense that this kid is going to escape unscathed.
Cover matched with the perfect title. So good.
Drood. Dread. Coupled with the fact that it's about a dark double life? Yes, please.
It doesn't seem like much, but if you look closely you can see a blueprint-like pattern in the black. Match that with the fact that this book is about a house that's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside (and the fact that it's the most unique, unsettling book I've ever read) well...total creep-fest.
I couldn't decide which of these I liked better. So, both!
Now, for the pretty:
These books could be blank on the inside and I'd still want to own them.
And for the last...one that's stuck with me for quite some time. I haven't read the book, but something about the shades of blue they use...or maybe the lonely figure...I don't know, but this cover won't let me go:
