Nominate the best people-free YA or NA book cover
Posted: July 7, 2013 Filed under: On Books | Tags: aussie-owned, book covers 11 CommentsLooking at my Pinterest account made me realise what a sucker I am for a cover with a pretty boy or girl on it. I’m not sure whether that’s because I look at a lot of YA covers, and most of them feature people, so my collection is reflective of what’s out there—or whether it’s due to my own biases. But to try and address this, my post over at Aussie Owned and Read this month will be a poll where we vote for the best YA or NA cover that has no people on it. I’m extending this to include bits of people, such as eyes, or silhouettes of people. (Animals, however, are fine.)
But in order to vote, we first need covers to choose from, so I’m asking you guys to nominate your favourite covers first. Post in the comments with your favourite cover, and make sure to include a link to the cover you mean so I get the right edition. Then on 25 July come on over to Aussie Owned and vote for your favourite! The winner gets bragging rights.
Here are a few gorgeous covers to get you started.
Cassandra Page 
I see you have divergent already, but I prefer Insurgent. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11735983-insurgent
And I haven’t read it but Darkest Mercy has a beautiful cover. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10576677-darkest-mercy
Darkest Mercy has a lady in the background. But I’ve added Insurgent!
Ketchup Clouds! Picture = here: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11088150-ketchup-clouds
Also The Northern Lights: http://www.dymocks.com.au/productdetails/ProductDetail.aspx?R=9780439944663#.Ud1B7G20KSo
The secrets of the immortal nicholas flamel series http://www.goodreads.com/book/photo/3168250-the-alchemyst
Graceling, of course!
SIEGE & STORM by Leigh Bardugo http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14061955-siege-and-storm and PULSE by Patrick Carman http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14760527-pulse
A couple of nominations from Twitter, via Dahlia Adler:
“Ooh well it’s not out til March but I LOVE the cover of SIDE EFFECTS MAY VARY by Julie Murphy. On the pubbed side, the whole Covenant series by Jennifer Armentrout, especially HALF-BLOOD. So stunning!”
Posting them here so I don’t lose them. :p
Burn by Addison Moore
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005CO2R46
Wicked by Addison Moore
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005NIOT5G
Tremble by Addison Moore
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0052XOTKM
Sacrifice by K.A. Last
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00D0EHJ4I
Fields of Elysium by A.B. Whelan
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0983472947
The Steele Wolf by Chanda Hahn
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00AVNUBIC
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0062024043
Eternal by Gillian Shields
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009JS4VP4
I know there are more that are awesome these are the ones I could think if the best first though 🙂 Can’t wait to vote!
Are you still taking nominations for this? I just stumbled on a whole series of awesome covers. The Celestra series by Addison Moore: http://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=Celestra
Yes please. My poll is 25 July so I’ll take nominations till midnight Saturday 20th, I think. That gives me time to draft the post!
Cool will keep an eye open. 🙂