Cover Awe: Mermaids, Cookies, & Shiny Stuff

Cover Awe is back today! This is where we discuss covers that have recently caught our eyes, though we might not always agree.

The Surface Breaks by Louise O'Neill. The cover looks like it's make of paper cutouts. The background is a deep blue. A woman with her eyes closed takes up the bottom third. He red hair floats upward and in her hair are little designs - gems, fish, a mirror, starfish, and more. It's definitely a take on The Little Mermaid.

Amanda: Well that is stunning. It reminds me a lot of those 3D paper crafts people do.

Sarah: Oh, gosh. The paper cut look is gorgeous. Vicky Scott does similar work – she did illustrations for SBTB, too and I love them. What a fantastic cover.

Nice by Seressia Glass. A blue background. A woman is standing over a man. The man is shirtless, on his knees, and wearing a collar with a leash. The woman is pulling on the leash as she bends to kiss him.

Elyse: I love this cover. First of all: blue. So much blue. Second: sub hero. Third: it’s erotic romance but it conveys intimacy.

Amanda: Yeah, I like how it makes it clear that HEY SUB HERO OVER HERE. And Seressia Glass writes characters you don’t necessarily see a lot of. I think she had an age difference pairing with an older heroine before too.

Sarah: I like the simplicity of the composition, and I really like the position of their bodies indicating intimacy and trust, and eagerness.

Hungry for Love by Maya Sacher. A wooden counter has a cute spread of pink and white cookies. There are two mugs filled with tea. There's also a rolling pin and a recipe card.

Elyse: I really like this cover. Sometimes it’s nice to have a cover without a couple (or hero) on it.

Amanda: I can always appreciate a cover that makes me hungry, though I do wish that were a real cookie recipe.

Sarah: This doesn’t do it for me, alas. I can see the heart and the smiley face and the image construction, but as a cover, eh? (I’m sorry!)

Grim Lovelies by Megan Shepherd. The background is black. The title in in a gorgeous scarlet red at the center of the cover. The font is in these thin, blocky letters. The rest of the space is filled with gold filigree, a gargoyle at the top flanked with two birds of prey. There's also a golden Eiffel Tower beneath the title.

Amanda: I hope this is shiny and glittery in person!

RHG: Ooooooo!

Sarah: I don’t want to blink and interrupt all the visual discoveries hidden in this cover. Wow.

Elyse: I don’t even know what this book is about, but I just bought it.

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  1. Ren Benton says:

    I too like papercraft covers. I had to look up the artist for this one (Seedlings Design Studio) because I love it so much.

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07B6HGQY2/

  2. Ren Benton says:

    @Lora: Another book of hers has that spiral staircase winding through a rose, which is also striking.

  3. Frida says:

    LOVE the Seressia Glass cover! Where did you find it? I can’t find info about this book anywhere.

  4. Amanda says:

    @Frida: I don’t think any links are up yet since it’s due out later in the summer!

  5. Leigh Kramer says:

    I loved Seressia Glass’s Spice so I’m glad to hear there will be more in the series!

  6. Anonymous says:

    I don’t think I’ve ever concluded I had to read a book from one of these posts before, but count me in on the ‘must read that Seressia Glass’ club. SUB HERO.

  7. chrisz says:

    I just want to wipe up the work surface in the Hungry for Love cover.

    But I love all the other ones! Ok, I also really like the idea of the Hungry for Love cover, it’s just too messy.

  8. Lindsey says:

    Some weeks ago I asked my library to order “The Surface Breaks” but I was told I had to wait for a U.S. publication to get released. The cover alone sold me!

    I also have a mighty need for that Seressia Glass book and I wish I could preorder it somewhere. Sub heroes are the rarest catnip.

  9. Zyva says:

    Re #1: Didn’t even know I wanted a heroine version of “Creatures in the beard”.

    Re last: A gargoyle shifter romance?

  10. I like all the covers – especially the Seressia Glass, what lovely clear design. But I at first I thought the reddish stuff sprinkled around “Hungry for Love” was blood. I guess it’s really fine chocolate chunks and shavings? Looks like blood with my middle-aged eyes on my screen. But that contrast sort of makes it more compelling.

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