Welcome back to Cover Awe, where we look at covers that caught our eye.
Sarah: This is a mystery but I really like this cover I spotted in a Netgalley email.
Lara: Spooky bread! I’m here for it!
Amanda: And a pun! It wouldn’t be a cozy mystery without a pun on the cover.
Sarah: It’s the yeast they can do.
Sneezy: The little ghostie face rising with the steam is so cute!
I hope some bakers commit summoning rituals like this!
Elyse: This is such a fantastic gothic cover.
Amanda: Thank god this got a new cover. The original was eh.
But I love an image within an image.
Sarah: And the symbolism of the house being her body/bodice of the dress. Nice.
Sneezy: I used to think I didn’t like picture within pictures, but there’s been so many covers like this one that’s been hitting it out of the park!
Book design by Daniel Blount
Amanda: More border designs!
Sarah: SHROOMS!
I dig this cover, tbh. I like it a LOT.
Amanda: Me too! I love the little moth
Tara: As someone who got mushrooms tattooed yesterday, I’m feeling very happy about it
Carrie: Also let’s give credit to those pitcher plants, we don’t see enough of those!
Sneezy: A friend of mine is a full on lesbian garden witch, and this is how I imagine her garden to look at night some parts of the year.
She also built a couple sheds for herself and knows her way around power tools. All interested femmes, come line up!
Elyse: I love the color and the unusual perspective.
Amanda: Agreed on the perspective! I also love that everything has a texture.
Sarah: The perspective and the color palette is incredibly alluring to my eyeballs. I keep scrolling up and down to look at the details again.
Sneezy: Agree on what everyone’s said! This artist is so skillful! They use so many bold elements together and balance them so beautifully! It’s just exhilarating to look at.
Did anyone else get a Little Golden Books vibe off the Faith Hunter (which I misread as the title) book. That is in no way a dia on the design. It’s what drew my eye before the incredible artwork. I love me some Pokey Little Puppy.
@DonnaMarie: It’s that spine border on the side that gives the Little Golden Books vibe.
I agree that the new “Anna Dressed In Blood” cover is SO much more appealing than the original. It gives dark and gothic ghostie vibes. I had my library order copies to replace the original.
I also thought “Little Golden Book” immediately! Scuffy for the win!
pretty muted colors
The Nell Ingram books are also great! Expect a combo of urban fantasy and police procedural. Nell grew up in a cult-like church and her family ties are a recurring theme, in case that is a trigger for anyone. She solves magical crimes and there is a romance arc that builds over multiple books.