Welcome back to Cover Awe! The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks Cover design by Donna Sinisgalli Noetzel Amanda: I love how simple and thought the design is with the train border and smoke turning into the title. Sarah: That border is So NEAT. Lara: I’m loving those rich colours too. Sarah: I love these collections of covers. So many pretty details to look at. The simplicity still says so much about … Continue reading Cover Awe: Color Combos→
It’s Comics, but it’s not Comic Sans! Recently Cat Sebastian revealed on Instagram the cover for her new book, Star Shipped, coming out in March 2026: Vintage comic style! I dig it. It conveys an era without being exactly specific, and it’s a style that’s nostalgically familiar. I’ve noticed this style as a growing trend in romance. Now, usually when I notice a trend, it’s after two similar occurrences. That’s a coincidence, I know. This … Continue reading Comic Style Covers Keep On Coming→
Welcome back to Cover Awe! The Dividing Sky by Jill Tew Cover art by Jorge Luis Miraldo From Squee Me: I don’t know if you feature books that aren’t out yet in Cover Awe, but I spotted this gorgeous cover on NetGalley and am submitting for your Cover Awe consideration! Sarah: That is really stunning. I love the use of color and silhouettes. And the contrast! Urban sky alongside mountains, trees and giant ass birds … Continue reading Cover Awe: Tarot and Intimacy→
Welcome back to Cover Awe! There’s something slightly new in how we do Cover Awe – the title will be bolded with a link to its SBTB info page where you can find buy links to several retailers. Primal Mirror by Nalini Singh Cover art by Tony Mauro Sarah: I think this is really alluring. The silhouettes are evocative and intimate, and the solitary animal inside his image says so much – this is lush … Continue reading Cover Awe: Forest Green and Something Creepy→
Welcome back to Cover Awe! Cover illustration by Cynthia Sheppard Amanda: Love the eye contact on this one! Sarah: This cover is an incredible balance of stillness between their faces and movement with all the fabric. The composition is flawless. Lara: I’m rather taken with the bouffant hair. I feel it adds to the cover rather nicely. Cover illustration by Alexis Lampley Sarah: Oooh my! Elyse: The dress spacesuit is chef’s kiss. Sarah: She looks … Continue reading Cover Awe: Warmth and Softness→
Welcome back to Cover Awe, where we discuss book covers we like! Cover designed by Cassandra Garruzzo Mueller Amanda: I support butts on covers. I think the softness of the painting with the blocky neon green text is a very good pairing! Elyse: Butts, butts, butts. Sarah: The first thing I heard about this book was book folks talking about the luscious and erotic cover. Boy, were they right. Lara: Oh, I love this pairing … Continue reading Cover Awe: Butts→
Welcome back to Cover Awe! Cover art and design by Daniela Medina Amanda: This came out last year and I literally heard nothing about it! Sarah: I saw this and said to myself, “Shana will want her earrings.” Sneezy: Ugh THE COLOURS! I aspire to this level of sophistication in colour theory There are SO MANY bold elements in colours and shapes, and it all comes together so harmoniously! Also what eyeshadow is she wearing? … Continue reading Cover Awe: So Many Colors!→
Welcome back to Cover Awe! Cover design by Meg Sayre Amanda: So many great details like the blood on the collar and the phantom hand. Sarah: I love how the illustration looks sort of like a daguerreotype. I’m sure there are whole rooms on Pinterest that use this color palette. Sneezy: I love that the visuals of the briars bursting out of the painting feels like it’s sort of playing with the title. Cover design … Continue reading Cover Awe: Creepy and Trippy→
Welcome back to Cover Awe! Cover design by George Towne Amanda: I really love the covers for this series! The rich gem tones with interesting objects (and that little frog!) are beautiful. Sarah: I love this cover. I love the colors, I love the jewel tones, as Amanda said, I love the type treatment, and the marbled background. I could decorate a whole room based on these colors. SO lush. Sneezy: Agree! It’s also really … Continue reading Cover Awe: Flowers, Pulp Fiction, & More→
This crop of covers just fills me with joy! Cover design by Rita Frangie Batour Sarah: The “Wearing a big giant dress on the cover” trend is very old and established but I LOVE the use of texture to resemble embroidery here Kiki: Harper’s always got the gowns! Claudia: She sure does!! A recent one had a gorgeous emerald green one!! Amanda: We’re still unpacking at the house, but this just makes me want to … Continue reading Cover Awe: Kissing on a Stack of Pancakes→
Welcome back to Cover Awe! Cover illustration by Syd Mills From Cleo: Just look at it! It’s gorgeous. And it fits the book perfectly – a moody, sexy Sapphic UF romance between an ex-demon hunter with angelic blood and the demon sent to seduce and destroy her. Sarah: jaw hanging open. Amanda: It gives me renaissance painting vibes. Cover art and design by Katie Anderson Sarah: Hits a LOT of the trends Amanda and I … Continue reading Cover Awe: Immaculate Vibes→
