It’s only been a week since my last cover reveal post, and I
already have more for you. I guess it’s just that time of year.
Publication
Date: January 22, 2019
Hardcover, 368 pages, Tor Teen
Genres:
YA, Contemporary
Are our destinies written in stone?
Do we become nothing more than the self-fulfilling prophesies of other people's
opinions? Or can we dare to become who we believe we were born to be?
Jesse Jameson is in line to inherit
the land that's been in his family for generations--there's just one catch: to
prove his maturity, he has to win the approval of his former best friend,
Scarlett Copeland, and her father. But when Jesse finds out that Scarlett's
father is abusing her, he must decide what truly matters most: his family's
land or helping the girl he's fallen in love with.
My Thoughts
So contemporary covers are usually pretty boring, simply
because they’re either normal people posing or large fonts on a plain
background. However, every once in a while, I get a contemporary cover reveal
that I very much enjoy. And this is one of them. I like the soft pink and white
color scheme in combination with the green grass. It’s a subtle cover. The
models also look very great together.
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Circle of Shadows
Publication Date: January 22, 2019
Hardcover, 400
pages, Balzer + Bray
Genres: YA, Fantasy
Sora can move as silently as a
ghost and hurl throwing stars with lethal accuracy. Her gemina, Daemon, can win
any physical fight blindfolded and with an arm tied behind his back. They are
apprentice warriors of the Society of Taigas—marked by the gods to be trained
in magic and the fighting arts to protect the kingdom of Kichona.
As their graduation approaches,
Sora and Daemon look forward to proving themselves worthy of belonging to the
elite group—but in a kingdom free of violence since the Blood Rift Rebellion
many years ago, it’s been difficult to make their mark. So when Sora and Daemon
encounter a strange camp of mysterious soldiers while on a standard scouting
mission, they decide the only thing to do to help their kingdom is to
infiltrate the group. Taking this risk will change Sora’s life forever—and lead
her on a mission of deception that may fool everyone she’s ever loved.
My Thoughts
I like some aspects of this cover, but not others. The blue
colors are nice, and the font is cool. The armored knights also look very
intriguing. I don’t care for the castle though. It’s just too much. Also, I’m
unsure about the white cloud thing. But otherwise, it’s a perfectly acceptable
cover.
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(Ravenspire #4)
Publication
Date: February 12, 2019
Hardcover, 400 pages, Balzer + Bray
Genres:
YA, Fantasy, Fairytale Retelling
Blue de la Cour has her life
planned: hide the magic in her blood and continue trying to turn metal into
gold so she can help her city’s homeless. But when her father is murdered and a
cruel but powerful woman claims custody of Blue and her property, one wrong
move could expose her—and doom her once and for all. The only one who can help?
The boy she’s loathed since childhood: Prince Kellan.
Kellan Renard, crown prince of
Balavata, is walking a thin line between political success and devastating
violence. Newly returned from boarding school, he must find a bride among the
kingdom’s head families and announce his betrothal—but escalating tension among
the families makes the search nearly impossible. He’s surprised to discover
that the one person who makes him feel like he can breathe is Blue, the girl
who once ruined all his best adventures.
When mysterious forces lead to
disappearances throughout Balavata, Blue and Kellan must work together to find
the truth. What they discover will lead them to the darkest reaches of the
kingdom, and to the most painful moments of their pasts. When romance is
forbidden and evil is rising, can Blue save those she loves, even if it costs
her everything?
My Thoughts
This is another cover that I have mixed feelings for. While
I like the background (I can’t tell if that’s glass or snow, but it’s pretty),
I’m on the fence about the font and pumpkin. The title font should be carved
into the pumpkin like the apple for the first book’s cover, instead of just
laid on top of it. I’m also not big on the red font. Oh, and I was hoping the
cover would be a different color than the previous three books, since The Wish Granter was already blue—a dark
blue, but still.
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The Queen’s Resistance
(The Queen’s Rising #2)
Publication Date: January 22, 2019
Hardcover, 432
pages, HarperTeen
Genres: YA, Fantasy
At long last, Brienna is a mistress
of knowledge and is beginning to settle into her role as the daughter of Davin
MacQuinn, a disgraced lord who returned to Maevana to reclaim his house. Though
she’d just survived a revolution, one that will finally return a queen to the
throne, she faces yet another challenge: proving herself trustworthy to the
MacQuinns. But as Queen Isolde Kavanagh’s closest confidant, she’ll have to
balance serving her father’s house as well as her country. And then there’s
Cartier, a wholly separate but desirable factor in her new life.
Aodhan Morgane, formerly known as
Cartier Évariste, is adjusting to the stark contrast between his pre-rebellion
life in Valenia as a master of knowledge and his current one as the lord of a
fallen house. During the castle’s restoration, he discovers a young boy named
Tomas, whose past and parentage are a complete mystery. So when Cartier’s
former pupil Brienna is as taken with Tomas as he is, he lets his mind wander —
what if he doesn’t have to raise him or his house alone?
As the Lannon trial swiftly
approaches, Brienna and Cartier must put their love aside and stay focused on
the most vital task at hand — forging alliances, executing justice and ensuring
that no man, woman or child halts the queen’s coronation. But resistance is
rumbling in the old regime’s supporters, who are desperate to find a weakness
in the rebels’ forces. And what makes one more vulnerable than deep-seated
love?
In this follow-up to The
Queen’s Rising, Rebecca Ross weaves
political intrigue, complicated relationships and love to create a story that
readers won’t be able to put down.
My Thoughts
I like this cover. One, it matches the first book, and two,
it’s orange. I don’t know why, but I’ve become kind of obsessed with YA fantasy
covers that are orange. It’s just so rare to see them. Most YA fantasy covers
are black, gray, red, or blue. But anywho, I still haven’t read the first book,
so I’m unsure of the symbolism behind the marks in the corners, or even who the
characters are in the circle. Doesn’t matter, though, ‘cause it’s orange.
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Publication
Date: April 9, 2019
Hardcover, 384 pages, HarperTeen
Genres:
YA, Fantasy
Katya’s power to freeze anything
she touches has made her an outcast in her isolated village. And when she loses
control of her ability, accidentally killing several villagers, she is banished
to the palace of the terrifying Prince Sasha in Kiev.
At the castle, though, she is
surprised to find that Sasha is just like her—with his own strange talent, the
ability to summon fire. Instead of punishment, Sasha offers Katya friendship,
and the chance to embrace her power rather than fear it.
But outside the walls of Kiev,
Sasha’s enemies have organized their own army of people who can control the
very earth. Bent on taking over the entire world, they won’t stop until they’ve
destroyed everything.
Katya and Sasha are desperate to
stop the encroaching army, and together their powers are a fearsome weapon. But
as their enemies draw nearer, leaving destruction in their wake, will fire and
frost be enough to save the world? Or will they lose everything they hold dear?
My Thoughts
I’m so over the crows/birds on covers trend. Please
publishers, save me from this ugly trend. I don’t understand why it’s a thing.
Ugh. Thankfully, this bird is at least white and a pretty eagle, or maybe it’s
a hawk? Can’t really tell. I like the color scheme of this cover, but the
overall design is inhibited thanks to the avian creature on it.
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Those are some recently revealed covers. What do you think?
Do you like them?
