Sunday, January 13, 2013

Deja Vu Review (6): Favorite book covers


The Deja Vu Review is hosted every Sunday by Brittany at The Book Addict's Guide.  It's a chance to mini-review books that I read in my pre-blogging days.  This week's topic is your favorite book cover(s)!  Here are two of my faves (with mini-reviews to go along).

The Luxe series by Anna Godbersen


I recently reviewed the final installment in Godbersen's second YA historical fiction series, The Lucky Ones .  But the covers of her first series take the cake for awesomeness.  Each cover features a different girl in a drop-dead gorgeous ball gown (fitting for the time period of the novel).  I am not a very "girly" girl, but even I turn green with envy when I see those things.  My favorite is the cover of Rumors; that red dress slays me.

To give you a short review: The Luxe (and its three subsequent novels) focuses primarily on four girls (Elizabeth, Diana, Penelope, and Lina) living among the New York City elite in 1899.  There are lover's quarrels, backstabbing, and murder: what else do you need?  Plus, the period details are excellent.  These books actually inspired me to read a nonfiction novel about this part of NYC's history (When The Astors Owned New York, by Justin Kaplan).  It was a perfect companion to Godbersen's drama-filled fictional story.

Under the Dome by Stephen King

I already mentioned this cover in a Follow Friday post way-back-when, but anyone asking me about my favorite book covers is going to have to hear about Under The Dome.  The cover of this book is simply amazing (and makes me so happy that I have a hardcover copy, so I can pull the jacket off to really look at it!).  It's eye-catching and extremely detailed.  As you read the novel, you can refer to the cover and understand some of the little things that were added into the picture.  LOVE.

As for the book itself, it is, also, amazeballs.  Definitely one of Stephen King's epics, in the manner of The Stand and It.  It's crazy-long, but in that 1000+ pages, the twists and the energy do.not.stop.  LONG story short: the town of Chester's Mill is suddenly cut off from the rest of the world by an invisible dome surrounding it.  No one can get in or out, and even the air has trouble passing through.  The citizens need to find a way to deal with the dome...and each other.

King does a great job getting you into the (massive) cast of characters.  You root for the good guys, you can't wait to see the bad guys meet a grisly end, and even the side characters are fleshed out well enough that you feel a bit invested in them.  Blood and gore?  Yes, but the real story here is the frightening way the town changes as its citizens deal with the realities of the dome.  This book is one of the many reasons I love King so very much.

What are your favorite book covers?

10 comments:

  1. You reminded me that I NEED to finish the Luxe series! I've only read the first two books, but the ending of the second one slayed me and I've been afraid to continue ever since. But I do agree that the covers are very pretty, and I also love Rumors best!

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  2. The Luxe series look great!! I have the first three to read, so I definitely need to get around to reading those soon.

    I have to agree with you about being so envious about those dresses. Even if you aren't a girly girl, it's hard not to be jealous! :)

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  3. The covers for the Lux series are stunning. I think I like Envy the best.

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  4. LOVE how the dresses take up the whole cover! Those are so gorgeous.
    I still need to read Under the Dome! I'm just afraid of its page count lol.

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  5. I do love those dresses! So pretty! I haven't read that series but you make it sound like I should definitely check them out. :D I don't like Stephen King's books, but I do have to admit that's an awesome cover!

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  6. I've had Luxe for over a year yet still haven't read it. I think I bought it based on the cover, but now I think I need to move it up the queue. Thanks for sharing!

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  7. Ah, that Stephen King cover is cool! And I've not actually heard of that book of his.

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  8. @Angela, the Envy dress is a close second.

    @Brittany, don't fear the page count, I promise it's worth it!! :)

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  9. I just adore these covers, the gowns are gorgeous! One of my favorite covers is Once by Cameron Dokey, the girl on the cover is wearing this amazing deep green ballgown, it's my ideal fairy tale dress! :)

    Alice @ Alice in Readerland

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  10. Ooooh I just looked up Once, that is a gorgeous cover!!

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