Hello everyone!
Recently, a t10w topic about favorite 2019 covers really attracted my attention. If you’ve been following me for a while, you know I’m easily attracted by pretty covers so imagine how happy am I to read countless posts with all the pretty covers! 😍
However, it also made me realize that there are several type of covers that I gravitate more than others. Obviously, cover trends change from time to time so it made me wonder whether it’s just the trend or I’m always drawn to the same thing. And turns out, I did! There are some design that always attracted my attention:
Neon
The Devouring Gray // Ruse // Aphrodite Made Me Do It
Who can resist the bright lights, especially because they’re always paired with dark background. It’s such a BAM in your face kind of design.
Illustration with bold colors
Hello Girls // The Kingdom // Rayne & Delilah’s Midnite Matinee
I love illustrated covers and I’m so happy to see the shift from real pictures photographs (which were the trend in the early 00’s books) to illustrations. Especially if they are using bold and contrasting colors!
Dark with gold or silver accents
I can’t resist black covers in any form, but I love it even more when they are paired with gold or silver! It’s just the best cover combination, especially for books about magic.
You might also notice there’s a recurring theme with the covers I picked: all of them has blue/purple element 💙💜 I actually love all colors, it’s just I have different preference for shades within the color (for example, lavender is my favorite shade of purple). But blue, purple, and red just always been my go-to favorite colors, so it’s no wonder my choice of covers also reflect it.
What attracts you to book covers? What are your favorite 2019 covers?
I LOVE metallic accents in covers too ❤ Like the hardcover of The Binding! It's just glorious *heart eyes*
LikeLike
I’ve seen the cover of the Binding online and it IS gorgeous 😍 I can’t imagine how beautiful it is in person!
LikeLike
Ahh this is such a fun post! I adore book covers so much, they just have so much impact, give us a feel of a book, makes us want to read it and more. I especially love the illustrated book covers and the ones with bold colors here are fantastic! ❤
LikeLike
Exactly! I love covers that represent the story and I love it even more if it’s a subtle nod to something really meaningful to the story. It definitely gives more impact ❤
LikeLiked by 1 person
I love this post, and I’m definitely into all the trends you mentioned. Neon I especially love, because I feel like it’s not terribly common, and it can be used in so many different ways. I love cute illustration, like The Bride Test, or minimalist illustrations like The Hate U Give.
LikeLike
Neon is very versatile indeed! Ooh when talking about minimalist illustrations, the only one came to mind is Shades of Magic or Shatter Me series. But they prove that minimalist covers can also be a memorable one!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I. LOVE. THESE. Seriously every one of them is fabulous! And I hadn’t thought of it before your post, but wow I love the neon trend too! And the bold color illustrations combine TWO of my faves: bold colors, and of course, illustrations, so YEP very much a win! And I like the dark cover theme too, especially with a shiny font! Great choices, I wholly agree with you!
LikeLike
Ahh yay! So glad we have the same taste haha! ❤
LikeLike
I definitely agree with you on the bold colors, I love that! I usually don’t like covers that have too much white background as covers with darker or bolder colors look a lot better to me 🙂 I also like the Neon thing, the Aphrodite made me do it cover is what really drew me in because it looks so aesthetic!
LikeLike
White covers can be really pretty too but they tend to be not as eye catching for me or I’m just too afraid to buy the edition because they’ll easily get dirty! 😅
LikeLiked by 1 person
Lovely post, Tasya! I am SUCH trash for any books with gold or silver accents. It’s my “type” of book cover, if that makes sense. Haha! I also really love vibrant neon lettering! It’s always so eyecatching, and makes me intrigued about the book! ❤
LikeLike
Thanks for reading, Kelly! ❤ Yeah, especially if the illustration is accompanied by equally interesting titles. It's always a win for me!
LikeLike
I too love covers that have the dark + gold design. I do prefer them relatively minimalistic too! Love your categories. Awesome post! 😀
LikeLike
Thanks for reading Lashaan! Yeah I totally agree- I know that illustrations and bright colors are very in your face type of covers, which is why I love the simplicity and sense of mystery with dark + gold/silver design!
LikeLiked by 1 person