The weekly link-up is hosted by The Book Chewers.
So, MV of The Book Chewers posted this linkup, and I just have to put myself out there about the topic. What is it? Book covers of course! Pretty, mysterious, lovely book covers.
We all have times when we don’t know what to read but the itch to get a brand new sparkly book from the bookstore just won’t go away. So you wander around thinking which one to pick up and take home. Sometimes I ask the bookstore people for recommendations but more often I go with my gut instinct. I pick up books by the blurb and, which brings me to the topic finally, book covers.
For me, book covers are more than just lovely pictures fronting books. They mean something, or at least they intended to. The five that I’ve picked mostly lean on to the former but one was just too fun not to include. Here they are:
Reached (Matched Trilogy #3) by Ally Condie
I love all of the covers of theI trilogy but somehow this is my favorite among the three. It’s a picture of a girl breaking out of the glass which encased her which pretty much tells you the gist Reach‘s plot.
Insurgent (Divergent Trilogy #2) by Veronica Roth
Another dystopian read, Insurgent‘s cover features a tree, also the symbol of one of the five factions in the series – Amity. Amity, as described in the book, is one of the essential factions because they sustain the city with food and produce, and that’s exactly what a tree does. It’s a beautiful correlation.
P.S. Plus points if you have the hard cover.
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Another cover with a tree on it. If you’ve read this novel, then you know that the whole tree allegory – that we can all grow even with all the scars and trauma. If you haven’t read Speak yet, then you better go get it now. It’s not heart-warming or anything but it will make you think.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Another cover I like because of the allegory behind it but also because, just like I am partial to covers with trees, I am also partial to covers featuring bodies of water.
Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple
This one I picked because it’s fun. And look at all those different versions!
So, there are my five favorites. How about you? Sound off at The Book Chewers linkup and let the world know.
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