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Cover Love: Nightshade
Posted by Sam Smith in Blog, Cover Launches
Usually I have really great intentions to tell you guys all about a cover and the thought that went into it and then I start typing and it all just devolves into pretty.
So! We shall turn that around because while the cover for Andrea Cremer's fantastic (seriously, you will not believe how fantastic it is) NIGHTSHADE is pretty its so much more as well. I should say that we can't take much of the credit for this cover since it was designed by the talented people at Penguin US.
What I love about this cover the most (and I have to say 'the most' because there are so many things I love about it – not the least that awesome gothic purple) is the way that nothing is quite what it seems. The really gorgeous flowers are offset by the violence of the blood, the bold type is balanced by delicate floral florishes, the fierce girl has a very small but still cheeky smile. Everything is hinting at something more. I love it because that's exactly what Andrea's book does – gives you something amazing and makes you want to know, to read, to experience MORE about these characters and their world.
What do you guys think? Would this cover get NIGHTSHADE a place on your must-read shelf?
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Yes! It's already made it to my must read list.
Beautiful! When will be released? I need this cover on my bookshelf.
Already read a galley and it is quite good, and that's coming from a man who doesn't read YA fiction with pretty teenage girls (werewolf or not) on the cover. I think you all will enjoy it once it releases in October.
Nice to see that everyone's looking forward to this as much as us!
Nightshade will be published on 28th December in the UK and our other territories, except Australia and New Zealand where it's out on 4th November.
Let the countdown begin!
I think the art department deserves a raise :)
Well done Penguin US & Atom – it's a brilliant cover!
This cover IS what made me pick this book up off the shelf, period! I was thrilled to find that the book was 100% as good as the cover was beautiful. The new covers wouldn't have got a second look from me. They are too generic, like someones trying to fit in and be like the hundreds of other shifter books on the shelf. I have heard they wanted a more adult look, but guess what, adult here. Just one womans opinion.