Tuesday, 31 December 2019

Rating the Covers of My 27 Last Reads of 2019

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1) "Kirke" by Madeline Miller
A wonderful and atmospheric cover which
fits the feel of the book itself. I loved this
novel, and it's cover is no exception. 8/10.

2) "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
It definitely suits the story, so I guess it
gets points for that. However, I'm not completely
sold on it. 5/10.

3) "Call me by your name" by André Aciman
A movie cover! I loved the movie, which
has me liking this cover as well. Also, it
gives me them good IKEA colour vibes. 7/10.

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4) "Rör mig inte!" by Tahereh Mafi
Um... I really don't like this cover. Don't
get me wrong; I've seen worse. But this...
just no. 3/10.

5) "Animal Farm" by George Orwell
Wow! So cool! I love it! The art, the colours,
and connection to the story. I'm in love!
This gets 9/10.

6) "The DUFF" by Kody Keplinger
Being a photographic cover consisting
of mostly a face, I'm surprised I don't dislike
it more than I do. Actually, I don't dislike it.
I think it's kinda nice. The font, her expression,
and the bubblegum gives it a nice kick. 7/10.

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7) "Liftarens guide till galaxen" by Douglas Adams
Simple and maybe a little vintage? The
astronaut's face is a tad strange, but
I don't think it ruins the rest of the cover.
It is a bit plain, though. 5/10.

8) "Siddhartha" by Herman Hesse
I didn't like this book, but WOW do I
like this cover! I think it's gorgeous,
to be honest. It's not top score pretty,
but definitely an 8/10.

9) "The Copper Gauntlet" by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
I like how the whole series has matching
covers, and they're all detailed and fit
each book's story well. I am enjoying this
series and its covers. 7/10.

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10) "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
*angel choir sounds* ooooAAAAaaa~
Very pretty, soft, cute, and all that jazz.
Loved the book, love this cover. Let it
live forever. 9/10.

11) "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
I think this is a cover that translates
poorly as an image on a screen, because
irl, this is golden and shiny af, and I'm
living for it. Sure, it's not the prettiest
cover ever, but the shininess is boosting
that rating! 6/10.

12) "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
I bought the boxed set and hoped for
shininess, but was let down. So this is not
as glamorous as it could've been. Ends up
pretty dull. 4/10.

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13) "Eliza och hennes monster" by Francesca Zappia
A cute cover with pleasant colours
and a happy looking spine. The style
of drawing on the front is not really my
cup of tea, but it's okay. 7/10 :)

14) "Drömtjuvarna" by Maggie Stiefvater
A pretty cover in a pretty cover series.
Like I said in my "Covers in the world"
post about the Raven Cycle series, I
think Sweden did the best job with this
second cover. Still, it's not my favourite
cover of the four. 7/10.

15) "Sovarna" by Maggie Stiefvater
You guessed it; this is my fave cover
in the series. With soothing shades
of green and a killer illustration job,
this is a piece of art. 9/10.

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16) "Seraphina" by Rachel Hartman
The atmospheric, medieval inspired,
dragon vibes are here and they're here
to stay! Though the colours are subtle,
I love this cover and it's attention to
detail. 8/10!

17) "The Raven King" by Maggie Stiefvater
From time to time, one encounters a
cover that is nice in design, but awful
in physical quality. That was the case
with this book. It's very plastic and shiny.
Drags the grade down a notch. 6/10.

18) "Den sorgsna sjön" by Lemony Snicket
Third book in the series that I've read
so far. These covers are cute and hold
a good standard for the entire series.
It's a clear 7/10 for them all :)

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19) "Firefight" by Brandon Sanderson
I adore every British Sanderson cover
out there, and this is no exception.
Lovely style, colours, and motive.
Only the font feels a bit cheap... But
that might be because 13 year old
me downloaded it from Dafont
and used it back in the day. 8/10.

20) "Calamity" by Brandon Sanderson
Weakest cover in the trilogy,
unfortunately. A bit messy and too
dark in shade. Doesn't really match
the rest very well, either. 6/10.

21) "Wayward Son" by Rainbow Rowell
Colourful and uplifting. Just seeing the
characters on the cover makes me
happy. Bas' suit is fire! 8/10.

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22) "Sent i november" by Tove Jansson
A Moomin book! The spine is cute,
but the front is lacking in composition.
This lowers it to a 4/10.

23) "The Young Elites" by Marie Lu

It's a bit boring, but not ugly. I
like the shade of blue, and the font
is nice, but that's all I can say
that's positive. Nothing glaringly
negative, though. 6/10.

24) "Nattens cirkus" by Erin Morgenstern
Might I say this is iconic for
modern day historical fantasy
fiction? This book has many
different covers, but most uphold
the same style and standard. This is
no exception. 9/10.

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25) "This is How You Lose the Time War" by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
A clean and classy cover with little
to point out. It's just nice. 7/10!

26) "The Archived" by Victoria Schwab
'Tis a face, indeed. But I also
kind of like it. Nice colours and
composition. 7/10.

27) "The Priory of the Orange Tree" by Samantha Shannon

I will take this cover's hand in
marriage, happily. This is a
beautiful pearl in my book
collection. It's even more
gorgeous in real life! 10/10.

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