Captivating Covers: Books with beautiful covers
Welcome back to Rants and Reviews. In Captivating Covers we’re talking about some of our favourite book covers. We realise this is audio only, but we’ll be doing our best to describe the covers in detail. We’ll be sharing some of these on Instagram and Twitter so you can see the covers we’re trying to describe.
(14:50) Sometimes you love a cover of a book but you don’t have that edition. Such is the case with the Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab. Both Anjali and Sophie have the Titan versions of the book, but the Tor editions are the ones which have the beautiful covers that we love so much. Check out this article from 2014, with some of the cover choosing process for these books; the very first image is the ones we love.
Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor, Fantastic Beasts Screenplay by J.K. Rowling, Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab, Six of Crows Duology by Leigh Bardugo, The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George, The Binding by Bridget Collins, The Vintage Springtime Club by Beatrice Meier, The Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard, Meet Cute by various authors, A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray, The Art of Harry Potter by Marc Sumerak, Romanov by Nadine Brandes, Harry Potter Illustrated editions by JK Rowling and Jim Kay Passenger by Alexandra Bracken, Scythe by Neal Shusterman, A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin, City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab, Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab
Currently Reading
Each episode of Rants and Reviews we share what we’re currently reading, so you can discover our favourite genes, add some books to your TBR pile, and hear us rave and rage about characters, plot, setting and more.
Anjali is currently reading:
- The Toll by Neal Shusterman
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling (audio version)
- The Sisters of Auschwitz by Roxane van Iperen
Main feature
(8:50) We get into the main episode! All these book that we’re about to talk about we’ve listed below in the ‘Books mentioned in this episode’ so you can find the books and see what we’re talking about. Anjali kicks us off by trying to explain the covers of both Strange the Dreamer, and Muse of Nighmares by Laini Taylor. Foil wins the day.(11:30) Speaking of foiling, Sophie’s first choice is a screenplay with a stunning cover. If you can guess what it is without listening to it, you get a prize. Okay, you don’t. But feel good about yourself for guessing correctly!
‘Imagine being a graphic designer for Harry Potter’ - Sophie
(14:50) Sometimes you love a cover of a book but you don’t have that edition. Such is the case with the Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab. Both Anjali and Sophie have the Titan versions of the book, but the Tor editions are the ones which have the beautiful covers that we love so much. Check out this article from 2014, with some of the cover choosing process for these books; the very first image is the ones we love.
(16:15) Classics can be a hit or miss when it comes to reading them, we find. But there are some classics which have the most stunning covers. Sophie particularly likes the Penguin Clothbound Editions.
‘I store it up there next to my dragon’ - Anjali(21:35) Another duology is up for Anjali’s next pick. And it’s one that she’s re-read this year as part of our Vow to Re-Read list.
(29:02) The Vintage Springtime Club by Beatrice Meier is Sophie’s next pick and it’s the beautiful lettering that really draws your eye to the cover.
(30:40) Anjali chats about a beautiful series which has ombre spines as the books go on.
(33:20) Last year Sophie’s Blogger’s Bookshelf book club pick was Meet Cute by various authors and Sophie really likes the cover of this. It also has this great great texture happening. Please ignore Anjali’s plate noises in this part; she’s eating dinner.
(38:45) Anjali’s final book of the episode is Romanov by Nadine Branders, and it’s a really simply black, red, gold, and white. And it’s beautiful.
We end the episode by a quick list of shout outs.
Outro
Did we mention any of your favourites? Tweet us a photo of your favourite covers or drop a snap in the comments; bonus points if it has gold foiling!Books mentioned in this episode
The Toll by Neal Shusterman, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling (audio version), The Sisters of Auschwitz by Roxane van Iperen, Strange the Dreamer by Laini TaylorMuse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor, Fantastic Beasts Screenplay by J.K. Rowling, Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab, Six of Crows Duology by Leigh Bardugo, The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George, The Binding by Bridget Collins, The Vintage Springtime Club by Beatrice Meier, The Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard, Meet Cute by various authors, A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray, The Art of Harry Potter by Marc Sumerak, Romanov by Nadine Brandes, Harry Potter Illustrated editions by JK Rowling and Jim Kay Passenger by Alexandra Bracken, Scythe by Neal Shusterman, A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin, City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab, Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab
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