TT: The Lightning Thief
This week’s Throwback Thursday: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan What I Love about This Cover: It sucks you in. It makes me think of mythology and disaster movies, two of my favorite things. What I Don’t Love about This Read More…
TT: The Thief Lord
This week’s Throwback Thursday: The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke. What I Love about This Cover: Well, blue is my favorite color so that’s part of it, but I also love the architecture and styling of the buildings. I love Read More…
Throwback Thursday: Passage
This week’s Throwback Thursday: Passage by Connie Willis What I Love about This Cover: There have been many newer covers of this book made, but this one is still my favorite. This cover gives a very serious clue on it, Read More…
Throwback Thursday: Daughter of the Empire
This week’s Throwback Thursday: Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts What I Love about This Cover: This cover isn’t the new one. It’s the version I first picked up used from a Half Price Bookstore Read More…
Throwback Thursday: Powers That Be
This week’s Throwback Thursday: Powers That Be by my favorite Irish dweller, Anne McCaffrey, and her co-author, the wonderful Elizabeth Anne Scarborough. What I Love about This Cover: She’s not scantily clad! Yes, I realize this is a cold looking Read More…
Throwback Thursday: The Wind Singer
This week’s Throwback Thursday: The Wind Singer by William Nicholson. What I Love about This Cover: This cover is young adult in style, yet artistic enough to draw in adult readers like myself. I love the coloration and how the Read More…
Book Cover Throwback: DEATH the High Cost of Living
This week’s Book Cover Throwback: DEATH the High Cost of Living #3 by Neil Gaiman, Chris Bachalo, & Mark Buckingham. What I Love about This Cover: There’s a stark realism to the Death covers–a gritty appeal that draws people in. Read More…
Book Cover Throwback: Harry Potter
This week’s Book Cover Throwback: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (aka Philosopher’s Stone). Kind of frightening to think this was first published 18 years ago in 1997. I feel old! What I Love about This Cover: Harry Potter looks Read More…
Book Cover Throwback: The Sword of Shannara
This week’s Book Cover Throwback: The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks What I Love about This Cover: It’s definitely an old school fantasy cover. I mean, just look at that sword. What I Don’t Love about This Cover: It’s Read More…
Book Cover Throwback: Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
This week’s Book Cover Throwback: Charlie & the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl What I Love about This Cover: It’s cartoon-ey and fun, much like the book at a surface level read. What I Don’t Love about This Cover: There are Read More…
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