So, I was just browsing on paperbackswap and came upon some covers that I have not seen. I even checked Goodreads and they aren’t there. Now, I don’t know if these are final covers but I love them.
First off, Like Mandarin. This one is a 2011 debut novel and you can find the cover on Goodreads.
Summary:
It’s hard to find beauty in the badlands of Washokey, Wyoming. Fourteen-year-old Grace Carpenter knows it’s not her mother’s pageant obsessions, or the cowboy dances and pickup trucks adored by her small-town classmates. True beauty is wild girl Mandarin Ramey: seventeen, shameless and utterly carefree.
Grace would give ANYTHING to be like Mandarin.
When the two misfits are united for a project, they embark on an unlikely, explosive friendship, packed with nights spent skinny-dipping in the canal, liberating the town’s animal-head trophies, and constantly searching for someplace magic. Grace even plays along when Mandarin suggests they make a pact to run away together. Blame it on the crazy-making wildwinds that plague their badlands town.
But all too soon, Grace discovers Mandarin’s unique beauty hides a girl who’s troubled, broken and even dangerous. And no matter how hard Grace fights to keep the magic, even the best friendships can’t withstand betrayal.
Next up are the two that I haven’t been able to find anywhere else.
If you didn’t already know, I love the Blue Bloods series. Keys To The Repository is a collection of short stories about the characters in the Blue Bloods series and it will be released on May 25 of this year.
Summary:
Lavish parties. Passionate meetings in the night. Bone-chilling murders. Midterms. The day-to-day life of Schuyler Van Alen and her Blue Bloods friends (and enemies) is never boring. But there’s oh-so-much more to know about these beautiful and powerful teens. Below the streets of Manhattan, within the walls of the Repository, exists a wealth of revealing information about the vampire elite that dates back before the Mayflower. In a series of short stories, journal entries, and never-before-seen letters, New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz gives her hungry fans the keys to the Repository and an even more in-depth look into the secret world of the Blue Bloods. Won’t you come inside?
Last but not least is a book by Elizabeth Scott. I’m pretty sure almost everyone has read at least one of her books. So far I have loved them all and this one definitely won’t disappoint.
Summary:
A fable of a terrifying near future by critically acclaimed author Elizabeth Scott.
Grace was raised to be an Angel, a herald of death by suicide bomb. But she refuses to die for the cause, and now Grace is on the run, daring to dream of freedom. In search of a border she may never reach, she travels among malevolent soldiers on a decrepit train crawling through the desert. Accompanied by the mysterious Kerr, Grace struggles to be invisible, but the fear of discovery looms large as she recalls the history and events that delivered her uncertain fate.
Told in spare, powerful prose, this tale of a dystopian near future will haunt readers long after they’ve reached the final page.
I love all of these covers and I hope they are the final versions. I really like how the Blue Bloods book looks like the rest of the series. I like matching books.
So, what do you guys think? Also, if you want a bigger image just click on them. =]
I really like the cover of Grace.
I loove the cover of Like Mandarin! (Although how could they have a finished cover already when the book doesn’t come out until next year?) I’m beginning to realize I go absolutely ga-ga over large blocks of solid color, particularly if the color is white.
Ooh, I love all three! Especially Grace, it’s so interesting
The covers are all beautiful. I really, really like Like Mandarin, though 🙂
Interesting. I was thinking the Keys to the Depository look vastly different, more raw.
I love the cover of Grace and also love Dystopian books.
Like Mandarin is such a lovely and simple cover. It definitely makes me want to pick it up.
I also really like the other two you posted. I’ve recently seen them around blogland =)
just caught this mention on my google alerts. Thanks for the LIKE MANDARIN cover love, everyone 🙂