Cover Lust Tues - okay, Sunday. The Statistical Probability Of Love At First Sight

So much to love.

The Vans trainers. The grass background (did I tell you I love grass backgrounds? I think it's the farmer in me). The pretty writing. That little aeroplane.

Granted, the guy's hairless legs are a bit weird, but still. I lust this cover.

Why did I buy the hardback?

Sorry I can't get a better, less pixelated picture, but I guess you'll have to buy it to find out.

The UK cover is rubbish, in my opinion. I probably wouldn't pick it up, if it was on a shelf in my local WHSmith. Here it is below to compare \/ \/ \/

What do you think? Do you guys love the first cover too? Or are you more of a fan of the UK one?

Cover Lust Tuesday: My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

Isn't it gorgeous? The way the sun shines over the high hedge, and her smile, and the way the dress is yellow like the title...gah. This is one of my favourite cover lust tuesday covers, for so many reasons.

If I got a book published and it had a cover like this, I would be so happy. Well, until I remembered that my book is a YA contemp about murder, revenge, and madness, and then I would probably have a bit of a meltdown at the thought of readers picking up the lovely sunny-covered book and getting a boy being chased barefoot through a stormy British woodland on the first page. Then they'd be like - WTH? And I would get some seriously weird reviews on Goodreads.

Who's with me that this cover is great? And does the book live up to it - anyone read it?

Cover Lust Tuesday: Glimpse by Carol Lynch Williams

I've been looking up pretty covers for my A-Level Art coursework, and when I found this one I knew I had to do a Cover Lust Tuesday for it. Isn't it gorgeous? And I'm also glad it's not a 'pouty girl/dead girl with a pretty dress' cover, because there are too many of them around (not that it's the author's fault, and some are really pretty, but still). If you're interested in that whole debate, check out YAtopia's great post on the subject.
So do you like Glimpse's cover? And, as a little aside, can anyone think of any ah-mazing books with covers that don't do them justice?

Cover Lust Tuesay: Meant To Be by Lauren Morrill

First of all, I love any book covers with grass/a field/the countryside on the front. Living on a farm in the middle of nowhere, anyone would think I'd be fed up of endless grass, but I'm a country girl at heart, and the cheery cut-and-stick homemade-ness of Meant To Be, plus London's houses of Parliament in the background and the sweet, sun-kissed couple make this cover officially awesome.

It's out this November (a few days before my birthday, so I know what I want my sister to buy for me) and here's the Goodreads summary:

Meant to be or not meant to be . . . that is the question. It's one thing to fall head over heels into a puddle of hazelnut coffee, and quite another to fall for the—gasp—wrong guy. Straight-A junior Julia may be accident prone, but she's queen of following rules and being prepared. That's why she keeps a pencil sharpener in her purse and a pocket Shakespeare in her, well, pocket. And that's also why she's chosen Mark Bixford, her childhood crush, as her MTB ("meant to be").

But this spring break, Julia's rules are about to get defenestrated (SAT word: to be thrown from a window) when she's partnered with her personal nemesis, class-clown Jason, on a school trip to London. After one wild party, Julia starts receiving romantic texts . . . from an unknown number! Jason promises to help discover the identity of her mysterious new suitor if she agrees to break a few rules along the way. And thus begins a wild goose chase through London, leading Julia closer and closer to the biggest surprise of all: true love.

Because sometimes the things you least expect are the most meant to be.

What do you think of this cover? Is it Lust-Worthy? And do you prefer photograph covers like this, rather than random, blandly beautiful models wearing pretty dresses and sulking?

Cover Lust Tuesday (a day late) Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma

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First of all, happy leap day!

I know this one has been out for a while, but this cover is flipping awesome. I based my entire art project on it - people in suspension (air, water...well, actually just air and water). There's something quite unnerving about this cover. It's haunting and beautiful, and although I haven't read the book, discovering this cover has really tempted me.



Just want to add, I know I've been neglecting my weekly posts, but I have A LOT of art and English coursework. Such is life. I'll try and keep up, though.



So what's your opinions of this cover? If you haven't read it or read the blurb/summary, what would you guess the book was about, based on this cover?