Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is a freebie, and I was inspired by a post over at Read All the Things to share my
Top Ten Covers of 2021
I chose my favorite covers from 2021 releases I’ve read. Not only were these fabulous stories, but just look at the gorgeousness!!
As you can see from these faves, I tend to gravitate toward illustrated covers, and I love vivid colors!
I just realized that the way I placed these in the graphic, Alma from Alma Presses Play and Izumi from Tokyo Ever After are facing each other with very similar expressions on their faces. (And I love the paper cut-out effect on Tokyo). Oh, hey, Wren from Violets Are Blue kind of has it too—only she’s facing forward—and Me (Moth) might match it if Moth were looking up. Apparently, I like that serene closed-eye look. Who knew?
Cover Artists
(Because they deserve all the credit!)
- Roxy: Neil Swaab
- Alone: Pascal Campion
- Violets Are Blue: Erika Pajarillo
- The Stars of Whistling Ridge: Julie McLaughlin
- Frankie & Bug: Angeles Ruiz
- Daughter of the Deep: Khadijah Khatib (I cheated a little and chose the UK cover for this one because I love it just a little bit more than the US version.)
- Amber & Clay: Julia Iredale
- Me (Moth): Rich Deas
- Tokyo Ever After: John Ed De Vera
- Alma Presses Play: Yuta Onoda
What were your favorite covers of 2021? I want to know!
I love the cover style for Tokyo Ever After. Some beautiful covers here in general though.
Lauren
http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
I just love the “cut-out” look of that cover!
I love these! I think the 4 in the top row are my favorites. Cover designers have really stepped up their game in the last few years.
So true! There are so many stunning covers lately!
Nice! I hope you will link these up to the Top 10 Meme. This one would be Dec 22.
Is that a meme that will be posted on your blog? I’ll try to remember to link up on the 22nd!
Yes the whole week of Dec 20-26 is Top 10 posts. 20 is books, 21 is audiobooks, 22 is covers, 23 Characters, 24 is your choice, 25 is top 10 I want to read in 2022.
Thanks for the heads-up! I did end up linking to it. 🙂
All of these covers are amazing!
These are so gorgeous I can’t even pick a favorite!
Very pretty! And it’s interesting how you can see trends better when the covers are placed side by side. I enjoyed ALONE as well this year 🙂
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
OOh nice topic! These are basically all new to me ones. But pretty covers indeed!
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Ooh, these are pretty! I loved Tokyo Ever After, and I agree, it’s one of the most gorgeous covers of the year!
There were lots of great covers this year. I love Moth and Amber and Clay best😁
I LOVE that cover for Daughter of the deep!
Yes, that one is gorgeous!
Love the cover of Alone. It’s simple but so beautiful.
I completely agree!
what awesome book covers! The Stars of Whistling Ridge and Alone are stunning. Thanks for sharing some of the books you’ve read this year and for visiting my blog today.
Thanks so much for including the names of the artists! I feel eternally lucky that ALONE was given to Pascal Campion.
You hit the jackpot with him!
Alone and The Stars of Whistling Ridge immediately caught my attention. It’s think it’s the bursts of light, but there’s a mood, a feeling they invoked.
Yes, I had just noticed earlier today that bursts of light seem to be another cover element I really like!
I love the cover of Alone! You can’t look away from it, it’s so stunning ♥!
Totally agree with you!
These are all so pretty! Tokyo Ever After’s definitely my favorite cover of the ones that you listed.
The cover for Moth always catches my attention. It’s so beautiful. Great picks!
And the book itself is just as stunning as the cover. I definitely recommend Me (Moth)!
Gorgeous indeed! I love especially the one for Alone
I agree that one is utterly gorgeous! The book was written by a friend of mine, so I got an early peek at the cover when she was first shown it—I couldn’t believe how pretty it was!
I love this idea for a freebie prompt! I might have to just create my own list to share outside of TTT.
This is awesome. 🙂
Who doesn’t love looking at pretty covers? 🙂
There have been so many great covers this year, I don’t know how you narrowed it down.
Thank you for visiting my blog! Marie @ Pages to Explore
I’m all about cover art… and am probably a bit of a cover snob. 😀 Tokyo Ever After is a fun cover and one I still haven’t read. Love the premise of the book though. Thanks so much for visiting Finding Wonderland on this week. Really appreciate this.
Ah this is such a fantastic selection! I love Tokyo Ever After’s cover just as well, it’s so stunning!
I just love the cutout look of that cover.
LOVE these! And not exactly shocked that we have the same taste in covers, just like books 😂 A few of these are new to me, and I must check them out. Such great use of color in all of them, too!
That’s right, we have to think alike on this too. 🙂
Ooh pretty! Are a lot of these middle grade? I know you read some MG, and I feel like MG always has great covers. I can’t even pick a fave, but I esp like Alma, Alone, and Moth. Funny, I have a type when it comes to covers too lol.
Yes, LOTS of them are MG. I have to agree that MG has so many amazing covers. Your two faves are YA, though.
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I have already commented, saying how ,much I love Alone.
Now I have a post myself: https://wordsandpeace.com/2022/01/07/friday-face-off-simply-the-best-of-2021/