Welcome back to Cover Awe, where we look at covers that caught our eye.
Sarah: This is a mystery but I really like this cover I spotted in a Netgalley email.
Lara: Spooky bread! I’m here for it!
Amanda: And a pun! It wouldn’t be a cozy mystery without a pun on the cover.
Sarah: It’s the yeast they can do.
Sneezy: The little ghostie face rising with the steam is so cute!
I hope some bakers commit summoning rituals like this!
Cover art by Michael Rogers
Elyse: This is such a fantastic gothic cover.
Amanda: Thank god this got a new cover. The original was eh.
But I love an image within an image.
Sarah: And the symbolism of the house being her body/bodice of the dress. Nice.
Sneezy: I used to think I didn’t like picture within pictures, but there’s been so many covers like this one that’s been hitting it out of the park!
Book design by Daniel Blount
Amanda: More border designs!
Sarah: SHROOMS!
I dig this cover, tbh. I like it a LOT.
Amanda: Me too! I love the little moth
Tara: As someone who got mushrooms tattooed yesterday, I’m feeling very happy about it
Carrie: Also let’s give credit to those pitcher plants, we don’t see enough of those!
Sneezy: A friend of mine is a full on lesbian garden witch, and this is how I imagine her garden to look at night some parts of the year.
She also built a couple sheds for herself and knows her way around power tools. All interested femmes, come line up!
Elyse: I love the color and the unusual perspective.
Amanda: Agreed on the perspective! I also love that everything has a texture.
Sarah: The perspective and the color palette is incredibly alluring to my eyeballs. I keep scrolling up and down to look at the details again.
Sneezy: Agree on what everyone’s said! This artist is so skillful! They use so many bold elements together and balance them so beautifully! It’s just exhilarating to look at.
