Welcome back to Cover Awe!
Cover illustration by Cynthia Sheppard
Amanda: Love the eye contact on this one!
Sarah: This cover is an incredible balance of stillness between their faces and movement with all the fabric. The composition is flawless.
Lara: I’m rather taken with the bouffant hair. I feel it adds to the cover rather nicely.
Cover illustration by Alexis Lampley
Sarah: Oooh my!
Elyse: The dress spacesuit is chef’s kiss.
Sarah: She looks like she’s wearing a bearded iris and floating in front of a soap bubble. I love it.
Lara: Those colours are blissful.
Cover illustration by Devin Elle Kurtz
Sarah: Well that just glows in fascinating ways.
Amanda: This creates such a lovely sense of place.
Sarah: The use of shadow and fire is exquisite. I love how the cat and the main character are limned in firelight.
Lara: I love the details like the whisp of steam coming off the teacup.
Cover design by Dar Albert of Wicked Smart Designs
Amanda: I love how soft everything is and how the color and texture of her dress blends in with the flowers.
Sarah: That is a really interesting merge of a few trends! Flowers, soft focus, mostly similar color palate. The softness is so alluring.
Elyse: She looks like Alba Baptista.