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Merry Christmas Eve!!!!!!!Today’s topic is Best Book Covers of 2013 (MUST be a book released in 2013. Would be best if it's a book you've READ in 2013, but it's not required) and this year publishers finally decided to do something other than a girl in a pretty dress (Thank you Publishers!). I did add one pretty dress cover though because I love the color :)
And make sure to stop by my co-hosts sites Fiktshun and Magical Urban Fantasy Reads for their lists! Oh and make sure to sign up with the linky to share your lists! And don’t forget to enter the giveaway for some awesome prizes below!
Best Book Covers of 2013
1. Asunder Jodi
Meadows. Jodi always has the most stunning covers!
2. The
Essence by Kimberly
Derting. Still haven’t read this series but I love the cover!
3. The
Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas. I loved the original cover
design for this one but I think the people at Harper thought it looked too much
like the Mortal Instruments movie poster and also The 10th Kingdom.
But this one is just as stunning!
4. Splintered by A.G.
Howard. What can I say look at the detail that Nathalia Sullen puts into
this one! It’s simply gorgeous!
5. The
Madman’s Daughter by Megan
Shepherd. The cover just screams creepy and I love it!
6. The Elite by Keira
Cass. This orange dress is freaking gorgeous! It’s my favorite cover of the
whole series!
7. Dance of
The Red Death by
Bethany Griffin. It’s just as beautiful as the first and I love that it’s
purple!
8. Between
the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April
Genevieve Tucholke. Love the cover it’s absolutely stunning and creepy! Too bad
the book wasn’t as good as the cover.
9. Ashes on
The Waves by Mary
Lindsey. Love Mary and her covers but I think this one is my favorite! Her
cover artist at Penguin nailed the feel of this story.
10. Pulse by
Patrick Carman. Totally DNF’d this book but the cover is gorgeous!
Did any of my favorites make your list? Fill out the linky and let me know! And good luck with the giveaway!
Hey y’all! I have an awesome music post for you
today! Bethany Griffin author of the amazing Masque
of The Red Death and its sequel Dance
of The Red Death has stopped by and I love her song choices! They are dark
and some are haunting and we have very similar tastes in music. Ooh also there’s
an awesome giveaway so check below and enter!
On to the awesome post and of course there will be
YouTube videos!
I think mostly with this sort of book, that the playlist is about the
mood for me, so the explanations aren't huge. I've added a favorite line from
each song.
Dance of the Red Death playlist
Machine Gun- Portishead If I could only have one
song that represents this book, this would be it. It's both pensive and
aggressive, and perfect for Araby, in my opinion.
I think mostly with this sort of book, that the
playlist is about the mood for me, so the explanations aren't huge. I've added
a favorite line from each song. http://www.jango.com/music/Portishead?l=0
if only I could see
You turn myself to me
and
recognise the poison in my heart
Plainsong- The Cure This is the song that captures
the mood of the world of Masque of the Red Death the best for me. Also, I love
the lyrics. These are all of the lyrics.
"I
think it's dark and it looks like rain" you said
"and
the wind is blowing like it's the end of the
World"
you said "and it's so cold it's like the
Cold
if you were dead" and then you smiled for
A
second.
"I
think I'm old and I'm in pain" you said
"and
it's all running out like it's the end of the
World"
you said "and it's so cold it's like the
Cold
if you were dead" and then you smiled for
A
second
Sometimes
you make me feel like I'm living at
The
edge of the world like I'm living at the edge
Of the
world "it's just the way I smile" you said
The Beginning Is the End is the Beginning- Smashing
Pumpkins This one also makes me think of the world and the hopelessness of
it.
Is it bright where you are
Have the people changed
Does it make you happy you're so strange
And in your darkest hour
I hold secrets flame
We
can watch the world devoured in it's pain
Something I Can Never Have- Nine Inch Nails- The
emotion in this song always speaks to me (there's a lovely pared down version
that's amazing, though I also love the original, and it's perfect for this
world because it's about yearning, and about things you can't have). http://vimeo.com/61676920 (One of Jaime's All Time Favorite Songs and Albums btw)
I still recall the taste of your tears.
Echoing your voice just like the ringing in my ears.
My favorite dreams of you still wash ashore.
Scraping
through my head 'till I don't want to sleep anymore.
Fear- Sarah McLachlan This is the song that most
reminds me of Will and Araby.
but I fear
I have nothing to give
I have so much to lose
here in this lonely place
tangled up in our embrace
there's nothing I'd like
better than to fall
Possession- Sarah McLachlan This is a love song
that isn't really a love song. I love the line about tears. I actually just
love this song
Through this world I've stumbled
So many times betrayed,
Trying to find an honest word,
To find the truth enslaved,
Oh you speak to me in riddles and
You speak to me in rhymes
My body aches to breathe your breath,
Your words keep me alive
Roads- Portishead Roads is Araby's song as she
finds herself and her strength.
Ohh, can't anybody see
We've got a war to fight
Never found our way
Regardless of what they say
Under the Milkyway Tonight - The Church This
song reminds me of Araby in the beginning of the story, when she's very much
searching for something. In fact, she's searching throughout both books.
Sometimes when this place gets kind of empty
Sound of their breath fades with the light
I think about the loveless fascination
Under the Milky Way tonight
The Day the World Went Away- Nine Inch Nails this
is my Prince Prospero song.
I'd listen to the words he'd say
but in his voice I heard decay
the plastic face forced to portray
all the insides left cold and gray
there is a place that still remains
it eats the fear it eats the pain
the sweetest price he'll have to pay
the day the whole world went away
Thanks
so much for sharing Bethany!!! I had to post all of the videos because I love
these songs so much !!!!!
Haven’t
heard about Dance of The Red Death? Check it out!
Bethany Griffin continues the journey of Araby Worth in Dance of the
Red Death—the sequel to her teen novel Masque of the Red Death.
In Dance of the Red Death, Araby’s world is in shambles—betrayal,
death, disease, and evil forces surround her. She has no one to trust. But she
finds herself and discovers that she will fight for the people she loves, and
for her city.
Her revenge will take place at the menacing masked ball, though it
could destroy her and everyone she loves…or it could turn her into a hero.
With a nod to Edgar Allan Poe, Bethany Griffin concludes her tragic
and mysterious Red Death series with a heroine that young adult readers will
never forget.
Bethany Griffin is a high school English teacher who prides herself
on attracting creative misfits to elective classes like Young Adult Literature,
Creative Writing, and Speculative Literature. She is the author of Handcuffs
& MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (April 2012). She lives with her family in
Kentucky.
Hey y’all thanks for stopping by to see my Dying to Read post and of
course as always I have to give credit to the lovely Jill over at Breaking the Spine for the Waiting
on Wednesday Meme!
This week the book I’m dying to read is Dance of The Red Death by Bethany
Griffin! I fell in love with this story at page one of Masque and I cannot wait
to read Dance! I also fell in love with both the boys in this story and
normally by the end I can choose which one I like better. Not in this story! So
I am dying to get my hands on book 2 to see if Elliot or Will finally wins my
heart completely!
Dance of The Red Death (Masque of The Red Death #2)
Bethany
Griffin continues the journey of Araby Worth in Dance of the Red Death—the
sequel to her teen novel Masque of the Red Death.
In Dance of the Red Death, Araby’s world is in shambles—betrayal, death,
disease, and evil forces surround her. She has no one to trust. But she finds
herself and discovers that she will fight for the people she loves, and for her
city.
Her revenge will take place at the menacing masked ball, though it could
destroy her and everyone she loves…or it could turn her into a hero.
With a nod to Edgar Allan Poe, Bethany Griffin concludes her tragic and
mysterious Red Death series with a heroine that young adult readers will never
forget.
So what do you think?
Will you be adding this to your pile? What are you dying to read this week?
