Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly prompt by The Broke and the Bookish and The Artsy Reader Girl. The list is 400+ strong — so, not wanting to miss anything, I started at prompt #1. This week’s prompt is “Favourite Gorgeous Covers”
… why not “favourite”?
Back when I was in second-year, the owner of my local bookstore convinced me to abandon the idea of “favourites”. Having favourites – he said – was counterproductive to growth, as they lock you in and prevent you from exploring new things. His second argument was that people need different things at different points in their life – which means that that favourite book, movie, painting, song, etc., will probably lose its allure at some point in our life. Conclusion: Best to not dwell on favourites, and just take things as they come.
- Harry Potter – Which has become the modern classic. How can you not love the original design?
- The Winterlight Trilogy – And, by that, I mean the UK versions. AH-MAZE-ING!
- Circe – Instagram is in love with this book. (And, rightly so.)
- A Darker Shade of Magic – Which brings minimalist design to the next level. I love (love, love!) those colours.
- Tokyo on Foot – This book is stuffed with charming illustrations that just scream TOKYO! The cover is no exception.
- Plenty – um, yum?
- 🍁 Milk and Honey – I’m not a fan of Kaur’s poetry, but this oh-so-simple cover has set a new standard for poetry marketing/design
- Classic penguins – Am I right?
- 🍁 On Trails – The cover is amazing, and the book promises a fascinating micro-history into trails and exploration
- The Hazel Wood – Another instagram favourite. I keep seeing this in the bookstore and just haven’t made the plunge yet.
The Geeky Jock 
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