Comments on: Review: Invisible Things

By: Liz B

Liz B — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:17:05 +0000

Michelle & Lenore, I’ll be interested in reading your reviews. I really enjoy alternate history and I like seeing it make an appearance in YA.

By: Lenore

Lenore — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:00:23 +0000

I’ve had The Explosionist on my wishlist forever, but have just never committed. I need to do so!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:20:20 +0000

I think I shall start with The Explosionist and then work my way forward. Sounds like an interesting book.

By: Liz B

Liz B — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 01:02:15 +0000

I think this type of cover is a new trend — just the girl’s face, usually cropped in some way (3/4 or somesuch). I’ve seen a few fantasy titles like it also — it’s all about the girl, and you need to pick it up to find out more about it.

By: rockinlibrarian

rockinlibrarian — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:56:08 +0000

I don’t know, Gary, I think they’ve gone too far in the other direction– the cover is so BLAND that my first thought was “Why isn’t there any HINT of any of that cool weird alternate history stuff on the cover? It looks like a contemporary teen romance or something.” Except maybe the brightness of her lipstick. I think it’s going to lose potential readers just as much!

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By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:57:20 +0000

Wow. Harper isn’t taking any chances with that cover, are they? Absolutely nothing hints at the historical aspect of the piece. Just put a pretty girl on the cover and she could be anyone. They must have learned their lesson with the cover of EXPLOSIONIST. Do we really need to trick teens into buying historical books?