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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Cover Trend: Important Necklace

Here's a cover trend I've noticed. A necklace. A super important necklace.


Silver Phoenix 
by Cindy Pon 
Greenwillow Books 
April 2009 (cover from 2011 paperback)

No one wanted Ai Ling. And deep down she is relieved - despite the dishonor she has brought upon her family - to be unbetrothed and free, not some stranger's subservient bride banished to the inner quarters. But now, something is after her. Something terrifying - a force she cannot comprehend. And as pieces of the puzzle start to fit together, Ai Ling begins to understand that her journey to the Palace of Fragrant Dreams isn't only a quest to find her beloved father but a venture with stakes larger than she could have imagined... -from Goodreads


The Reckoning 
by Kelley Armstrong 
Orbit 
April 2010

Only two weeks ago, life was all too predictable. But that was before I saw my first ghost. Now, along with my supernatural friends Tori, Derek, and Simon, I’m on the run from the Edison Group, which genetically altered us as part of their sinister experiment. We’re hiding in a safe house that might not be as safe as it seems. We’ll be gone soon anyway, back to rescue those we’d left behind and to take out the Edison Group... or so we hope. -from Goodreads


Ghost Town 
by Rachel Caine 
NAL Hardcover 
October 2010

While developing a new system to maintain Morganville's defenses, student Claire Danvers discovers a way to amplify vampire mental powers. Through this, she's able to re-establish the field around this vampire-infested Texas college town that protects it from outsiders. But the new upgrades have an unexpected consequence: people inside the town begin to slowly forget who they are-even the vampires. Soon, the town's little memory problem has turned into a full-on epidemic. Now Claire needs to figure out a way to pull the plug on her experiment- before she forgets how to save Morganville... -from Goodreads

Secondhand Charm 
by Julie Berry 
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books 
October 2010

In a secluded village, magic sparkles on the edges of the forest. There, a young girl named Evie possesses unusually strong powers as a healer. A gypsy's charms—no more than trinkets when worn by others—are remarkably potent when Evie ties them around her neck. Her talents, and charms, have not escaped the notice of the shy stonemason's apprentice. But Evie wants more than a quiet village and the boy next-door. When the young king's carriage arrives one day, and his footman has fallen ill, Evie might just get her chance after all... -from Goodreads

The False Princess 
by Eilis O'Neal 
Egmont USA 
January 2011

Princess and heir to the throne of Thorvaldor, Nalia's led a privileged life at court. But everything changes when it's revealed, just after her sixteenth birthday, that she is a false princess, a stand-in for the real Nalia, who has been hidden away for her protection. Cast out with little more than the clothes on her back, the girl now called Sinda must leave behind the city of Vivaskari, her best friend, Keirnan, and the only life she's ever known. -from Goodreads

Circle of Fire 
by Michelle Zink 
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 
August 2011

With time dwindling but her will to end the Prophecy stronger than ever, Lia sets out on a journey to find the remaining keys, locate the missing pages of the Prophecy, and convince her sister Alice to help - or risk her life trying... -from Goodreads



Shattered Dreams 
by Ellie James 
St. Martin's Griffin 
December 2011

Sixteen-year-old Trinity Monsour wants nothing more than to live a normal life. But that isn’t as easy as it seems. Trinity is different. She is special. She sees visions, and for those she’s seen, it’s already too late... -from Goodreads





I could have included so, so many more... but you get the idea.

4 comments:

  1. Wow, you know I never noticed the similarities until now.

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  2. wow that's so interesting! Great post

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  3. I know, I think it's so interesting that the eyes are cropped out in most of these pictures too.

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  4. that is so interesting, even more interesting is the eyes are cropped out of most of them. Things that make you go HMMMMM.
    why are those necklaces so important?

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