I only have four books on my top covers list this year! Four!! I mean, I could add more, but only four actually appealed to me enough to put on a list. I'm sure the lack of good covers is partly just because I've read less this year than I ever have, at only 26 books.
Anyway, but here we are, in approximate order from favourite to least favourite, my top ten (or so) of last year:
I found the cover for
The Institute pretty striking, and was a big reason why I read it in the first place. It's so mysterious, and I love the colours. Who is that boy? What's he doing? Will the book be all weird and full of cool mysteries like it looks like?
Outer Order, Inner Calm is minimalist in subject matter and cover, and that happens to be a style I like, especially when blue is featured strongly. The yellow also makes me feel happy, so just just looking at this cover makes me feel like decluttering my house until it feels fresh and clean and happy and calm.
Martian Time-Slip has a pretty minimalist cover, too (although the subject matter of the book is not remotely minimalist). I think the use of light is beautiful, and wouldn't mind having this as a featured picture in my house.
As I say every year, I think, the feel and size of a book, combined with the cover, can make a big difference to my reading experience. I'm including
Notes on a Nervous Planet, not because the cover itself struck me that much, but because the cover, the paper used, the small cozy size, and the content of the book all worked so well together. It was a lovely and cozy reading this book.
P.S. See also my previous lists:
2012,
2013,
2014,
2015,
2016,
2017,
2018,
2019.
