This week, Elizabeth Fama's upcoming mer-novel Monstrous Beauty was revamped with a new cover!
Here it is!
(source: http://acrowesnest.blogspot.com/2012/04/cover-reveal-for-monstrous-beauty.html?showComment=1335476686534#c1944834503196460780)
Thanks to Zoraida for the tip!
While we were discussing the new cover on Goodreads, Garrett pointed out that this cover worked better than it's predecessor because it is a lot more gender neutral. The other cover was very feminine. This one would encourage more male readers possibly.
I also think that this one would pass a lot more parent inspection. While I'm not particularly sure if Monstrous Beauty is YA, the last cover was definitely much sexier. This one is still sensual, but a little less in your face about it.
Which brings me to today's topic: Should mermaid covers be kept more gender neutral. Let's face it, most of the mermaid demographic is girls. But there are a few men out there who enjoy the same literature. Not all of the books are as girly as their covers let on for sure. For example, Tempest Rising by Tracy Deebs featured a very pink/purple mermaid and tattoo, whereas the content contained a lot of action, and a lot of romance admittedly. Lost Voices' cover was very girly as well, and the content was very dark and not nearly as feminine as the cover let on.
What do you guys think?
-Randi
i think more neutral
ReplyDeletei love the new cover
I do think this is more neutral, which is better, but I don't like this cover. The ocean floor looks so computer generated...fake.
ReplyDeleteI should also point out that the source says there will be a watery finish on the cover to make it seem more realistic. So maybe that will solve your problem Rachel. Maybe anyway.
ReplyDeleteThe thing is, I hate judging covers before I've read the book, so we'll just have to wait until it comes out, right?