When reading a hardcover book that is covered by a good ole dust jacket, have you ever peeked at the actual cover of that book? Not the flashy art that was designed to pull you in, but the part that is actually attached to the pages. I'd say that the majority of the time it is disappointing or nothing stunning. Sometimes though, sometimes there is a hidden secret hiding under the dust jacket. Today, I've compiled a bunch of pictures of the hardcovers that I own and their secret or less seen artwork. As I've said before, while the content of a book is what makes me love it, I am also enamored with physically pretty books. Without further ado, please enjoy the lovely artwork of these books! Monday with a Mad Genius - Mary Pope Osborne The only reason I still have this on my shelf even though the rest of my Magic Tree House books have moved out of my room is because this one is signed. I won it from an SRP a long time ago. Isn't the little golden flying guy cool? The Fairy's Mistake - Gail Carson Levine Apart from the prettiness of the green inside cover, I also love the size of this book and the rest of the books in the series. They are so cute and tiny! Heartless - Marissa Meyer Ah! I love this one so much! Look at that inside cover! I love that they put so much effort into the appearance of this book! The cover is awesome and the inside is awesome and the story is fantastic! Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll At this point in my little photo session my cat, Angel, decided she was very interested in the cloth background I was using and decided to investigate: She decided to nap right next to the books after that, but at least she didn't steal my backdrop. Alanna: The First Adventure - Tamora Pierce It's got a butterfly!!!!!! Black Widow: Forever Red - Margaret Stohl This is the book I'm currently reading. The inside cover looks more orange here than it is in real life, but you can still see the awesome Black Widow symbol! A Thousand Nights - E.K. Johnston I cannot stop raving about both the outside and inside covers of this book! I love the stars so much and the colors and everything about it! Venice - John H. Davis This is just a coffee table sized book that I picked up when a school library was getting rid of it because I love Venice. I also love the golden gondola silhouette on the inside cover. A Midsummer Night's Scream - R.L. Stine Regardless of how I feel about this book (and I'm in the process of writing a review for it so you'll get to read all about it soon), I love the two little theatre masks on the inside cover. They add a nice sense of mystery to the book design. Fairest and Stars Above - Marissa Meyer I should have shown a picture of the front of the inside cover too because it has a cool little crescent moon design on it, but I thought the spines were really cool too so I wanted to show you that. I think the design on Fairest is meant to be Levana's crown. Caraval - Stephanie Garber I really need to do a review for Caraval sometime soon because it was a really exciting read. Plus, that cover art is swoon worthy. And I think the blue tear drop on the inside cover is a neat addition to the inner cover. A Curse Dark as Gold - Elizabeth C. Bunce This is another one I really need to write a review for soon because it was a creepy and fascinating story. Apart from that, I love the gold threads they incorporated into the design of the inside cover because it is relevant to the plot. (Don't mind the two scuff marks that are from me not so carefully removing tape from the book.) John Kent's Venice - John Kent Finally, I've got another book about Venice, which has lots of fun maps inside and historical information about Venice. Unfortunately, the picture of the inside cover turned out kind of terrible, but I think you can still get an idea of the winged lion.
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Angel the Cat
2/24/2018 12:07:45 pm
I was serious about the barf.
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