Another year has come and gone which means that it’s time to participate in Two Chicks On Books, Fiktshun and Magical Urban Fantasy Reads annual TOP 10 OF 2013 week long meme. Not only do I love lists but these posts are easy to put together and schedule during the holidays so that I can spend time with my family. These books were all published this year. Enjoy!
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10. Snakeroot by Andrea Cremer This cover’s pretty simple but I really like the way that the creepy black roots snake up her neck onto her face. It fits the title well and draws the eye. |
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09. Zombie Glass by Gena Showalter I have a thing for ALICE IN WONDERLAND so it should come as no surprise that 2 out of the 10 covers on my list feature artwork inspired by Lewis Carroll’s fairy tale. |
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08. The Sharpest Blade by Sandy Williams No top 10 list would be complete without at least one badass chick with a sword and out of all the titles that were released this year, this one’s my favourite. |
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07. Winter Queen by Amber Argyle I don’t know who does Amber Argyle’s artwork but every single one of her covers is breathtaking. WINTER QUEEN is the best one out of the bunch from 2013 IMO. |
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06. Banewolf by Eden Ashley I’m a huge fan of Nathalia Suellen’s covers; this is one of three that made my list this year. It couldn’t have been easy to blend a wolf’s head with that of a human’s. |
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05. Scorched by Mari Mancusi I love fire and dragons so when I was looking through covers to come up with my top 10 I couldn’t resist adding this beauty to my list. LOVE! |
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04. The Misfortune Cookie by Laura Resnick I like this one because it’s funky; it’s definitely not your typical Urban Fantasy cover. I like how the artist incorporated so many Chinese elements. |
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03. Brazen by Kelley Armstrong This is hands-down my favourite werewolf cover of 2013. I even asked for the limited edition hardcover for Christmas just so I can admire it in person. Fingers crossed! |
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02. Black and Blue by Gena Showalter Another beautiful cover by the talented Nathalia Suellen. I love the colour scheme, the way her dress flows into water and the blue lipstick. |
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01. Splintered by A.G. Howard This book was released in early January and managed to stick with me through the whole year. Nathalia Suellen + ALICE IN WONDERLAND = I’m in love! |
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Love that Winter Queen made this list!
Thanks for stopping by Amber. I hope you had a fab Xmas.
Whoa. I’m honored!
I give credit where credit it due! 😀
Great picks Carmel! Like you I have a fondness for the Alice in Wonderland based covers (bet you never guessed that one huh LOL) so Splintered and Zombie Glass are some of my favorites this year. Love The Sharpest Blade too…who doesn’t love a badass chick with a sword.
Merry Christmas!!!
Yes, I’m well aware of your Alice fetish. It’s one of the reasons why I started following you! Merry Christmas!
Nice covers. The Sharpest Blade made it to my list as well.
I saw. I’m happy to see Sandy Williams’ book making the rounds of peeps’ top 10 lists.
Great picks! Love Gena’s covers!
I usually try not to feature an author more than once on a top 10 list (I like to spread the love around) but Gena’s covers are just so amazing that I couldn’t resist.
Ooo, now that you mention it, I really do like the cover of Through the Zombie Glass! That book was BRILLIANT – definitely one of my favorite sequels 😀 Splintered has been on just about all of the posts I have visited so far! It is gorgeous. I haven’t read it yet, but I have a copy, so, soon! 😀
Happy holidays!
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I read Splintered just because of the cover. So happy that the story was just as fab as the artwork.
Some new covers for me and they look beautiful.
Beautiful covers! Great picks! Thanks so much for taking part in the Top 10 of 2013! Looking forward to seeing the rest of your Top 10’s 😀
Hugs,
Jaime @ Two Chicks On Books
Thanks for hosting! This meme makes scheduling my holiday posts SO much easier!
So many amazing covers! I love the Splintered and Zombie Glass covers especially, they were pretty great reads as well 🙂
Sharon – Obsession with Books
Splintered was indeed awesome, I listened to the audiobook. Gena Showalter’s books is still on my wishlist. *sigh*