Cover Candy #4 - Recent swoonworthy cover reveals!

You've heard of eye candy, and maybe you've heard of brain candy, now I'm here to introduce Cover Candy!  If it's a book cover that I'm swooning over, I might feature it here! I love finding new books, especially those with gorgeous covers, but I can't feature them all as my Waiting on Wednesday picks, so I decided to dedicate this feature to them instead!

What do you think? Find any new books to add to your insane TBR pile?

My Name is Memory by Ann Brashares
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Release date: January 20 2011 (first published June 1st 2010)

From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, inspired, magical book-a love story that lasts more than a lifetime.

Daniel has spent centuries falling in love with the same girl. Life after life, crossing continents and dynasties, he and Sophia (despite her changing name and form) have been drawn together-and he remembers it all. Daniel has "the memory", the ability to recall past lives and recognize souls of those he's previously known. It is a gift and a curse. For all the times that he and Sophia have been drawn together throughout history, they have also been torn painfully, fatally, apart. A love always too short.

Interwoven through Sophia and Daniel's unfolding present day relationship are glimpses of their expansive history together. From 552 Asia Minor to 1918 England and 1972 Virginia, the two souls share a long and sometimes torturous path of seeking each other time and time again. But just when young Sophia (now "Lucy" in the present) finally begins to awaken to the secret of their shared past, to understand the true reason for the strength of their attraction, the mysterious force that has always torn them apart reappears. Ultimately, they must come to understand what stands in the way of their love if they are ever to spend a lifetime together.

A magical, suspenseful, heartbreaking story of true love, My Name is Memory proves the power and endurance of a union that was meant to be.

 

 

This is the new UK paperback cover for My Name is Memory by Ann Brashares - this was one of my favourite books of 2010, and I love this new cover. I will be picking up a copy. That leaves me in a total conundrum when the next book in the series releases in hardcover though.   I like to have all my series covers matching! When is the next book in this series anyway? Has anyone heard anything about it?

 

 

Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
Publisher: Scholastic UK
Release date: July 12th 2011.
Ages: 13+

  
The thrilling conclusion to #1 bestselling Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy from Maggie Stiefvater.

In Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other. In Linger, they fought to be together. Now, in Forever, the stakes are even higher than before. Wolves are being hunted. Lives are being threatened. And love is harder and harder to hold on to as death comes closing in

While I loved Shiver, Linger left me a little lukewarm, however I can't wait to read the conclusion to Maggie Stiefvater's Wolves of Mercy Falls series. I adore the UK cover for this one. So, so, so pretty!

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Release date: September 27th 2011.
Ages: 14+



Mara wakes up from a coma with no memory of the accident that caused the deaths of her best friend, boyfriend, and boyfriend's sister. The doctors tell her parents that starting over in a new state, a new school will be good for her and to let the memories come back on their own. But Mara's new start is anything but when she sees the faces of her dead friends everywhere and her world is falling apart. And then she begins to see people's deaths before they happen - at least she thinks that is what is happening. On top of that, the most beautiful boy she has ever seen can't seem to leave her alone, but is his agenda more than he leads on?

I hadn't heard of this book before the cover reveal last week, but I think you'll all agree that both the cover and the synopsis of this one are pretty great! This is definitely going on my wish list for 2011!




* Please note: Not all of these covers are final and may be subject to change. If the cover is changed, I will update with the new cover!