Super Sunday- Super Covers#12

Hey, I am back with another Super Cover day.  It was so hard to choose a cover this time. But at the end, the one cover whose details lay in its subtlety caught my eyes. Simple, Elegant and Eye catching. The cover of Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley is simply beautiful and hence will be featured this Sunday.

Name: Magonia

Author: Maria Dahvana Headley

Genre: Fantasy, Myth and Legends

Pages: 320

Buy from: Amazon

Now let us see what the book is about;

Maria Dahvana Headley's soaring YA debut is a fiercely intelligent, multilayered fantasy where Neil Gaiman's Stardust meets John Green's The Fault in Our Stars in a story about a girl caught between two worlds . . . two races . . . and two destinies.

Aza Ray Boyle is drowning in thin air. Since she was a baby, Aza has suffered from a mysterious lung disease that makes it ever harder for her to breathe, to speak—to live. So when Aza catches a glimpse of a ship in the sky, her family chalks it up to a cruel side effect of her medication. But Aza doesn't think this is a hallucination. She can hear someone on the ship calling her name.

Only her best friend, Jason, listens. Jason, who's always been there. Jason, for whom she might have more-than-friendly feelings. But before Aza can consider that thrilling idea, something goes terribly wrong. Aza is lost to our world—and found, by another. Magonia.

Above the clouds, in a land of trading ships, Aza is not the weak and dying thing she was. In Magonia, she can breathe for the first time. Better, she has immense power—but as she navigates her new life, she discovers that war between Magonia and Earth is coming. In Aza's hands lies fate of the whole of humanity—including the boy who loves her. Where do her loyalties lie?

What do think about the cover. Is it eye catching? Which is your favourite cover.

 Let me know, so that I can feature them here.

Super Sunday- Super Covers#11

This cover stopped me in my tracks and made me notice. Something about the cover,  the elegant font, the rose petals, the woman not in a gown made this memorable enough for me to remember this book after so much time.

The book is Impervious by Laura Kirwan, the first in the City of Eldrich series.

Name: Impervious

Author: Laura Kirwan

Genre: Fantasy romance, urban fantasy

Pages:355

Buy from: Amazon

Here is what the story is about,

“Why couldn't she get me?” 
“Magic doesn't work on you. You're impervious . . .” 

Meaghan Keele faces menopause with no husband, no kids, and a job she hates. At her brother's request, Meaghan moves from Arizona to Pennsylvania to help care for their dying father, taking over his job as lawyer for the tiny town of Eldrich. 

What Meaghan doesn't know is that law was merely her father's day job. Gateways to magical worlds riddle the forests surrounding Eldrich. Unaffected by magic—impervious—her father spent decades mediating magical disputes and guarding the human world. Without his imposing presence, old enemies are stirring. 

Impervious, like her father, Meaghan soon senses that everyone around her is keeping secrets. A shocking confrontation on her first day of work quickly clues her in to her new reality. Her office manager and her secretary are witches. Jamie, her handsome young assistant, isn't exactly human. Eldrich City Hall is haunted. And Meaghan is expected to take over both of her father's jobs. 

Struggling to accept her destiny, Meaghan is soon drawn into a brutal struggle in another world and a growing attaction to John Smith—exiled king, town drunk, and Jamie's estranged father. And she thought life in Eldrich would be dull . . .

This cover is in direct contrast to the last one i posted. Which featured a teenage heroine, with hair of gold( it is part of who she is, can you guess?)and wearing a stunning,shimmering gown. Find out here.

While this cover features a woman and not a girl, with short hair and sensible work clothes. But more than that, it was attention paid to the detail tht made me fall in love. The elegant curves and angles of the font, the carelessly flying rose petals and mysterious forest towards which, she is walking to.

What do you think about the cover? are there any covers you want to see featured here, let me know below.

P.s: This is her second books cover, which is also pretty good.

I love the play of lights here, it gives you a very ethereal feel, doesn't t?

Super Sunday-Super Covers#10

Super Sunday is back and this time I have another gorgeous cover for you. When I selected this cover, a thought struck my mind. Almost always, I select a book where the heroine is seen in a stunning outfit(ballgown or ninja outfit). What about you? Which are the books covers that attracts you. Leave your thoughts down below.

The book I have chosen this time is Towering by Alex Flinn. It is a modern retelling of Rapunzel and Alex Flinn is the bestselling author of Beastly which had been adapted into a film starring Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer.

Details

Name: Towering

Author: Alex Flinn

Genres: Retelling & Adaptations, Paranormal romance

Pages: 304

Publisher: Harper Teen

Buy From: Amazon.com

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What the story is about?

New York Times #1 bestselling author Alex Flinn reimagined the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast inBeastly and gave a twist to the story of Sleeping Beauty in A Kiss in Time. Now with her gothic and darkly romantic YA novel Towering, Alex Flinn retells the tale of Rapunzel.

When Rachel was taken to live in a tower by a woman she calls Mama, she was excited. She felt like a princess in a castle. But many years later, Rachel knows her palace is really a prison, and begins to plan her escape. She is encouraged by the speed with which her golden hair has been growing. It's gotten long enough to reach the ground. And she's begun dreaming of a green-eyed man. Could he be out there in the world? Is he coming to save her? Or will she find a way to save herself?

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Super Sunday#8

My favourite feature is back. Super Sunday! Where we find out the the super covers of the books that made as go Wow and also made us give the book more than a passing glance. The book featured this time is an  fantasy novel (with a lot of sword fighting probably) by Amanda Hocking. Ever since I saw this cover in her blog I wanted to feature it here. Thinking back , I believe this was my inspiration to start Super Sunday in the first place. But, since this lovely book hadn't been released them, I couldn't feature it here. And when it had finally released I didn't know about it. but past is past. Now. let us welcome this newest member of the Super family.

Title : Frostfire

Author : Amanda Hocking

Genres : Fantasy,Romance

Pages : 336    

Buy from : Amazon.com  

                Amazon.in

(* the one just above is an amazon affiliate link)

I love the colour palette used here. But, enough about the cover. Let's hear about the book now.

Hidden deep in the heart of a snow-covered wilderness lies the secret kingdom of the Kanin—a magical realm as beautiful as it is treacherous…

Bryn Aven has never fit into Kanin society. Her blond hair and blue eyes set her apart as an outsider—a half-blood unable to hold a respectable rank. But she’s determined to prove herself as a loyal protector of the kingdom she loves. Her dream is to become a member of the King’s elite guard, and she’s not going to let anything stand in her way…not even her growing feelings for her boss, Ridley Dresden. A relationship between them is strictly forbidden, but Bryn can’t fight her attraction to him. And she’s beginning to think he feels it too.

Meanwhile, there’s an attack on the kingdom—one that will test Bryn’s strength like never before. Finally, she has the chance to confront Konstantin Black, the traitor who tried to kill her father years ago. It’s up to Bryn to put a stop to him before he strikes again. But is she willing to risk everything to protect a kingdom that doesn’t accept her for who she really is? And when her mission brings her closer to Ridley, will she be able to deny her heart?

And see this beautiful cover of the kindle version.

Buy :  The kindle edition 

Almost similar aren't they. I am gonna read it as soon as the rest of the trilogy is out. Oh, by the way the other two books also have amazing covers. 

I love the interplay of colours used. It's subtle but eye catching, isn't it. I also love the border used, reminds me of the ornate gates of a castle. they seem to perfectly set the tone to the story. Kudos to the designers

Super Sunday#7

Hey , back with a super sunday. The cover I have selected is a little bit different but beautiful nevertheless.

Title : The Bone Clocks

Author : David Mitchell

Genre : Science Fiction

pages : 608

Buy from : Amazon.com

                Amazon.in

(#The above one is an amazon affiliate link)

The cover seems interesting, right. Let's see what the book is about.

One drowsy summer's day in 1984, teenage runaway Holly Sykes encounters a strange woman who offers a small kindness in exchange for 'asylum'. Decades will pass before Holly understands exactly what sort of asylum the woman was seeking . The Bone Clocks follows the twists and turns of Holly's life from a scarred adolescence in Gravesend to old age on Ireland's Atlantic coast as Europe's oil supply dries up a life not so far out of the ordinary, yet punctuated by flashes of precognition, visits from people who emerge from thin air and brief lapses in the laws of reality. For Holly Sykes - daughter, sister, mother, guardian - is also an unwitting player in a murderous feud played out in the shadows and margins of our world and may prove to be its decisive weapon. Metaphysical thriller, meditation on mortality and chronicle of our self devouring times, this kaleidoscopic novel crackles with the invention and wit that have made David Mitchell one of the most celebrated writers of his generation. Here is fiction at its most spellbinding and memorable best.

or if you want a longer version

Following a terrible fight with her mother over her boyfriend, fifteen-year-old Holly Sykes slams the door on her family and her old life. But Holly is no typical teenage runaway: A sensitive child once contacted by voices she knew only as “the radio people,” Holly is a lightning rod for psychic phenomena. Now, as she wanders deeper into the English countryside, visions and coincidences reorder her reality until they assume the aura of a nightmare brought to life.
 
For Holly has caught the attention of a cabal of dangerous mystics—and their enemies. But her lost weekend is merely the prelude to a shocking disappearance that leaves her family irrevocably scarred. This unsolved mystery will echo through every decade of Holly’s life, affecting all the people Holly loves—even the ones who are not yet born.
 
A Cambridge scholarship boy grooming himself for wealth and influence, a conflicted father who feels alive only while reporting on the war in Iraq, a middle-aged writer mourning his exile from the bestseller list—all have a part to play in this surreal, invisible war on the margins of our world. From the medieval Swiss Alps to the nineteenth-century Australian bush, from a hotel in Shanghai to a Manhattan townhouse in the near future, their stories come together in moments of everyday grace and extraordinary wonder. 
 
Rich with character and realms of possibility, The Bone Clocks is a kaleidoscopic novel that begs to be taken apart and put back together by a writer The Washington Post calls “the novelist who’s been showing us the future of fiction.”
 
An elegant conjurer of interconnected tales, a genre-bending daredevil, and a master prose stylist, David Mitchell has become one of the leading literary voices of his generation. His hypnotic new novel, The Bone Clocks, crackles with invention and wit and sheer storytelling pleasure—it is fiction at its most spellbinding.

The cover was a fresh change from the usual ones that we see. Have you also seen any such cover. Do tell. me and the rest of the readers would love to know about it.

Super Sunday- Super Covers #6

Time for another Super Sunday, Technically it is Super Saturday. But, I will be travelling on Sunday and Monday-back to college. I had spend a wonderful one month with my family. Well,actually I didn't get to spend much time with my family, since I was travelling and visiting my cousins. That time was not wasted since i always have a blast with them . How did you spend your Christmas holidays?
This time featuring on Super Saturday is a book by Ravinder Singh, his début best seller, which had the readers teaching for tissues. The initial cover of this romance  wouldn't have been featured here, but the revised cover is very beautiful. and has a dreamy quality to it.

So, let's see what's all this fuss I am making about.. Shall we.

Ta- Da

Title : I too Had a Love Story

Author : Ravinder Singh

Genres : Romance

Pages  : 199

Publisher :  Penguin India

Buy from : Amazon.in

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Now About the book 

Happy endings are not for everyone, but when a relationship goes sour it does not necessarily mean that it has ended. Ravinder Singh tells us the tale of his love story where he loved and lost, but found something else in exchange. Based on a real-life story, the book is the author's debut novel that bares his love life for all to see.

The book begins with a reunion and takes us on the tumultuous journey of finding love in the 21st century. It entails the questioning of the truth in a love marriage where both parties have not even met each other. Tested by the hassles of the modern world we live in, I Too Had A Love Story, makes us want to know more about the fate of the lovebirds in the novel. Humorous and romantic, this book is for the curious who wonder how relationships are successful in this fast-paced century.

Love, a language that the whole world can understand, is portrayed beautifully in the context of the modern world without getting too sentimental or stoic.

With Saturday, Sunday gone....have a fun Monday.

Super Sunday-Super covers#5

Super Sunday is in it's fifth week and the book featured this time was the one I was going to feature last time . But I was reading Shatter me at that time and I thought the cover was eye catching.

So, it won the place last time. But this book's cover is very sweet and very expressive.The title is beautiful and the font used even more beautiful.

The book is "Your Dreams Are Mine Now" by Ravinder Singh, the bestselling Author of "I too had a love Story".

Title : Your Dreams Are Mine Now-She showed him what love was

Author : Ravinder Singh

Genres : sweet love story, politics

Pages : 272

Publisher : Penguin

Buy from : Amazon

Currently the book is on a 40% discount sale.

I don't how long it will last though.

(* the above is an amazon affiliate link)

The Story

They are complete opposites!

She's a small-town girl who takes admission in Delhi University (DU). An idealist, studies are her first priority. He's a Delhi guy, seriously into youth politics in DU. He fights to make his way. Student union elections are his first priority. But then opposites attract as well! A scandal on campus brings them together, they begin to walk the same path and somewhere along, fall in love… But their fight against evil comes at a heavy price, which becomes the ultimate test of their lives. Against the backdrop of dominant campus politics, Your Dreams Are Mine Now is an innocent love story that will tug at your heartstrings.

That's it for this Sunday. Hope you have a Fun Monday

Super Sunday - Super Covers #4

It's Sunday, that means it's time to see which beautiful cover is going to be featured on the super cover section. The criterias are pretty simple, the cover must be Jaw- dropping, must indicate the theme of the book. Although sometimes the theme is pretty hard to find out. But most of all it must be the type of the cover that must prompt us to take a second glance. That must seduce us to buy the book . So, which cover did it for me this week.

It was the cover of bestselling Y.A dystopian romance "Shatter Me" by Tahereh Mafi.

Author : Tahereh Mafi

                  Genres :  Y.A Dystopian Thriller 

 Pages : 368              

      Publisher : HarperCollins

Buy from:  Amazon   

* The above one is an Amazon Affiliate Link

What is the book about : 

I have a curse.

I have a gift.

I'm a monster.
I'm more than human.

My touch is lethal.
My touch is power.

I am their weapon.
I will fight back.

No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal, but The Reestablishment has plans for her. Plans to use her as a weapon. But Juliette has plans of her own. After a lifetime without freedom, she's finally discovering a strength to fight back for the very first time—and to find a future with the one boy she thought she'd lost forever.

In this electrifying debut, Tahereh Mafi presents a riveting dystopian world, a thrilling superhero story, and an unforgettable heroine.

(The Rest of the covers in the Trilogy are also Pretty amazing( Yeah I know I am always reviewing Trilogies. Although this is not a review.)

                 

That's it for this Sunday. Hope you have fun Monday.

Super Sunday-Super Covers #3

It's Sunday and that means it's time for finding that super special cover that makes us glance at that book a second to long. This time that book is " The Secret Wish List " by Preeti Shenoy. Ever since I read " Life is what you make of it" by her. I've been a huge fan of her and this book cover is so cute, I wanted to feature it here.

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The Secret Wish List revolves around the life of the protagonist Diksha at the time when she was in her teens and a striking disparity in her life 18 years later. At the tender age of 16, Diksha is like just another typical teenager juggling with school, boys, gossip and fun with her best friend until one day when everything changes. An innocent teenage crush invites a string of irreversible events that change her life forever. 18 years later, Diksha who once was a happy-go-lucky and carefree teenager is now a woman with entirely opposite traits. Married to a successful professional and a mother to a young boy, she is a bored housewife wearing the mask of being happily married. An unexpected incident opens up avenues for Diksha to give her life a second chance. and thus, she creates a secret wish list in the hope to fulfill her desires. Will she be able to brave through this journey while dealing with the complexity of an extramarital affair? Will she be able to succeed in the quest for rediscovering herself? The Secret Wish List is about the journey of a woman towards getting her happy life back. It is about her dreams and aspirations and the quest for finding out whether true love exists or not. 

And here is my review of "Life is what you make of it" by Preeti Shenoy 


 About the Author

From the acclaimed author of 34 Bubblegums And Candies, Preeti Shenoy is among the top authors in India. She has a myriad of interests ranging from yoga, photography and sociology and currently resides in Bangalore. In the 2013 edition of Forbes, her name was mentioned in the 100 most influential celebrities of India. She has also written for Reader's Digest and has had articles of her published in various newspapers and magazines, including The Times of India.
Her website : www.preetishenoy.com
Her Amazon page : Preeti Shenoy Books


Which book would you like to see featured here. Please give your suggestions below.

Super Sunday - Super Sunday #2

Hey guys, time for another super sunday cover.Since last time I had taken a Trilogy last time and this time also it's another trilogy.  It's the Shiva Trilogy especially the first book "Immortals Of Meluha". This book is a very imaginative reinterpretation of Indian Myth, of the legendary Immortal God Shiva whose exploits are evergreen.

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The Immortals of Meluha (Shiva Trilogy) is the first chapter of the Shiva Trilogy that showcases the making of Lord Shiva through a fictional medium. The narrative unfolds in the immemorial land of Meluha, where reigns the Suryavanshi clan, a highly civilized society of rules, regulations and guidelines. Abiding by their just means of lifestyle, there is persistent fear of terrorist attacks from the Chandravanshis, a clan-less civilization allied with the heinous Nagas. Together, they conspire to steal the secret formula of the Suryavanshi holy drink, Somrasa. With this paranoia, there are whispers of a prophecy pertaining to a blue-throated man from the lands of Sapt-Sindhu who would rescue the Suryavanshis from their turmoil. Enter Shiva, a tribal patriarch from the mountains of Kailasa, who travels from his home territory to Meluha in search of safety and shelter. The mystery of his throat turning blue after consuming Somrasa, begs the Meluhan people to ask a question of cosmic proportions, Is he the prophesied one? The story redefines the nomenclatures of iniquity and integrity precedented by legendary characters, folktales and Puranas mingling cohesively into an integrated pattern. The story written by critically acclaimed author, Amish Tripathi truly captures the spirit of these archaic ages in their true color.


The other books in this trilogy are

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The fabled Neelkanth, Shiva, is faced with his greatest challenge. He is forced onto a path of vengeance where nothing is as it seems, in The Secret of The Nagas (Shiva Trilogy). The hunt is on for a mysterious naga assailant who has taken the life of one of Shiva's close associates and now preys on his wife. This thirst for revenge will bring him face to face with the truth behind the mysterious nagas.
The nagas are a deformed race of warriors with exceptional fighting skills, whose motives are hidden. They play a central role in a conspiracy that has brought a once mighty kingdom to its knees. And if Shiva is to break the deadlock, he must travel deep into hostile territory, where he will face a deadly adversary.
At Kashi, Shiva's wife, Sati, who has recently given birth to their child, stays behind to help the King with an entirely different kind of battle. As Shiva's journey takes him away from her, she will uncover a secret that will change both their lives forever. Will Shiva and Sati's marriage survive, when the line between friend and foe becomes blurred?
With a plot that picks up right where the previous book left off, The Secret of The Nagas (Shiva Trilogy) takes you on an exciting roller coaster ride through this epic re-imagination of Indian mythology.


 And  the final installment in this series is ...

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 EVIL HAS RISEN.

ONLY A GOD CAN STOP IT.

Shiva is gathering his forces. He reaches the Naga capital, Panchavati, and Evil is finally revealed. The Neelkanth prepares for a holy war against his true enemy, a man whose name instils dread in the fiercest of warriors.
India convulses under the onslaught of a series of brutal battles. It's a war for the very soul of the nation. Many will die. But Shiva must not fail, no matter what the cost. In his desperation, he reaches out to the ones who have never offered any help to him: the Vayuputras.
Will he succeed? And what will be the real cost of battling Evil? To India? And to Shiva's soul?
Discover the answer to these mysteries in this concluding part of the bestselling Shiva Trilogy.

So,what do you guys think about these books. If you like it , do give it a try.

And

Don't forget to recommend the book you wan t to see featured here.

Love you

A.B

Super Sunday-Super Covers #1

Hey, Time For Super Sunday. The series of posts were a book that catches eye due to it's stunning cover will be featured each week. You are welcome to recomend your favourite books that made them an instant buy due to their beautiful covers.


So, Lets see which book won the ticket to feature in this week's Super Sunday- Super Covers


It's A trilogy By Ally Condie.....Its Matched Trilogy.

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Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows he is her ideal mate . . . until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.

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Chasing down an uncertain future, Cassia makes her way to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky--taken by Society to his certain death--only to find that he has escaped into the majestic, but treacherous, canyons.  On this wild frontier are glimmers of a different life . . . and the enthralling promise of rebellion. But even as Cassia sacrifices everything to reunite with Ky, ingenious surprises from Xander may change the game.  On the edge of Society, nothing is as expected, and crosses and double crosses make Cassia's path more twisted than ever.

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Conclusion to the New York Times Best selling Matched Trilogy!

Cassia’s journey began with an error, a momentary glitch in the otherwise perfect façade of the Society. After crossing canyons to break free, she waits, silk and paper smuggled against her skin, ready for the final chapter.

The wait is over.

One young woman has raged against those who threaten to keep away what matters most—family, love, choice. Her quiet revolution is about to explode into full-scale rebellion. With exquisite prose, the emotionally gripping conclusion to the international–best selling Matched trilogy returns Cassia, Ky,and Xander to the Society to save the one thing they have been denied for so long, the power to choose.

I loved these covers, They accurately portray cassia's journey and I will shamelessly state that these covers played a huge role in persuading me to buy this series.

So, That it for this Sunday.Watch out this space for another super cover on next Sunday.

ooh and as an extra bonus I am adding some more pictures related to these. Hope You like it. 

And

 Don't Forget to tell me which book you want see featured here..