Cover Crazy (1)

 

"Cover Crazy" is a meme hosted by The Book Worms to gush over talk about cover designs that we love!

Birthmarked by Caragh O'Brien

© March 2010 by Roaring Book Press

Goodreads Description:

After climate change, on the north shore of Unlake Superior, a dystopian world is divided between those who live inside the wall, and those, like sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia Stone, who live outside. It’s Gaia’s job to “advance” a quota of infants from poverty into the walled Enclave, until the night one agonized mother objects, and Gaia’s parents are arrested.

Badly scarred since childhood, Gaia is a strong, resourceful loner who begins to question her society. As Gaia’s efforts to save her parents take her within the wall, she herself is arrested and imprisoned.

I've adored this cover since the moment that my academic adviser handed it to me to read.  I think that colors make the scene dramatic and eerie.  The MC's hair blowing in the wind speaks of a "storm" of some kind  that's coming. I also love the tag line that's on the cover. Tells you so much without giving anything away.  It really hooked me.

The paperback cover is completely different, but matches with the cover of book two, which will be released this fall.  I love it for it's simplicity and how it incorporates the story line without giving anything away.  If you've read the book, you'll definitely recognize the plot element represented here.  I don't know if the paperback cover is quite as eye-catching, but it's definitely still beautiful.

Which one do you like better?