Cover art!
Nov. 20th, 2019 07:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pegkerrI was a little underwhelmed when I first received it yesterday, but it's definitely grown on me in the last 24 hours, and I've already sent back a message to the editor that I like it:
I think the cover is subtle, elegant and lovely. I must admit to some disappointment that the idea I suggested wasn’t used, but oh well, Warner didn’t use it either al those years ago, and I’ve gotten over that disappointment before.[The idea of quilt swans morphing into real swans flying out of the quilt]. I am impressed at how the way the depiction of the swans suggests a misty morning light. The slight darkening of the frame around the cover is a nice touch. The font for the title looks good.Oh, Rob would have been so happy for me.
You know more than I do regarding how cover art suggests the genre of a book. To me, it doesn’t scream “fantasy,” and upon reflection, I think that’s fine, I suppose: there isn’t any fantasy in Elias’ story, and the only fantasy element in Eliza’s is the spell, but there is little else. It could be the cover of a mainstream novel, and that way may draw in some readers who don’t think of themselves as fantasy readers.
I was a little more doubtful yesterday when I first reviewed it. The choice of subject seemed obvious. But it IS obvious; that’s what the book is about. So the bottom line is, I like it. Thank you.
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