THE BANE - Cover Weigh In


Some of you may not realize that I design my own covers.  Graphic design is something that I started teaching myself about 3 years ago and I fell in love.  My favorite thing to create in Photoshop is of course book covers.

When I decided to re-release Eden as The Bane I knew I had to come up with a new cover.  But it is hard to top the old cover.  It was bad ass and attention grabbing.  But at the same time, I was realizing that it was scaring potential readers away.  It didn't really say "This is YA" or "This is told from a female point of view." So I came up with the cover that I did.  And I liked it for a while.

But I kept looking at it and thinking it was so plain...  And then I got several comments from readers that they felt it wasn't a good representation of what the book was about.  That it was just a "pretty girl on a cover".  And I totally got what they were saying.

So being me, the author that loves Photoshop too much, I started playing around.

And I've come up with two alternatives.

I really want your opinion.  What version do you like best?  Do you like the current cover?  Or do you think it could be improved upon?

This isn't a promise or a guarantee that I will change the cover.  This is me doing research and seeing what my readers think.  This is me finding out if what you like is what I like.

Below are the options.  At the bottom of this post is a poll.  Please vote for your favorite and help me make this decision!  Feel free to leave a comment as well with your thoughts!

Option #1 - Current Cover


Option #2 - Soldier Eve Cover


Option #3 - Abstract Eve Cover


  • Current Cover
  • Soldier Eve Cover
  • Abstract Eve Cover
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Lilivette said...

The current cover & soldier eve, gaaah. Those are awesome <3

Tim said...

The soldier version is how I envisioned her.

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I'm a little bit torn. I like the original cover but I can see how people think it doesn't represent the story. Soldier Eve does a much better job of giving you an idea how badass she is but it doesn't really scream YA to me, either. I really like the abstract one except that it looks like her legs get amputated. :)

Unknown said...

Okay, when I voted I chose the current cover because the first time I saw it I was like wow that's beautiful. Plus I really like my little bookmark of it. :D But really the soldier eve cover is also a-ma-zing! So really I would be happy with either of those 2. The abstract one is my least favorite and I think that had I never heard of the books before and walked into say B&N and saw all three of those on the shelf, I'd more than likely pick up the first 2 to read what it's about and pass the 3rd one by. Not that it's not a horrible cover by any means I'm just drawn into the other ones. :)

K. A. Last said...

I LOVE option 2. So bad ass. Now I can't wait to read this.

Lynne said...

I asked my husband which cover he thought was best -no explanation about the book, just 'which cover would you pick up?' - he said the soldier one.
He was 'meh' on the first and thought the abstract cover looked like a zombie book with blood splashed over her and her legs cut off and dripping.

personally, I HEART the top part of the abstract cover. I really LOVE(prefer) the silhouette! let's me imagine the character for myself.
The bold colors are striking and eye catching too.
I don't like the red splash across her middle either, but my first thought was 'baaad time of the month' -the legs didn't bother me tho, however I can see where others might be put off.

They are all awesomely fantastic in different ways.

... but at the poll, I'm voting abstract.

Katie Kay said...

I really, really think the second cover fits the story more. My fits thought was, "Ooo. That's so much better!" You can tell that there's going to be a lot of action in it. The only problem I think you might have with the second cover is that it doesn't look very YA. It kind of reminds me of a Tom Clancy sort of book with spies and such. Other than that, I think you should definitely change the cover to look more action packed.

Fly to the Sky said...

Personally I really like the abstract cover. I feel as though it represents the book. It would also be the cover that I would be most likely to pick up. I also really like the second option because it really does seem to represent eve as a person. My least favorite cover is the current one because it seems like it would be better fit for a different genre(although that doesn't mean I don't love it). In all I think no matter what you end up picking will be great!!

Andrea said...

This is tough, because I REALLY liked the original cover (if I could vote for that one, I would). I picture Eve to be much tougher and dirty (not wearing makeup or having her hair done). I like the idea of cover #3, but a different silhouette would be better.

Steve Barrington said...

I like all 3, but my preference would probably be #3. It just captures my attention for some reason. I think you can't lose on any of the 3 though.

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