Friday, May 27, 2011

Shelf Analysis - YA has (another) Heart Attack

Once upon a time, I wrote a post about a YA trend that involved hearts. Lots and lots of hearts.  Well, apparently hearty covers must really be selling well, as they are still absolutely everywhere.  And, the more I looked into it, the more I found heart-astic covers on not-so-recent releases.  It's been something we've been stumbling into over the last 5 or so years.

In other words, the heart is here to stay.

 

You Had Me At Halo by Amanda Ashby
Undercover by Beth Kaphart

 

Jenna & Jonah's Fauxmance by Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin
The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

 

In a Heartbeat by Loretta Ellsworth
My Beating Teenage Heart by C.K. Kelly Martin

 

Mad Love by Suzanne Selfors
The Lipstick Laws by Amy Holder

 
Dangerous to Know by Katy Moran
But I Love Him by Amanda Grace

 

Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
Recovery Road by Blake Nelson

While some of these I find rather blah (see Fauxmance), there are also some pretty unusual takes on the idea.  Like the last two with a girl making a heart with her hands - it's cute but also slightly sad...

But my favourite has to be the very first - You Had Me At Halo.  The pun is fantastic and the cover adorable - all round, very cute!

Favourites anyone?
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6 comments:

  1. CaitMay 27, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    Ooooh great catch! I hadn't noticed that. It's funny how book covers go through such trends. we should write fashion mags about them ;)

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  2. UnknownMay 27, 2011 at 11:47 PM

    @Cait - DUDE. BookCover!Fashion Magazine would be fan-freaking-tastic. *subscribes*

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  3. prettybooksMay 27, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    The "making a heart with your hand" thing is actually REALLY popular, especially since Taylor Swift started doing it!

    I hadn't realised how many hearts were used in YA fiction. I guess it's just really easy to do. My favourite is But I Love Him (although I can't seem to imagine the title without it sounding whiney, haha).

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  4. prettybooksMay 28, 2011 at 12:01 AM

    I found two more in my collection. One recent, one not so recent:

    http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22205.This_Lullaby

    and

    http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9735120-it-s-not-summer-without-you

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  5. Cialina at Muggle-Born.netMay 30, 2011 at 6:35 AM

    I love the first one as well! Adorable title and I love the use of the heart.

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  6. Michelle Fluttering ButterfliesJune 6, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    Oh I love posts like this! So much fun to see the same concept (in this case HEARTS) used in such different ways.

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