Monday, January 02, 2012

Cover Reveal: Toxic, The Pledge, Entasy & The Alchemy of Forever

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Toxic

(Denazen, #2)
Jus Accardo
Release date: May 1st, 2012
by Entangled Publishing

When a Six saved Kale’s life the night of Sumrun, she warned there would be consequences. A trade-off. Something taken for the life they gained. But Dez never imagined she’d lose the one thing she’d give anything to keep… And as if it’s not enough Dez finds her immunity to Kale fading, the Six brought in to help Kale learn to control his killer touch starts drooling on him the moment they meet. Worse than that? Jade can touch Kale. But bimbo Barbie is the least of Dez’s problems.

After Dez and Kale got away at Sumrun, her father lost not only his most powerful weapon but an important piece of the Supremacy project. Forced by Denazen to remedy the situation, he poisons Dez and offers her a choice—surrender to Denazen for the cure…or die. Determined to find a solution that doesn’t involve being bagged and tagged—or losing someone she loves—Dez keeps the poison a secret.  But when a rash of Denazen attacks hit a little too close to home, Dez is convinced there’s a traitor among them. Jade.

Sacrifices, broken promises, and secrets. Dez will have to lay it all on the line if there’s any hope of proving Jade’s guilt before they all end up Residents of Denazen. Or worse, dead…

The Denazen series:

The Pledge
Kimberly Derting
UK cover
Release date: March 26th, 2012
by Allison & Busby

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Words are the most dangerous weapon of all.

In the violent country of Ludania, the classes are strictly divided by the language they speak. The smallest transgression, like looking a member of a higher class in the eye while they are speaking their native tongue, results in immediate execution. Seventeen-year-old Charlaina has always been able to understand the languages of all classes, and she’s spent her life trying to hide her secret. The only place she can really be free is the drug-fueled underground clubs where people go to shake off the oppressive rules of the world they live in. It’s there that she meets a beautiful and mysterious boy named Max who speaks a language she’s never heard before… and her secret is almost exposed.

Charlie is intensely attracted to Max, even though she can’t be sure where his real loyalties lie. As the emergency drills give way to real crisis and the violence escalates, it becomes clear that Charlie is the key to something much bigger: her country’s only chance for freedom from the terrible power of a deadly regime.

US vs UK cover

Entasy
Brynn Myers
Release date: June 2012

Kira is the granddaughter of two Celtic goddesses but due to a tragedy Kira’s memories were taken to protect her. She has no idea who she is really but soon she will find out…soon she will have to confront her past in order to save her future.

The Alchemy of Forever
Avery Williams
UK cover
Release date: March 1st, 2012
by Simon & Schuster UK

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People say ‘love never dies’… but love might be the death of Seraphina. Seraphina has been alive since the Middle Ages, when her boyfriend, Cyrus, managed to perfect a method of alchemy that lets them swap bodies with any human being. Sera ran away from Cyrus years ago, when she realized that what they were doing—taking the lives of innocent people—was wrong. She doesn’t want to die, so she finds young people who are on the brink of death, and inhabits their bodies. When we meet Sera, she has landed in the body of a girl named Kailey who was about to die in a car accident. For the first time, Sera falls in love with the life of the person she’s inhabiting. Sera also falls for the boy next door, Noah. And soon it’s clear the feelings are returned. Unfortunately, she can never kiss Noah, because for her to touch lips with a human would mean the human’s death. And she has even more to worry about: Cyrus is chasing her, and if she stays in one place for long, she puts herself—and the people she’s grown to care for—in danger.

US vs UK cover

Wow!! Just… WOW! I can’t get enough of Toxic’s cover. I love the browns and Dez’s hair! <3 As for the others, the UK covers are definitely pretty, but I think I prefer the US ones for both, though The Pledge's UK cover seems more eye catching. And Entasy's is very striking – did you notice her hand? Pretty neat and mysterious!

What do you all think?

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20 Responses to “Cover Reveal: Toxic, The Pledge, Entasy & The Alchemy of Forever”

  1. Shortskie

    Beautiful covers, I agree with you on Toxic’s cover. Love, love, love her hair to death! And the UK cover of The Pledge is gorgeous, I prefer it over the US. But for The Alchemy of Forever, it’s the other way around XD Oh, Entasy’s cover is very striking and the synopsis is interesting. Thank you for the post, Giselle! C:

  2. Nina Reed

    Ooh, you weren’t exaggerating when you said you’d be revealing some beautiful covers! LOVE the UK cover of The Pledge, it’s so much prettier than the US one:)

  3. Amy

    Those are all beautiful. I love the UK covers of The Pledge and The Alchemy of Forever. The cover for Entasy is so gorgeous! Thank you for sharing. 🙂

  4. Sam

    Such beautiful covers! I love the UK cover of The Pledge especially. I’m not sure about the Entasy cover, though. It is pretty, but I think I have had enough of seeing big dresses on covers. 😛

    Sam @ Realm of Ficton

  5. Gwenny

    Toxic is such an awesome cover, and I love the colour scheme and how it matches Touch…I also love how the colour scheme is so different from typical YA covers and yet still so stunning!

  6. Karla

    Wow, for once I like a UK cover better than an American one! Can’t wait to get my hands on a copy of the UK cover of The Pledge!

  7. Tara Turner

    I have to say Giselle that you always have the best cover posts!!!! I love toxic! And was happy to have it on my blog also. I’m so envious of the UK pledge cover!!!!! It’s so beautiful! And different than the US. I almost want to have both! But I have to say that I like the US Alchemy cover better. The UK almost seems amateur. Don’t know why.

    Tara and her giveaway

  8. Sharon ObsessionwithBooks

    Wow! beautiful covers, I absolutely loved Touch so I’m quite excited for Toxic’s release & The Pledge was also amazing. I’ll definitely be adding the others to my TBR pile.

    Thank-you for sharing Giselle!