Aesthetic Books On My Shelves

Hey Guys! It’s Max here and we will be diving into the beautiful books on my shelves article today but before we dwell in the crafting and the sutures of the covers of these sumptuous novels, I have a few- really, there are only two- announcements or rather, alerts to execute. So, we shall address those announcements first before we move into the actual article:

First communiqué

Kotobee had reached out to me through E-mail the other day and they presumed that the readers of Maxxesbooktopia will attain the helpfulness of this list (a compiled list of book fairs all around the world) and would love to share it with all of you. With that, I have decided to help them to spread this remarkable list around so that you guys will be able to view it and locate the book fairs near your area or are currently in your country but you did not know about. Here’s the website where you can look for the book fairs around you: Book Fairs (click here)

They have infographics and have punctilious the date and location of the book fairs. In addition, you could use Google’s Fine setting (Ctrl+F) to look for your country and find out about the book fairs near your area on the page. 

Second communiqué

I came back to Bookstagram after being gone for a year and several months. If you are wondering where all the older posts that I had shared in my previous years went to, they are in the archived shelf. So far, I had posted 3 pictures on Instagram and I hope you guys will give me a follow there and like all the pictures as well for moral support (I extricated myself from my comfort zone to take pictures of me with books). Thank you, I really appreciate it.

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Without further ado, let us get into the article!

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1. The Kiss Of Deception By Mary E. Pearson

Honestly, I do not know how to comment on the covers of these novels except for how exceptionally beautiful they are. I will try to talk about the colour scheme and the artwork and effort put into it though or else this article will be such a failure and the pictures that I had taken will be trash being thrown into the swamp. 

For The Kiss Of Deception, the font of the title is very well composed. For example, The and Of are not accentuated on the cover but instead Kiss and Deception are more prominent due to the fact the story is all about deception, lies, kindling romance and manipulation.

The artwork of the maiden on the cover is very diluted with colour and the precision put into it is very well illustrated as everything starting from her hair strain to her dress are eloquently expressed. Personally, I found the flower crown embedded on the top of her head most interesting because of the details and the amount of arduous work put into it is not to be missed.

The colour of the sky and the wheat are again, well defined with the conventional usage of colour and the intensity of it. It further emphasises on the atmosphere of the novel and what place or rather, setting the story will be placed in. In addition, the two birds soaring through the sky captured the two would-be lovers of the runaway princess. The building, the man and the woman on the cover encased her workplace, her friend and an assassin, ready to murder her if her time is up.

If you are wondering, I gave this book an A (80%) rating. I thought it was an immeasurable novel and you should give it a try.

2. Sleeping Beauties By Stephen King & Owen King

Sleeping beauties cover is just purely aesthetic. It does not have much but the intricate lining of the butterfly engrains above the eyes with its body against the nose of the woman just makes the cover eye-grabbing. The lips and the authors’ names are in red to intensify the colour of the already dark cover. The sinuous line of the title, again, engrains on the butterfly’s superb wings further strengthen the colour scheme that is already splashed across the surface of the book.

Personally, what caught my attention from this cover other than the author’s name was bright to the shadowy scheme of the novel. As you can see, the sides of the novel are wrapped in darkness and the core of the novel wraps in the light. The Azure colour helps in creating the portrait to be more memorable. Thus, it had made it to the list of gorgeous book covers on the shelves.

3. The Ghost Of Heaven By Marcus Sedgwick

The spiral staircase ensnared the story as the novel is all about spirals and spiralling down a deep dark hole. The font for the novel, both the title and the author’s name, are very well placed. They did not block the view of the spiral staircase, the sea and the sky. Most importantly, the man on the staircase.

The colour swashed across the cover caught my attention when I entered the bookstore to look for books to purchase. Not going to lie, I bought the book due to the amazing cover. But, I read the book and found the story that laid beneath a beguiling cover to be wondrous as well which rarely happens because most of the time, books either have enchanting covers or captivating stories. So, this really surprised me.

Overall, A+ (100%) for the cover alone.

4. The Bone Season By Samantha Shannon

First of all, disregard the price tag that is affixed on the cover. I could not get it off which pestered the heck out of me because it has calumniated the beauty of the cover. Well, with that being said, let us get into the cover review.

The clock hands that are assembled together resemble a sundial due to the numbers situated below the clock hands. The blueness of the cover further accentuates (I am employing that term a number of times today) an eye-grappling experience.

I have nothing else to speak on this cover other than how gorgeous it is and the number of words that I had disposed of above.

5. Six Of Crows Duology By Leigh Bardugo

You guys can clearly see how beautiful these covers are. The crow looks as if it is being moistened over there ‘fortuitously’ and honestly, I am savouring every second for them. Just… There are no words that could do egalitarianism for these portraitures.

Again, A+ (100%) book cover.

6. A Shadow Bright and Burning By Jessica Cluess

✅ Good Font.

✅ Good colour scheme.

✅ Good sketching.

✅ Great placing of the author’s quote and author’s name.

7. The Gracekeepers By Kristy Logan

This is simply the most impressive book cover among the table. The illustrations for both the bear and the woman are aesthetic. It immediately gives me the sense that the girl is elegant and the bear is tranquil as they are travelling on the same boat in a large expanse of sea. The quotes and the font of the title + the author’s name are very well located. The night sky permeates with a plethora of quasars attests how alienated both the bear and the girl must have felt at the moment. Thus, it is getting an A+ from me for the cover alone.

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This is the end of the ‘Aesthetic Books On My Shelves!’ article. I hope you all enjoyed it and let me know what beautiful books you have on your shelves in the comment box below! Follow me with your email/WordPress account to get notifications when I post a new article! Have a great day ahead!