Wednesday, August 7, 2013

{Cover Wars} Letters to Nowhere by Julie Cross

Come one come all, welcome to Cover Wars, where covers battle it out in a fierce catwalk so we can decide on who wore it best. Before we take a look a this week's contestant lets reveal the winner of last week's long battle "Dearly, Departed", and the winner for best dressed is....
U.S. Cover
Now that we've basked on the glory of the winning "Dearly, Departed" cover, it is time to move into this weeks Cover War affairs, this week we have Julie Cross's new book "Letter to Nowhere" where she moves away from the world of Tempest and makes us dive into the world of Contemporary. Let's take a pick into the world of "Letter to Nowhere".
Seventeen year old Karen Campbell has just lost both her parents in a tragic car accident. Grief stricken and alone, her gymnastics coach opens his home to Karen, providing her a place to live while she continues to train, working toward a spot on the world championship team. 
Coach Bentley’s only child, seventeen year old Jordan is good-looking and charming enough to scare away a girl like Karen—someone who has spent ten times more hours on balance beams and uneven bars than talking or even thinking about boys. But the two teens share a special connection almost immediately. It turns out Jordan has a tragic past of his own, grief buried for years. 
As Karen’s gymnastics career soars, her nightmares and visions of the horrible accident grow in strength. She can only avoid facing her grief for so long before it begins to surface and ultimately spin out of control in a very dangerous way. Can discovering love and lust (simultaneously) help with the grieving process or will it only provide a temporary distraction while waiting for reality to hit full force.
Now that we're all a bit more informed we can take a look into a covers, first we have the one I call the kissing cover, the one that shows Karen and hopefully Jordan sharing a sweet kiss with a blurry background as if saying that nothing else matters or that all fades away when they are together.
Next we have the one I call the "Comforting Cover" the one that shows Jordan behind Karen letting her know he has her back, with a subtle hand on her right shoulder as if trying to say that it doesn't matter that she must move forward he will be there for her.
Now you know my opinion of each cover and the names they go by in my head, but here comes the most important part! What do you guys think of this covers? Which cover wore this story best based on the book blurb or if you have already read this book then please share your thoughts.
Letters to Nowhere is now out and you can get it where e-books are being sold.

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