29 Jun 2012

Cover Reveal: Requiem

The final book in the Delirium trilogy by Lauren Oliver, Requiem, is due out in March of 2013.
The cover for Requiem has been revealed. Let's stare at it and admire its beauty for a moment, shall we?



I must say I'm a little disappointed. It looks gorgeous, but in my opinion it's far too similar to the cover of Pandemonium.
Let's take a look at the difference in colour scheme between Delirium and Pandemonium:


These two are pretty different with Delirium featuring cool colour tones and Pandemonium featuring warm colour tones. But then Requiem also features warm colour tones, which makes it look far too similar to Requiem.

It should not matter, but it does bother me slightly. At a closer look, there are obvious differences in the detail, such as the flowers. But I don't know... A flower and a few shades of difference in colour don't really do it for me. When I looked at the Requiem cover for the first time, I felt like I was already very familiar with it.

Still, it is gorgeous, and I am super excited to find out what happens in the final book! Pandemonium was my very first review here on this blog, so I cannot wait to get my hands on Requiem. March could not come sooner! (Especially since I would LOVE to skip the cold winter weather, haha).


What are your thoughts on the Requiem cover? Love it? Or do you have reservations like I do?
And I'm curious: do covers matter? How much of an influence do covers have on you when you're checking out a new book/series to read?
I'll admit, if a cover looks too juvenile or too generic, I might not feel any inclination to read the synopsis. Bad, I know. But sometimes visuals really help. That's what the cover is there for, right? To capture our attention.
Leave your thoughts in the comments :)

2 comments:

  1. I like the cover. I didn't notice right away, but the covers are like a green, yellow, and red like the signs they get in the wilds from inside the fence. I think they're fitting!

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  2. I suppose. Pandemonium is more of an orange, though, so if that's what they were intending, they didn't pick very obvious shades. The covers would fell less 'too similar' if Pandemonium was more yellow.

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