Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Mismatch

I love Shannon Hale's books for young adults.  They are full of heart, intrigue, magical happenings, and rich description.  Her settings are places full of danger, but also where love can triumph over any treachery.  Hale's books are fairytales for teens.  But I hate the new covers of her books -- with realistic looking (superimposed photos?) of teenage girls wearing generically bland blouses.  The new covers, while probably a misguided marketing move, just don't do justice to the evocative pages within.  They make me cringe.  And wonder if the author had much say in the new look of her books.

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