Hey Guys!
Today I have a slightly different Post for you. Todays post is going to be a "Elements Book Cover TAG", which is actually more of a YouTube thing, but I decided to do it anyways. Basically what this TAG is about is that you have to pick nine books which correspond to the nine tasks which have something to do with the four elements (earth, air, fire and water) plus one bonus task.
The way I'm going to do this is that I'm going to give you the task + the cover and synopsis + my justification as to why I chose that book. Sounds good, doesn't it?
So let's begin!
The first element is Water:
1) Find a book with water on it.
Renegade by J. A. Soulders
Since the age of three, sixteen-year-old Evelyn Winters has been trained to be Daughter of the People in the underwater utopia known as Elysium. Selected from hundreds of children for her ideal genes, all her life she’s thought that everything was perfect; her world. Her people. The Law.
But when Gavin Hunter, a Surface Dweller, accidentally stumbles into their secluded little world, she’s forced to come to a startling realization: everything she knows is a lie.
Her memories have been altered.
Her mind and body aren’t under her own control.
And the person she knows as Mother is a monster.
Together with Gavin she plans her escape, only to learn that her own mind is a ticking time bomb... and Mother has one last secret that will destroy them all. (goodreads)
This is actually the cover of the German version of this book and I chose it
because it's the version that I have. And the reason why I chose it for this
task is because the whole cover is basically water PLUS the story itself is set
underwater. I read this book a while ago and unfortunately I didn't enjoy it as
much as I hoped that I would enjoy it.
2) Find a book with blue on it.
iBoy by Kevin Brooks
What can he do with his new powers — and what are they doing to him?
Before the attack, Tom Harvey was just an average teen. But a head-on collision with high technology has turned him into an actualized App. Fragments of a shattered iPhone are embedded in his brain. And they're having an extraordinary effect on his every thought.
Because now Tom knows, sees, and can do more than any normal boy ever could. But with his new powers comes a choice: To avenge Lucy, the girl he loves, will he hunt down the vicious gangsters who hurt her? Will he take the law into his own electric hands and exterminate them from the South London housing projects where, by fear and violence, they rule?
Not even his mental search engine can predict the shocking outcome of iBoy's actions.(goodreads)
At first I wanted to choose City of Glass by
Cassandra Clare for this task BUT then I realized that only the German version
is completely blue so I changed my mind and decided to go with iBoy. The
cover contains quite a bit of blue so I guess it fits the task. I actually
enjoyed reading this book even though it's a really freaky story but hey, who
doesn't like freaky stories from time to time?
The next element is Fire:
1) Find a book with fire on it.
The Ice People 2 - Witch Hunt by Margit Sandemo
Summer 1586: Silje, the courageous sixteen-year-old peasant girl orphaned by the Trondheim plague in the opening Ice People Novel, Spellbound, has just come of age in this sequel Witch-hunt. Having fled for her life with her adored ‘wolf-man’ Tengel and two children she rescued from the plague, she is struggling at 21 to come to terms with the harchness of life among witches and warlocks in the high mountain valley of the mysterious Ice People.
Silje has bravely borne Tengel their first child, a daughter Liv. But their life of austere poverty is shattered when savage, witch-hunting troops invade the remote valley to slaughter all its feared inhabitants. Warned in time, Silje, Tengel and the three children flee from the carnage to the lowlands ... But are they unknowingly carrying with them to the rest of Europe the accursed heritage of the Ice People? (goodreads)
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you can see this also isn't the English cover but the polish one, as again it's
the one that I have and I simply couldn't find any other book with fire on it.
So that’s also why I chose it: it has fire on the cover, it's about hunting
witches (which as we all know used to be burned alive using fire) and so I
think it fits the task. I read this book and the whole series to which it belongs
a really long time ago and I absolutely loved it. Even though I'm normally not
a fan of books that are set in like the 16-19th Century, this one was simply
amazing.
2) Find a book with red on it.
The Midnighters: The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld
Nobody is safe in the secret hour.
Strange things happen at midnight in the town of Bixby, Oklahoma.
Time freezes. Nobody moves.
For one secret hour each night, the town belongs to the dark creatures that haunt the shadows. Only a small group of people know about the secret hour -- only they are free to move about the midnight time.
These people call themselves Midnighters. Each one has a different power that is strongest at midnight: Seer, Mindcaster, Acrobat, Polymath. For years the Midnighters and the dark creatures have shared the secret hour, uneasily avoiding one another. All that changes when the new girl with an unmistakable midnight aura appears at Bixby High School.
Jessica Day is not an outsider like the other Midnighters. She acts perfectly normal in every way. But it soon becomes clear that the dark creatures sense a hidden power in Jessica . . . and they're determined to stop her before she can use it.( goodreads)
I chose this book because the cover
consists of quite a bit of red and because I really enjoyed it and also the
other two parts of this series. I liked how the story developed and read this
particular part I think at least twice.
The next element is Earth:
1) Find a book with something related to earth on it.
What She Left Behind by Tracy Bilen
“Don’t even think of leaving… I will find you,” he whispered. “Guaranteed.”
Sara and her mom have a plan to finally escape Sara’s abusive father. But when her mom doesn’t show up as expected, Sara’s terrified. Her father says that she’s on a business trip, but Sara knows he’s lying. Her mom is missing—and her dad had something to do with it.
With each day that passes, Sara’s more on edge. Her friends know that something’s wrong, but she won’t endanger anyone else with her secret. And with her dad growing increasingly violent, Sara must figure out what happened to her mom before it’s too late…for them both. (goodreads)
I chose this lovely cover because it has earth and trees on it
which are both obviously related to earth. I've not read this book yet but I am
planning on reading it, some when, as I think that the synopsis sounds quite
interesting and I really like the cover. (Yes, I know 'don't judge a book by
its cover')
2) Find a book with green on it.
Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky
Maddie lives in a world where everything is done on the computer. Whether it’s to go to school or on a date, people don’t venture out of their home. There’s really no need. For the most part, Maddie’s okay with the solitary, digital life—until she meets Justin. Justin likes being with people. He enjoys the physical closeness of face-to-face interactions. People aren’t meant to be alone, he tells her. Suddenly, Maddie feels something awakening inside her—a feeling that maybe there is a different, better way to live. But with society and her parents telling her otherwise, Maddie is going to have to learn to stand up for herself if she wants to change the path her life is taking.
In this not-so-brave new world, two young people struggle to carve out their own space. (goodreads)
One reason why I chose this book is because the cover contains the color
green but also because it's my favorite book of all. I read it so many times,
it's unbelievable. I also wrote a review for this book some time ago but it's
in German. (Review) I
definitely recommend this book to everyone who loves awesome stories filled
with action and character development and also to everyone who loves really
great dystopian novel, because this one is brilliant!
The next element is Air:
1) Find a book with air on it.
Tomorrow, when the war began by John Marsden
When Ellie and her friends return from a camping trip in the Australian bush, they find things hideously wrong — their families are gone. Gradually they begin to comprehend that their country has been invaded and everyone in their town has been taken prisoner. As the reality of the situation hits them, they must make a decision — run and hide, give themselves up and be with their families, or fight back.(goodreads)
I have to admit that I was quite unsure which book I should choose for air as I wasn't quite sure what is exactly meant but I finally decided to choose this one. On the top part of the cover we see the sky and airplanes flying and both relate to air, so I think it should be an alright choice.
I've not read this book yet but I really want to as the synopsis sounds really interesting, just like the title and also the cover looks amazing.
2) Find a book with white on it.
Legend by Marie Lu
What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic’s wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic’s highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country’s most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.
From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths—until the day June’s brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family’s survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias’s death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets. (goodreads)
Again you can see that I chose the German cover because it’s mostly white. The English cover is silver with a bit of white, with which I wasn't satisfied so I chose the German one, which is also the one I have.
I love this book and I also love its sequel Prodigy. The way it is written and the way the story develops is very interesting and I can really recommend it to anyone who loves good dystopian novels.
Bonus: Find a book with the colors blue, red, green and white on it.
Eat, Brains, Love by Jeff Hart
Jake Stephens was always an average, fly-under-the-radar guy. The kind of guy who would never catch the attention of an insanely popular girl like Amanda Blake-or a psychic teenage government agent like Cass. But one day during lunch, Jake's whole life changed. He and Amanda suddenly locked eyes across the cafeteria, and at the exact same instant, they turned into zombies and devoured half their senior class.
Now Jake definitely has Amanda's attention-as well as Cass's, since she's been sent on a top-secret mission to hunt them down. As Jake and Amanda deal with the existential guilt of eating their best friends, Cass struggles with a growing psychic dilemma of her own-one that will lead the three of them on an epic journey across the country and make them question what it means to truly be alive. Or undead. (goodreads)
I chose this cover because it not only contains all the colors (red, green, white and blue) but also because I find it really funny. I've also not read this one yet but it sounds funny and so I will definitely read it, after I'm done with all the books that I'm planing to read in the next weeks and months.
And thats it. Those are the book covers that I have chosen. I hope you found this TAG interesting, if so I encourage you to (if you have a blog yourself) do this TAG too and paste a link to it into the comments underneath this Post.
Cheerio!
