I was never fully happy with this cover. The couple in the window just didn't work like I hoped.
The title sounded too much like a true crime novel, which does feature a crime, a murder, and is true, but the novel is far more than that. A real coming of age story that you can relate to, teenagers searching for their identity and making many mistakes (and hilarious incidents) along the way. It's a very bumpy ride, which we can attest to. However, someone will end up dead. And it's true.
One girl, Laura, after being expelled from her previous school, joins Jai's group. The chaos is only just beginning. When Laura meets Xavier, it's a meeting that changes all their lives forever.
Laura is beautiful, but she is trouble. She is The Wrong Kind of Beautiful. And so that's the new title.
Here are two versions I came close to but ultimately I've gone with another. All will be revealed soon!
What do you think?
This one with the flame more resembles the danger that Laura brings.
So it's a theme I've settled on, even though I like the first one a lot.
The Final Cover will be revealed soon!
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A girl keeps a journal to battle her depression but instead, documents a
murder.
This was my concept so I'm reasonably happy with it. But given that it's my best work, I want the best possible cover I can get. I'm going to talk to another designer, if she's available, and see what she can come up with. Everything is still open.
Do you think the rear cover text is a little hard to read?
Here are the titles I'm thinking of.
I've highlighted the ones that seem to be popular, which I like too.
The Girl Who Changed Everything
The Girl who Feels Too Much
Beautiful Trouble
The Weight of Other People
The Things They Don't See
The Year We Fell Apart
The Girl Who Saw It Coming
Dear Laura
Jai's Journal
The Wrong Kind of Beautiful
The Last Year of Innocence
The Pages Between Us
What Happened to Laura?
The Beautiful Damage
The Gravity of Laura
I appreciate your opinion, even if you've given it before.
It's not a true crime novel per se, that's why I'm thinking of changing it.
The cover doesn't really depict the feel of the book.
It's told in the first person in diary format by a emotional sixteen year old girl.
Laura
A girl keeps a journal to battle her depression
but instead, documents a
murder.
Sydney,
2008.
Jai lives alone with her mother and
is prompted to begin a diary to deal with her gloomy, obsessive thoughts. Her
world is shaken further when beautiful and headstrong Laura breaks into her
circle of friends. Laura meets Xavier, a wild boy with dark hair and brooding
complexion. The result is more explosive than anyone could have imagined.
Why do people have to hurt others?
What makes people do the things they do? You may think you have your friends
figured out, but do we ever really know anyone? Do we ever really know
ourselves?
Love to hear your views on the type of title or cover it should be.
Some title suggestions...
The Girl Who Changed Everything
The Girl Who Feels Too Much
The Wrong Kind of Beautiful (the new girl)
Beautiful Trouble
The Weight of Other People
The Things They Don’t See
The Year We Fell Apart
The Girl Who Saw It Coming
Thoughts?
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