Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Cover Love: Laurien Berenson

 


As a rule, I pay very little attention to covers. A cover is not going to make me buy a book. I attribute this to growing up in a library where the books were shelved spine out which made me pay much more attention to titles than artwork. But I do have to admit to a fondness for certain covers. They may not make me buy the book, but I certainly do like to look at them.

This week's case in point is Laurien Berenson's Melanie Travis Canine cozy series. I read a short story in this series and enjoyed it, and I do intend to read further in the series, but as I was taking a look at all the various titles and covers, I noticed that the series has undergone changes through the years. (There are currently over twenty books in the series.)

The covers have gone from cartoonish to what we Americans are used to seeing as a traditional cozy cover to what they are now-- and it's what they are now that puts the smile on my face and the "awwww" in my voice.

If you don't like dogs, you may as well move right along, but if you do like dogs or cute animals in general and feel in need of a good, warm, fuzzy feeling, feast your eyes upon a selection of covers from Berenson's Melanie Travis series. They'll do your heart good.













I don't know about you, but after gazing at all those soulful eyes and furry faces, my batteries are recharged, and I'm ready to go out and fight the good fight. I hope you enjoyed them, too!

11 comments:

  1. Those are absolutely great covers, Cathy! How can you not fall in love with those puppies! And I do like Berenson's work. I admit I've not read all of them, but the ones I have read are really enjoyable.

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    1. I bought the first book in the series, so hopefully I'll get to it sometime before the next Ice Age.

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  2. I love those covers! This series has been on my TBR as well. I definitely prefer the recent covers over the first few in the series. Thanks for sharing, I now have a warm, fuzzy feeling and a smile on my face :).

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  3. Love the dogs, without costumes though. I love them. Wish I had a batch of them in my NY apartment. Alas, no.

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    1. I never had a dog that would have put up with wearing a costume.

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  4. The news anchors I see in the morning always talk about how dogs hate costumes. Cats, too.

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    1. I can't blame them. At the age of four, I refused to wear any more costumes. Halloween's never been my thing.

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  5. Puppies! Sometimes the simplest things are best :)

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  6. Good for you at four! Knew your own mind already.

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