It’s live!! Cover Reveal: Color Song by Victoria Strauss + Giveaway (US/Canada)

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Happy July, YABCers!

Today we’re super excited to celebrate the cover reveal for COLOR SONG by Victoria Strauss, releasing September 16, 2014 from Skyscape. Before we get to the cover, here’s a note from Victoria:

 

Hello, YABC! I’m thrilled to be sharing the cover for my latest novel, COLOR SONG—a historical tale of art, intrigue, and romance, with a touch of fantasy, set in Renaissance Italy. It’s a followup to my previous novel, PASSION BLUE, though it can be read as a standalone.
 
I had the chance to see and give input on this cover all the way through the creation process, which was pretty exciting. We wanted something that would suggest the mystery and romance of 15th century Venice, where much of the book takes place, without being too literal. Getting the exact right shade of luminous blue was important too, since the secret formula for a mysterious blue paint plays a major part in the plot. I love the result—the saturated colors, the gorgeous title lettering, the dreamy images. Thanks to everyone at Skyscape for this beautiful cover!

 
~ Victoria Strauss (COLOR SONG, Skyscape)
 

 

 

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Here it is!

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COLOR SONG

 

by Victoria Strauss
Release date: September 16, 2014
Publisher: Skyscape
ISBN-13: 978-1477847787
 

About the Book

From the author of the acclaimed PASSION BLUE, a Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2012 and “a rare, rewarding, sumptuous exploration of artistic passion,” comes a fascinating companion novel.
 
Artistically brilliant, Giulia is blessed—or cursed—with a spirit’s gift: she can hear the mysterious singing of the paints she creates in the convent workshop of Maestra Humilitá. It’s here that Giulia, forced into the convent against her will, has found unexpected happiness and rekindled her passion to become a painter—an impossible dream for any woman in 15th century Italy. 
 
But when a dying Humilitá bequeaths Giulia her most prized possession—the secret formula for the luminously beautiful paint called Passion blue—Giulia realizes she’s in danger from those who have long coveted the famous color for themselves. Faced with the prospect of a life in the convent barred from painting as punishment for keeping Humilitá’s secret, Giulia is struck by a desperate idea: What if she disguises herself as a boy? Could she make her way to Venice and find work as an artist’s apprentice?
 
Along with the truth of who she is, Giulia carries more dangerous secrets: the exquisite voices of her paint colors and the formula for Humilitá’s Passion blue. And Venice, with its graceful gondolas and twisting canals, its gilded palazzi and masked balls, has secrets of its own. Trapped in her false identity in this dream-like place where reality and reflection are easily confused, where art and ambition, love and deception hover like dense fog, can Giulia find her way?
 
This compelling novel explores timeless themes of love and illusion, gender and identity as it asks the question: what does it mean to risk everything to pursue your passion?

 

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Victoria Strauss is the author of nine novels for adults and young adults, including the Stone duology (THE ARM OF THE STONE and THE GARDEN OF THE STONE), and PASSION BLUE, a companion novel to COLOR SONG that was chosen as one of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Teen Books of 2012. She is also the co-founder of Writer Beware, a unique anti-scam resource that warns writers about literary fraud. She maintains the popular Writer Beware website (http://www.writerbeware.com) and blog (http://www.accrispin.blogspot.com), for which she was a 2012 winner of an Independent Book Blogger Award. Victoria lives in Amherst, MA, with her husband (who doesn’t understand her need to write but fully supports it) and two rambunctious cats. Visit her at http://www.victoriastrauss.com. 

 
 

 

Giveaway Details

One grand prize winner will receive a Kindle Paperwhite, signed hardcovers of PASSION BLUE and COLOR SONG (when available), and assorted swag.

  • Two additional winners will receive signed hardcovers of PASSION BLUE and COLOR SONG (when available) plus assorted swag. 
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Entering is simple, just fill out the entry form below. Winners will be announced on this site and in our monthly newsletter (sign up now!) within 30 days after the giveaway ends.

During each giveaway, we ask entrants a question pertaining to the book. Here is the question they’ll be answering in the comments below for extra entries:

What do you think about the cover and synopsis?

 

 

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51 thoughts on “It’s live!! Cover Reveal: Color Song by Victoria Strauss + Giveaway (US/Canada)”

  1. I love love love the colour and am totally looking forward to reading this with my kids… 🙂

  2. Vivien says:

    The cover is absolutely fabulous!!

  3. JC Rosen says:

    My breath caught at the deep shade of blue on the cover. Oh, how I’d love to get that on my brushes! You did a fine job of capturing it and the spirit of the story in the synopsis as well. I’m eager to get my hands on it.

  4. Susan T. says:

    I love historical fiction, especially about Venice so this sounds really great. I love that the focus is on art too and the cover reflects that!

  5. Rain Jeys says:

    Ooh I’d never heard of these! They sound amazing! Thank yoU!

  6. Sarah Zane Kellar says:

    The cover is really pretty. I haven’t read many books about art, but I think I should start.

  7. L says:

    Both interesting

  8. Hannah Moore says:

    The cover reminds me a bit of Amish Romance Fictions. The synopsis sounds very interesting though and I’d definitely like to try the book!

  9. I love the color of the cover, which I assume is passion blue, and the style of the title script. Any story set in Venice is definitely something I am interested in.

  10. Linda Canniff says:

    I filled in all of the fields for my above comment. Why did it not register me?

  11. Linda Canniff says:

    Okay, I guess it doesn’t regster for the first comment. Also the Rafflecopter entry for Goodreads goes to the author page and not the book page.

  12. Precy Larkins says:

    Gorgeous color and intriguing premise!

  13. Kierra says:

    I love the gorgeous blue color as long as the font! The designs are beautifully done too. 😀

  14. Kara says:

    awesome cover & can’t wait. First time hearing of this.:)

  15. Nathan Filizzi says:

    Wow that sounds cool and the cover looks great.

  16. Gabi Mata says:

    The cover is just gorgeous and the synposis seems so intriguing!

  17. rebecca says:

    The color is really pretty. Awesome giveaway!! 😀

  18. Courtney Gendreau says:

    I’ve never heard of this book, but it sounds great!!!

  19. Samriddhi Singh says:

    I think it has a nice electrical blue…

  20. Paula says:

    I think the cover is A W SO ME it is colorful and brilliant! Just like the sinopsis!

  21. Bethany says:

    The cover looks quite nice – I particularly like the font on the title. I think that this would look extra nice in print if the title and flourishes were printed on the cover with that silver stuff they use on book covers often. Maybe that’s the plan; I can’t really tell online.
    The synopsis is intriguing enough, but I rarely read this genre so I can’t say it would draw me to read the book on its own strength, especially when I’m not sure whether this book is part of some series or not – the synopsis calls this a companion novel to Passion Blue but as a layperson I have no clue what that means.

  22. Christy says:

    I like the font used for the title and the kind of textured looked of the cover. And the synopsis was intriguing 😀

  23. The cover is absolutely amazing! The blues and purples will really help this book jump of the shelfs at passerbyers. I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy and read it!

  24. The cover is beautiful! And the story sounds mesmerizing, can’t wait to read this.

  25. Janice Santillo says:

    very intriguing and mysterious. Sounds like a good read.

  26. Rita Melton says:

    The cover is lovely and relates beautifully to the story laid out in the synopsis.

  27. Nancy Zirbel says:

    Beautiful very interesting and intriguing!

  28. Thomas Pearse says:

    The cover is really different, in a really nice way. I am not sure that this is something that I would read, but it will be nice finding out.

  29. vikki parman says:

    Interesting.

  30. Daniel M says:

    like the cover and sounds like a fun one!

  31. Debra Holloway says:

    I love historical fiction,and the cover on this book is sensational. It really makes the reader curious about what the book is about through imagination and suggestion. I love it.

  32. Sam says:

    I love the cover! The summary really got me hooked!! 😀

  33. jane jakins says:

    love the color

  34. Nancy Parsons says:

    The cover is gorgeous.

  35. Sandra Lam says:

    The cover is so beautiful. I especially like the font and colors

  36. Marissa says:

    Love it!

  37. Selinda says:

    Beautiful cover!

  38. Karla Sceviour says:

    It looks awesome!

  39. Jannah McMahen says:

    I LOVE the cover.

  40. Nicole Mecham says:

    I think the cover complements the storyline very well! I also think the synopsis is very intriguing and I would like to read this book.

  41. Racquelle Robinson says:

    Both are great!!!

  42. Linda Knowles says:

    The cover looks mysterious and the story sound fascinating, I’d love to read this.

  43. Jojo says:

    Venice is one of my all time favorite place, 1st thing I spotted was the Gondola on the cover. I love the theme color of blue and the cover art that gives a very classic feeling. Now the synopsis is catchy, mysterious and love the little gender-bending bit. Definitely would love to win a copy!!

  44. Christine Sarkauskas says:

    I think that the cover is colorful and catches the eye. The sinopsis makes me want to pick up the book right now and read it cover to cover

  45. geoffrey says:

    looks really good

  46. Karen Oliva says:

    Blue is my favorite color, and I love the shades on the cover. This sounds like a book I would enjoy reading.

  47. Pam Flynn says:

    The cover gives me a feeling a mystery and peaks my interest in reading the book. The synopsis was very informative as to what the book would be about and gave me a sense of wonder at how the story would unfold.

  48. Ashley Domes says:

    This is great I love the cover and it looks like a great read

  49. Mark Watson says:

    Love the cover and synopsis.

  50. Kayla says:

    This book sounds so interesting and creative! I also love books where the girl is disguised as a boy. I cannot wait to read it

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