Today we’re hosting the cover reveal for INSOMNIA by J.R. Johansson!
Let me tell you, this cover is CREEPTASTIC. I can’t wait to hear what you think of it!
Before we get to the goods, here’s a message from Jenn:
Hello YABC! Welcome to the exclusive cover reveal for INSOMNIA!
I consider myself a creative person, but I cannot draw/paint/sculpt or anything of that nature. My handwriting is barely this side of legible. If I’d created a cover for my book, it probably would’ve featured stick figures hiding in shadowy hallways or darkness-filled dreams. In short, it would’ve been terrible blobs of pencil-scribbles. So, I’m very grateful to my amazing cover designer, Lisa Novak, and the genius people at Flux for crafting this gorgeously creepy cover for my debut novel, INSOMNIA. I love the eye, the kissable lips, and the way the cracks radiate out. But more than anything, I love that it conveys the perfect atmosphere for my book. My response when I first saw this was as follows:
1 – Shiver
2 – Whisper, “Whoa…”
3 – Lean in to study it closer
Feel free to do the same. 🙂
Cheers!
J.R. Johansson
Are you ready to see what Jenn’s talking about? Scroll down!
See what I mean?! CREEPTASTIC! EEP!
Here’s what INSOMNIA’s all about:
It’s been four years since I slept, and I suspect it is killing me.
Doesn’t that sound fascinating? And just as creepy as the cover suggests… Now it’s time for a giveaway! Jenn is giving away an ARC of INSOMNIA (when they are available) to one lucky international winner, plus a sweet prize pack!
The prize pack will include: A dream dictionary, pills for INSOMNIA (a.k.a. Tic Tacs), a bookmark, chocolates (may or may not be from Finland – YUM!) and other assorted stuff Jenn finds around her house.
Also, the winner can choose who will sign the ARC! Jenn, Jenn’s cat, or Jenn’s 7-year-old son. I’d personally choose the cat… 🙂
To enter, fill out the form below. Good luck!
Love the creepy cover!!
I’m not a fan of the font and placement of the text on the right, but the black pinwheel effect around the eye is cool.
This is so amazing! I love it
Eep! Creepy! But I’m excited to read this! 🙂
3 it! Looks positively creepy 😉
Fantastic cover. Very creepy.
I think this cover is AMAZING! Creepy and eye catching and Ah!
This cover is so intriguing! I’ve never seen one like it. I love it!!!
Gorgeous cover! I can’t wait to read this one!
Thank you for hosting my cover reveal YABC! It’s been so fun to see the responses and share my excitement!
So eerie and cool, J.R.!
Holy crap! This book sounds AMAZING, and I love the cover!!
Amazing cover, Jenn. I’m very excited for you. I can’t wait to read this. I love spooky!
If you want to see the out-takes of INSOMNIA that didn’t make the grade check out my website. 2nd book down on the Young Adult Fiction 1 page. http://www.lisanovakdesign.com/
I do love the image, especially the fragments of glass, but all the fonts are rather cliche, the skinny crackly title font in particular.
I love this cover so much, Jenn. Can’t wait to stare at it in person!
LOVE the cover and LOVE the first two sentences of the blurb even more! Can’t wait to read this! Congrats, Jenn!!!
Sounds amazing.
I pressed enter before I got my mailing address down on the first entry, so here it is:
Elle Strauss
1355 Scott Crescent
Kelowna, BC
V1Z 2P7
That is a seriously creepy cover! Love it. 😀 Also really want to read this book. What an interesting concept.
This is something I’ll dream about tonight, I’m sure. So creepy and so cool! Can’t wait to read!!
Arguably one of the best creeptastic covers i’ve seen in a long time. And a very good one in general. Congratulations!!! Going on my trb list foshow!
I love how creepy it is and fitting to the title! The shattered image adds to the uncertainty in the blurb.
CREPPY!!! Creepiest cover since Possess by Gretchen McNeil! 😀
The cover makes the book look really good!
I CANNOT wait to share this with my students. They are going to freak over the cover! 🙂
creeepy
Can’t wait! Thanks lots! Does the title & cover really express the book that well?
My first thought was “whoa, eyebrows”. Then I scrolled down to the lips, checked ou the earring and wondered if the model was a woman. Then I scrolled down to the stubble and realized “nope, man.” I do like the spiral effect around the eye, and I do like that the hair is blending into the background.
This is just amazing. I LOVE THE COVER!:)
Not only is this super creepy but the book sounds fantastic. I can’t wait! 🙂
I loved it so much I featured it on Cover Crush on my blog!!!!!
That cover is AWESOME!! So creepy 🙂
Whooaaa, this is a great and totally horrific cover. Perfectly fits the motif of the blurb. Excited for this one.
Now THAT was a creepy cover if I ever saw one. Thanks for the giveaway! 😀
I LOVE this cover! It really is super creepy and I think it fits well with the description and the mood of the book. I can’t wait to read this one!!
I think it’s great! 🙂
It is most definitely creepy and I love it! Can’t wait to read it : )
I love the font and how the face looks like cracking glass! Perfect c:
The cover is so scary that I can only fast scroll over it. 🙂
This looks like a very promising read, would love to win a copy, seeing as I’m too poor at the moment to afford books, other than what I can borrow from the local library 🙁
It’s eerie. but love it… Wish I could win this one!
The cover makes me shiver just looking at it!
Love it! I had to stare at it intensely for a bit…
really cool
It’s creeptastic! If there was an award for creepiest cover, Insomnia would be in the running!
This cover is creeptastic. The girl’s skin is like crystal and I really love that effect. On the one hand it makes me have goosebumps but on the other hand this cover makes me want more about this story!
I love this cover so much. It’s creepy and intriguing. It definitely makes me want to read this book the moment I saw the cover.
It’s scary
Creepy indeed! I really like it!
This cover is indeed creepy, but it really draws the eye and makes you want to see what is inside!