I get 99.9% of my books from the library, and quite often, I browse the new book section looking for my next read. The book cover is the first thing that draws me in (of course, the title and book description play a big part too). Here's a list of 10 book covers that inspired me in 2011. The first 5 are books that I read this year, and the last 5 are books published in 2011, that I want to read.

10 Enticing Book Covers of 2011

A Monster Calls, Patrick Ness. The cover is scary! This book should be giving to every young person that is dealing with loss of a friend or family member and should be in every school library. It's well written and very moving.

Full Dark, No Stars, Stephen King. This is a pretty creepy book cover. King says, "I have tried my best in Full Dark, No Stars to record what people might do, and how they might behave, under certain dire circumstances." I say, he does as an excellent job writing in vivid detail to bring the stories to life. I love (well written) short stories, and I love Stephen King.

Kindred, Octavia E. Butler. I haven't come across many books with black women on the cover, so I was intrigued. Plus you don't see too many black science fiction authors - and not too many would be successful tying science fiction in with slavery. But Butler's writing is fantastic, and this book turned out to be one of my favorite reads of the summer.

Across the Universe, Beth Revis. The cover promised some kind of weird inter-galactic romance, but the book was actually so much more (the romance was very secondary). The plot of this book is unique, and quite a few plot twists that kept me reading, but it was a little slow developing sometimes. Still, it was good enough for me to want to read the 2nd book in the series when it comes out.

Map of Time, Felix J. Palma. This book cover certainly promises a time traveling mystery. And it certainly is all about the time travel, but it seemed that there were 2 separate stories told in the book - and the first story, the first half of the book, was much better than the 2nd half.

Anna Dressed in Blood, Kendare Blake. The girl on the cover is spooky, and the book synopsis promises a riveting mystery.

Imaginary Girls, Nova Ren Suma. I think it's the contrast between the striking red here and the blue background that made me look twice. And what's going on with the water?! Yes, I want to read and find out.

Before I Go to Sleep, S.J. Watson.
The cover and the title make's this book look so creepy, yet ... inviting!

The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern. Because I love the circus, and the plot summary makes it sound amazingly good.

The Magician King, Lev Grossman. Another book where the cover is not a literal translation - and I like. Makes me wonder what kind of magical shenanigans is going on in this book!

- Q & A for the Top Ten Tuesday Reading Meme via Broke & Bookish