I’m happy to reveal the cover for Frankie Rose’s YA dystopian, Raksha today. Check out the cover below and let me know what you think!
Raksha by Frankie Rose – Release Date: March 1, 2013
She has no name.
She has her knives; her training; her halo.
The first and second give her the tools and the skill to defeat the opponents she is pitted against each month. The third frees her from pain and fear. From any kind of emotion at all. Everything is as it should be. Everything is as it should be, until…
FearPainAngerHappinessDesireGu
Love.
When a newly-named Kit escapes the Sanctuary after killing her best friend, the last thing she needs is another knife in her hand. Or Ryka, the damaged, beautiful blonde boy, who she refuses to let save her. Still learning how to process the onslaught of her new feelings, the sights and sounds of Freetown are overwhelming and strange. There are a hundred differences between her old home and her new one, but one thing remains starkly similar: the matches. Yet where the blood in the Sanctuary landed only on the colosseum floor, Kit will quickly learn that a river of red runs through Freetown’s very streets.
Freed from the oppression of a society who stole her right to feel, the true horror of her old life leaves Kit wondering if she really has been freed at all. Would she be better off without the crippling horror of all the blood on her hands, or is the love of one boy worth living through all the pain?
Raksha is the call of the dead. It is the rumbling chant for fresh blood from the other side, the demand for sacrifice. The colosseum is behind Kit. The fighting pits await.
What do you think of the cover?!
I like the colors, and the font used for this cover. Overall I like it, but I’m not in love with it… I’m assuming the girl on the cover is Kit, and she looks badass!
About the author:
Frankie Rose was born in the United Kingdom, but now lives with her husband in sunny Australia.She officially makes things up for a living, and when she’s not doing that, she is generally making paper birds out of receipts and old lists or taking photographs that make her smile.
Let me know what you think in the comments. Thanks to Frankie Rose and Xpresso Book Tours for having me as part of Raksha’s cover reveal!
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This book sounds totally bad ass.
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It does!
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Kit sounds so kick-ass
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Wow that cover really grabs your attention. I like the colours, it’s very bright and dangerous looking. Overall it’s not my favourite cover ever but it has made me interested in the book.
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