Naupaka Blooming by J. L. Eck - Book Trailer

I make no comments or opinions about the book since I have not read it. What I write is about the trailer only.

Listen to me. All of you. Stop with the male baritone voice over. The book trailer for Naupaka Blooming was made silly with it.

Otherwise, I know right away what this book is about. I understand the setting and I know "the story question." The slides are fine and the duration is sufficient to get the information across.  Good job showing the book cover at the end of the trailer.

But the "IN A WORLD ..." voice over from movie trailers, which became running joke, has also rendered this book trailer into a near-parody.

I can envision a Hawaiian girl's voice as a first-person narrator, giving the trailer a more direct connection to the book. "We weren't supposed to fall in love. But we did ..."

   

The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch - Book Trailer

I make no comments or opinions about the book since I have not read it. What I write is about the trailer only.

While I look for book trailers that were posted within the last few months, I came across this one from a few years ago and was intrigued.

It's a brilliant little animated art film done by filmmaker Milena Aijala.

It's very watchable even if I don't find out what the book is about.  The score gives an appropriately suspenseful vibe.

This book trailer for The Republic of Thieves is so good on its own, it makes me think the book must be pretty good, too.

I even looked it up on Amazon. Looks like Mr. Lynch has got a substantial following of readers.

Whispers by Aram Keledjian - Book Trailer

I make no comments or opinions about this book since I have not read it. What I write is about the trailer only.

Although, this book trailer truly makes me want to read it ...

Clocking in at just 40 seconds, the teaser for Whispers by Aram Keledjian does the trick.

Animated script in ink is painted across the pages to create sepia tones and intrigue. The just-the-right-level of dramatic music underscores the text, inviting us to know more, to feel a sense of urgency.

This is a master class in how a book trailer should be done.