Posted on February 5, 2016

Cover Talk #1. Don’t judge a book by its cover.

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Cover Talk is a feature, where I talk about covers. Beautiful covers and ugly covers. Covers that I love and covers that I hate. Covers that lured me to read a story and covers that were a reason I passed a book. I was inspired by Cover Fever at Reader’s Den

I’m a very visual person. It’s so easy to lure me in with a catching picture. I always take notice of book’s cover.

As a result there were books that I dismissed on sight because I didn’t like their covers. Later I discovered that they were good books.

Covers that were a reason I passed a book:

	Uprooted by Naomi Novik The cover has this Middle Grade vibe, and I don’t read MG (with very few exceptions). Also it tells nothing about the book and it doesn’t catch my eye with color, image or text. I was very surprised when reviews from my friends began to appear. So this book is actually YA. There is Dragon. There is romance. And heroine’s name is Agnieszka. Needless to say I changed my mind and I’m currently reading this book.
	Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli Such unappealing cover and this mouthful of a title, and I dismissed this book immediately. And again I was later surprised by the amount of positive reviews. I plan to read this book when I’m a mood for a cute and adorable read.
	Archetype (Archetype #1) by M.D. Waters Another victim of my cover dislike. And I’m so mad at myself for this. If not for Jasprit from Reader’s Den and her wonderful review, I probably still consider this book as “not for me”.
	Burying Water (Burying Water #1) by K.A. Tucker This book was released more than a year ago. I clearly remember that I didn’t like the cover; I didn’t ever bother to read the blurb. Somehow this series disappeared from my radar until recently. With the release of surviving Ice in October everyone began to talk about it. So I finally read the blurb to Burying Water and several reviews, and I realized that I want to read this book, this series actually.

What about you? Have you ever passed a good book because of its unappealing cover? Have you read books from my list?

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7 Comments on “Cover Talk #1. Don’t judge a book by its cover.”

Jeann @ Happy Indulgence
February 10, 2016

You’ve actually listed some of my absolute favourite books here, which is interesting because the covers aren’t that appealing. I LOVE Simon vs and Uprooted, both of them were on my top 10 favs last year, and Burying Water is a great read as well. Fantastic post!
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The Bibliophile Babe
February 8, 2016

Burying Water is one of my favorite books of all time! It’s a truly griping story, very intense, emotional and sexy. The hero is to die for.
I judge a book by its cover all the time, though I’m trying to get better about at least reading the back before I judge. Some of my favorite series have the worst covers.
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aentee @ read at midnight
February 7, 2016

The Uprooted cover is truly appalling, it looks like a cheap Middle Grade fantasy – I am so glad I gave it a go. But still, I want everything to have good covers because I have to display these things, damn it.
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kimbacaffeinate
February 6, 2016

I have been guilty of it, and sometimes the book cover doesn’t match the synopsis. I try very hard to read it first…oh and the Burying Water series rocks! I love Tucker’s romantic suspense.
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Lucia @Reading Is My Breathing
February 6, 2016

Oh yes, it happens to me that books slips from my radar because it has uneappealing cover. But I wouldnt judge book based only on its cover. If reviews were great and blurb sounded good, I would give book a chance even though it had terrible cover

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Cait @ Paper Fury
February 6, 2016

YES. I originally didn’t want to read the Every Breath series by Ellie Marney because the covers are horrendous. Seriously google the AUS covers? They’re not good. XD So cover love means a lot to me! Although it is hard because what appeals to one person won’t appeal to another. Like I adore the Simon Vs. cover. XDXD But I’m with you on the Burying Water. It seems generic and boring. D:

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kindlemom1
February 6, 2016

I would love to say that I’m never suckered in by a pretty cover or turned off by a less than but that wouldn’t be true. I still find myself doing this!
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