Posted on February 5, 2016
Cover Talk #1. Don’t judge a book by its cover.
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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:
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Uprooted by Naomi Novik
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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
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Archetype (Archetype #1) by M.D. Waters
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Burying Water (Burying Water #1) by K.A. Tucker
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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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