Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish.
Book Cover Trends I Like/Dislike
Cover trends! I get major cover lust from time to time. Just the cover alone can inspire me to read the entire book and push it up the TBR. To be clear, a cover trend I dislike or like does not reflect my opinion of the contents between the cover.
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Like: The Dresses
If I could only buy them ALL!
Don't Like: Floaters
Why are they floating? Is it whimsical or weird? I'm leaning towards weird.
Like: Typography
Look at all the awesome letters... I like letters!
Don't Like: Swirly Elements
Fire... water... blah. It doesn't tell me anything.
It seems like add fire is the default for dystopians and sci-fi.
It seems like add fire is the default for dystopians and sci-fi.
Like: Subtle
I love it! All the mystery because these covers give me no clue as to their story line.
Don't Like: Casting
I have an imagination, let me use it. Biggest pet peeve is when the cover has casted the novel for me. Grrr....
Like: No Face
So of course I love the opposite of casting. This gives me just enough and then my mind can run wild!
Don't Like: Flats and Chucks
Why am I looking at feet with trendy shoes on?
Like: Illustrations
I have a deep appreciation for illustrations. No stock photos here!
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So what are your cover loves and dislikes?
I do like it when covers are original like the illustrations you pointed out. Now excuse me while I pull down all my HP books and admire the art. Great list.
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yes! I need to buy the British HP books for the art.
Delete- meghann
Yay another person who loves the dresses! I wish I could own them all as well. I also don't like Casting, I find it takes away the imagination from figuring out for oneself what the character would look like.
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Yes, all the dresses! I wish I could just start a YA Prom dress fashion line. Imagine the awesomeness... haha.
Delete- meghann
I also love covers with pretty dresses! I included The Jewel and The Winner's Curse on my list too. I absolutely love the cover for Mortal Danger, I would defiantly pick that book up if I seen it in a book store. I really liked that you added using models for covers as a dislike. I hate that too, especially when they look nothing like how the character is described in the book.
ReplyDeleteEven after reading Mortal Danger's synopsis there's still an air of mystery and I cannot wait for it's release! Thanks for stopping by.
Delete- meghann
I dislike faces on my covers too and like you I enjoy the faceless ones like Sinner. I also adore illustrations and subtle covers! I'm less of a fan of the pretty dress covers if only because it's been so overused. Though I still like a lot of them like Winner's Curse and The Jewel. I don't mind floating covers at all although I can see how they come across as odd hehe And I actually enjoy the swirly covers you featured LOL Awesome picks all the same ^^
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