One of my favorite parts of new books is seeing and
absorbing the cover. Lately, authors have some of the most beautiful book
covers. I thought I would write some
likes and dislikes about what I like on a book.
I don’t like seeing the face of the main character on the
front of the book. Although, there are
certain situations that seeing the main character is a plus.
If the book is part of a series I like to
come to my own conclusion of what they look like. If the book is a standalone novel, I don’t
mind seeing the face as it is a quicker read and right away I will see what
they look like. What I love about Deeanne Gist's novels is that you see part of their face.
I like the historical novel covers the best. They are always in some pretty dress. One of my absolute favorite book covers is
Karen Witemeyer’s “A Tailor-Made Bride.” I bought this one in the store just because
of the cover. I’m so glad I ended up
loving the story. This book actually
goes against my first dislike as it is a standalone novel but it is such a
pretty cover she can get away with it. 
I dislike series covers if they don’t flow. A good example
of this is Karen Kingsbury’s Bailey Flanigan series.
The first two books are similar but the last
two don’t seem to fit. But the books
didn’t flow so it I guess it works for the series.
There are some older novels that don’t have the fancy covers
and there are some dramatic differences between the old covers and new covers.
A good example of this is Lori Wick’s “The Californians.
The ones I have were being sold at our library’s book sale, so there is a lot
of wear and tear in them. When I went
online there is a dramatic improvement on the covers. The Californians
Do you judge a book by its cover?
I always judge books by the covers! If a book doesn't have a nice cover I won't even pick it up :)
ReplyDeleteGlad to know its not just me! :)
Delete^^ I kind of agree with that statement... lol!Um, I think it depends on the book. If it looks really good but the cover is ugly, I MIGHT pick it up for the sake of trying the book. But I usually go by the really nice looking ones. ;)I'm always on amazon or CBD looking at the latest books coming out!
ReplyDeleteI hate when the character looks nothing like the cover model.
DeleteI admit I pick fiction books by their cover too.
ReplyDeleteI love Karen Witemeyer’s covers. I bought my first book by her because of that, and I'm glad I did. Her books are so good and some of my favorites now!
They are some of my favorites too! I can't wait for Short Straw Bride. :)
DeleteI'm drawn in by covers too! If I like the way it looks, it will make me want to read it, without necessarily knowing exactly what it's about -- which is fine, because I really don't want to know too much about a book before I read it. I usually only skim the description, if I even read it at all.
ReplyDeleteI'm also drawn to Christian historicals, which have the most beautiful covers, in my opinion.
Great post, Katey! :)
Thanks Michelle. :)
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