Raise your hand if you judge books by their covers!
Oh stop it fussing there, you adorable piece of lettuce. I know you judge. I can see it with my all-seeing-Sauron-eyeball. It’s actually impossible not to judge books by their covers, at least a little. They’re art and we’re attracted to art. And honestly? I don’t even feel guilty about cover judging! I spend a few hours reading a book and then THE REST OF MY BORN DAYS owning it. It might as well look nice.
Although I keep the ugly ones for weapons. And to stand on, in case I want to see what the world looks like from normal height. Oh and to kill spiders. I did use a book to kill a spider the other day but (a) it was a book I hated, and (b) do you want me to DIE????????? No. What would you do with your life without my blog??? *
Obviously there are many different types of covers. And people like to give them artsy summaries like “OH THIS IS A TYPOGRAPHY FEATURING COVER!” and nice things like “THIS IS AN ARTISTIC COVER” and “THIS IS A SCENERY COVER”. But today I’m going to be hitting you with some HONEST cover categories. Although I won’t really hit you. I am kind.
I’m linking up with Top Ten Tuesday for their prompt “Cover Theme Freebie” and obviously I jumped to the idea of pithily analysing covers. I mean, 87% of my bookworm life is judging covers. The other 10% is whingeing about my TBR, and 3% actually, you know: reading.
* No no, hush, do not answer this. You could probably be a lot more productive and spend more time furthering your mind by reading academic papers instead of reading my raucous blog and leaving with 82 new books to read and the realisation you need a pet tortoise called Harold and having a personal identity crisis about whether or not you are, indeed, lettuce. (You need me.)
1. THE DRAMATIC DEATH OF A MODEL EVEN THOUGH WHAT DID THEY EVEN DO TO DESERVE THIS. NO ONE CAN KNOW.
Often times when I see a person my first thought is also to “hey let’s throw them off something and take a photo”. Obviously these cover designers are me.
So RIP to all these models, but really. There are plenty of people on the earth anyway.
2. THE “I HAVE A WEAPON AND I DON’T KNOW HOW TO USE IT” FABULOUS CATASTROPHES.
We all like to picture ourselves as badass warriors on occasion….but then it just gets awkward when we realise we have no heckin’ clue how to hold the jolly blade. Like IF I POINT IT AT MY FACE, WILL THAT DESTROY Y ENEMIES???????? There is a 78% chance these characters will impale their own eyes, but, you know. #Aesthetic
And there’s nothing like a good weapon to show you mean business. Or to, you know, save your enemies the trouble and just stab yourself.
3. THE BAD HAIR DAY THAT’S GOING TO END WITH YOU HAVING A HAIRBALL AND REGRETTING YOUR FREE LOCKS.
If you think cats are the only ones who suffer with hairballs — BE WRONG IN YOUR WRONGNESS. Those of us who’ve ever had long hair know that you are destined to be pulling hair out of your mouth at some point. Also to have it whip you in the eyes. Also to have people sit on it, close it in doors, have faeries tie knots in it for LOLs, and to 10000% regret going swimming every. single. time.
Whoever designed these covers was probably a cat. They’re also laughing now at all these humans and their hairballs.
How are you even going to bRUSH THAT OUT????
4. THE “LET’S SET SOMETHING ON FIRE, MUM!”
You know that one kid always setting food on fire whenever there’s decorative candles at the table? Or that one who ran off with the matches? Or that one who grew up to sacrifice their enemies upon an Aztec alter and discover the golden lost city of El Dorado?
They grew up to be a cover designer.
The motto really is: if it looks like marshmallows, BURN THE HEART OUT OF IT. You can literally feel Moriarty’s approval.
And then I will toast you with marshmallows. FEAR YE ME.
5. THE KIDS WHO SHOULDN’T BE LEFT UNSUPERVISED BY THE WATER AT ALL EVER AGAIN.
Do not leave your toddler by the pool. Or your adolescent teenager who only has eyes for pretty dresses and / or boys. I’m not saying you shouldn’t kiss underwater, because who am I to tell you how to live your life. But I’m saying oxygen is cool. Life is cool. That dress was probably cool before you ruined it.
These covers are pretty. But do they make sense??
NOT REALLY.
6. THE “I’VE LOST MY WILL TO DESIGN AND AM HOPING NO ONE NOTICES” COVERS
You know that feeling when you get told “HEY CAN YOU MAKE A COVER FOR THIS BOOK” and you take 3 minutes and then you take a nap and eat a cornflake and adopt a kitten? I think that happened here. It’s not like these are horrible covers, they just clearly say:
NOT A THING AT ALL.
Here have a font and some weird random prop like a love heart or a telephone wire. I’m hooked. Enthralled. My eyes can’t even take it anymore.
No seriously. I’M SO FREAKING BORED.
7. THE I CAN’T DECIDE SO LET’S PUT ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING OF EVER ONTO THIS ONE SMALL COVER.
These are the classic examples of an artist heaping things onto the cover and going “okay say when”…and nobody says when. And this is absolutely my aesthetic. because why have one piece of cake when you can have IT ALL.
And why have one thing, when you can have everything. Honestly this is just getting your money’s worth.
8. THE VAGUE SILHOUETTE TO SAVE US FROM YOUR UGLY FACE.
Models on covers are great. Studies say that about 3% of readers like them. So to improve that stat that I literally made up just then with no founding whatsoever — BRING IN THE SILHOUETTES!! We all like vaguely indistinct blobs on our covers because it saves us looking at someone’s face.
Plus we love how the darkness blobs of nothingness matches our souls. It’s like being twins with a book cover. Well done.
9. THE COUSIN OF SAURON’S EYEBALL, BUT LESS BLOODSHOT AND MORE MAKEUP.
Because we all know books have a strong infatuation with eyeballs. They generally look like the sea of jewels after a storm in the autumn equinox. Or something. EITHER WAY. BEHOLD THE EYE! And then feel vaguely uncomfortable with me. Because there’s nothing worse than the actual book cover judging you if you have to put it down for 3 seconds.
STOP JUDGING ME.
OMG.
Although 100% think the chap on Insomnia is asking to be rescued with his eyes.
10. THE SYMBOL OF WHO KNOWS WHAT BUT IT’S CIRCULAR AND IT MEANS YOU’RE SPECIAL.
Back in the day, it was very common to communicate via symbols so it MAKES SENSE that this has translated to modern YA covers. Particularly circular ones. What do they mean? Probably…
If that doesn’t sum up most books, I don’t know what will, to be honest.
The REAL question you’re all obviously asking is, “If I was a YA book cover…what would I look like?” AND LUCKY FOR YOU, I AM HERE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION WITH A FABULOUS QUIZ.
It has a 100% success rate because no one’s ever tried it except me because I made it. And who can be doubtful of those stats? Simple take this quiz and I’ll tell you what you’d look like on the shelf. Feel free to shapeshift into a book at any time now. Good job. I support you.
Yayyy a new post!!! I was literally watching my laptop’s time with the biggest anticipation until it stroke 7:00pm!! I moved in supernatural speed to read this and I LOVED it!!
OMG YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THIS JUST MADE MY NIGHT.😂 ❤️❤️
Great blogpost! I love seeing all the different covers. I love pretty covers. I love it when you make quizzes. So this blogpost = double win. The quiz said I was the Artistic Explosion cover, which is also totally one of my favourite kinds of cover :D.
The cover has quite a bit of an influence on whether I’ll buy a book and I’m not ashamed of that. I do always read the synopsis on the back if there is one. But if it has a pretty cover I’m biased and more likely to buy the book because awww look at that cover. But if the synopsis sounds really good and the cover is meh I’ll probably still get the book. Who am I kidding – I love buying books! (and there’s recommendations too of course).
Sometimes there are two versions of a book available here, the US and UK edition (if I’m buying an English book). Sometimes they are different, and sometimes I have a preference between the two so I buy the one I like better. Sometimes though there’s only one version available when I really liked the cover more for the other version.. well that sucks :P. I love pretty covers and spines. As a sidenote, I love the colourful bookish pictures you use at the start of each blog post. It’s like a feast for my eyes. I love rainbow colours (my favourite is blue).
AHHH THANK YOU, GAIA!! I really like doing quizzes too! They’re so much fun and so much nonsense omg. I don’t even know what was happening with the sandwich question but there you go. 😂 Also the artistic covers are 500% my favourites too.
And AGREED about the cover buying! Like I’ll read ugly-covered books, but I library them…so I don’t have to suffer with the covers.😂
Curses! I am dull and nothing according to your quiz. Why just last night I stayed up until 9:45!
Highly entertaining post!
Btw: was that a West Wing reference in number 3? Please say yes.
I’M SORRY TARA, BUT THE QUIZ DOESN’T LIE. (I made it so clearly it’s perfect. #humble)
Nooo I’m sorry. I haven’t read (seen?) West Wing.😭
Darnit, I am the eyeball cover! That’s my least favourite cover type of all. I am my least favourite person. *grumbles*
This is such an insightful post. How have I NEVER noticed the circular symbols?! I also didn’t realise how many people played in water on covers before – they’re so beautiful but they never have anything to do with the story! (Apart from mermaids. Water’s their whole gig).
I’m going to go and rearrange my books into these categories, they’ll make so much more sense that way.
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I’m sorry Alyce..but the quiz does not lie. YOU ARE OFFICIALLY AN EYEBALL COVER. Go start peering at people really disturbingly and fulfil your future eyeball cover career.
And I know right?!? I’m totally in love with the people falling into water but what even do they ever have to do with the story.😂And I swear most of the girls in pretty dresses NEVER WEAR THEM in the books!!
Haha, great selection! I do love that ‘Flamecaster’ cover though^^
I’d like to do a section on historical romance covers – it would just be a bunch of pretty, dramatic looking women with a muscly highlander trying to bite their necks standing behind them. And some hills and mountains in the background. DRAMAAAAAAA!
You as a cover? There would be a lot going on, but I am sure it would feature a giant library with lots of colourful books and some cakes 😉
I probably would be a badass zombified dragon flying over an army of magicians throwing fireballs followed by cute rabbits and some chickens. Weird much?
I like the Flamecaster cover too! I just pretend the insides don’t exist because THEY HURT MY FEELINGS.
And omg yes to the historical fiction romance covers.😂 My mum reads those and omg the covers are so dramatic and generic. It’s kind of hilarious. Hahhhh.
YES THAT WOULD BE ME AS A COVER FOR SURE. A mess, but yet me. :’)
Great post Cait 😀 I had fun reading this 😀
Yayy I’m so glad, Hana! It was quite fun to put together.😂
Glad to hear that. No wonder it is fun post. Btw, interesting quiz. I got the eyeball cover. Is it because I pick Dory as cute adorable one?
It seems like I’m the Incompetent Weaponiser Cover. Quick! I need to turn it into a photoshoot!
I’ve got a confession to make… I want to be a cover model so bad.
Being a cover model would be quite fun.😂I want to know how they keep throwing people off all these things. WHAT ARE THE SECRETS. Or do they just line up 3989 models and keep snapping photos and whoever splatters too badly is fired?
Cait, I am in love with your comment. Can I marry it? I’m thinking of how to propose to it RN. I know bringing a cake is a must but what else must I do?!?!
Hahahahahahahaha! I will try to throw myself off a cliff and have my photographer send you the experiment results.
This is the reason why I follow your blog like a dog chases its tail religiously. Keep writing, Idk what I’d do without you, my queen.
Haha, I got the Eye of Sauron covers! 😂 I actually have read none of those books, random fun fact!
And, oh my God, I loved this post! 😍 I had to say, I’m a huge fan of the covers where they’re underwater, the circular symbols, the gorgeous hair, something is flaming, and people are being thrown off something. I guess they’re aesthetically pleasing???? 😂
But, the covers with everything on them are always so pretty! I can’t believe someone actually had the ability to create something like that since I’m not artistic in the slightest! And I love looking at all the details! ❤
I’m such a fan of most of these types of covers honestly.😂I only just don’t like eyeballs (THEY’RE CREEPY) or the boring covers (MY INSTAGRAM NEEDS PRETTINESS) 😂 And just the aesthetically falling covers with all the majestic hair!?? Nice. I need hair like that.😂
I am the majestic falling cover and I look good doing it. (Also, thank you for including a quiz today for all my procrastination needs.) I feel kind of bad now, because you came up with a really cool idea and put a ton of effort in, and I…just posted ten red covers.
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You are MOST welcome because it enabled my procrastination needs by making it. :’) I’m sure I won’t regret that at all this week haha…haha…*glances at to-do list and dies*
omg pfft don’t even feel bad! I spent so many hours on this and I WAS A BIT DUMB THERE.😂 It was fun but I’m dead.😂
This was such a clever post!! I can’t believe how many covers are so similar. Oh, and yes, I am totally guilty of judging books by their covers. If the cover doesn’t appeal to me, it is highly unlikely that I will pick that book up.
SAME.😂 Or else I read an ebook or library so I don’t have to look at it or spend much money…I’m just that bad.😂
I’m so glad you liked my post!!
THIS WAS SO FUN, CAIT!!! I LOVE ALL OF YOUR POSTS!!! -just a smol bean who likes reading.
HELLO SMOL BEAN WHO LIKES READING. LET ME GIVE YOU SOME CAKE AND ALSO THANK YOU.
*aka that one girl who is obsessed with books, art and aesthetics and loves food😂*
I’m an Artistic Explosion cover, which I think is accurate to my life. I also approve, because they’re pretty and remind me of the older books that used to lie around my parents’ and grandparents’ houses. (I feel like older books are either one solid color or a mix of everything.)
MY FAVOURITE TOO. I really like the more colours the better…as one can see from my own photography tendencies.😂
Clueless weapon wielders! ha ha!
I am a silhouette guy.
~Icky. 🙂
Ah, the best kind of covers.😂 You’d make a marvellous book clearly.
Omggg I got the Majestic Falling cover😂😂 Lol this post was BEAUTIFUL AND YOURE AMAzing.
WHY THANK YOU, JAZZY. *gives you cake but makes sure to drop it so you can fall after it*
Oh my word. I love it. I got the vague silhouette of devious darkness cover. Which maybe works? I hide in the background and come out when people need me–or when I remember, which isn’t near as often as the first one. I kind of have a blobby face? And definitely the darkness. MWAHAHAHAHA! And as for tragic, well, I was showering last night and the power went out.
Ohhh yes you will make a perfect silhouette. Actually vaguely hiding in shadows is the BEST PLACE TO BE SO I APPROVE.😂 My quiz knows what’s up. :’)
Omg the power went out while you were showering?!? That’s like the beginning of a Supernatural episode.😱😱😂
i think of myself as the cover where a building is being blown up, but that’s just me. 🙂
I thought these categories were hilarious, but you mised a few. Like what about “vaguely related to the plot” art (Passenger, Mortal Fire, star Touched Queen), or the Typical fantasy cover which is just very literal art, or the ‘there is nature here for no reason’ cover (trees, so many trees). Anyway, I’m apparently people falling so that’s fun (but lets be real, I’m actually the ‘stuff everywhere one, you don’t want to see my room) My favourite covers are ‘not quite literal but also not quite symbolic art’ because they’re so interesting.
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Oh yes….I really wanted to do vaguely related to the plot. 😂 Some books I’m still trying to figure it out haha. Like Made You Up!?? It’s so pretty but why does it exist.😂 AND THE SCENERY ONE! Like yes here is a tree and a broken sword = boom epic fantasy.
I really like the artistic one, if you can’t tell from my very biased write-up of it.😂
I am the majestic falling cover lol. I guess it’s better than being “THE VAGUE SILHOUETTE TO SAVE US FROM YOUR UGLY FACE.” even though those are one of my favourite types of covers.
I like most of these kinds of covers actually….except the boring-nothingness covers. 😂 But the silhouettes are awesome! And I LOVE the falling covers even though I’m concerned they just line up a dozen models and tell them to jump while they snap photos. Hmm.
let me take a moment to say that i LOVE all the lotr refrences. they’re so awesome. 🙂
i also took the quiz twice, because i picked the wrong hogwarts house the first time. i got the weapon one, and the second time i got the drowning mremaid one. i’m not sure which i like better. 😛 (your hidden oracle copy is soooooooooo much cooler looking!)
Most crazily, ~Olive
p.s. it would be so awesome if my mom thought that cake counted as a type of sandwich. then i would have a ‘sandwich’ every day for lunch.
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I got THE MAJESTIC FALLING COVER because I’m so majestic and also clumsy and a total mess. Thanks for sharing some of the most bloody gorgeous book covers I’ve ever laid eyes on, I’m sure my TBR can handle just a dozen more, maybe two. 😉
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AREN’T THEY ALL JUST SO PRETTY?!? I WANT TO EAT ALL THESE COVERS OMG. LOVE.
I got: Majestic Falling! I expect to get the bad hair one, but falling with fall out boy song in the background isn’t bad either 😀 And yes to the circular and special symbol… it feels very overrated for fantasy and dystopian YA, it’s so obvious!
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Everything done to a Fall Out Boys soundtrack is automatically very epic. WINNING AT LIFE.😂 And yes, haha, the symbols have kind of gotten very old along with basically all dystopians.😂
Eyeball covers are weird and often creepy. Why do they exist? I’m also not a fan of falling/drowning/otherwise models on the cover. The quiz says I’m an artistic explosion cover. Seems legit. Fantastic post!
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I KNOW RIGHT?!?? They’re always disturbing. I just want to read a book, not be stared at.😂
The quiz says that I’m the special symbol type cover but deep down I know that I’m truly the bad hair day because I live in a seaside town and it’s always windy 😂 My taste in cover designs changes all the time, but right now I’m kind of into boring minimalist covers because sometimes my brain just can’t handle all of the business going on with some covers. Although back in the day I was really into the “big floaty dresses on covers” trend and ended up reading a lot of them, whether they were good or not 😅
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Haha I hear you with the bad hair day ones!😂 They’re the most relatable tbh. I used to have hair to my waist and I think I swallowed about half of it in my life time.😂 I do like the minimalist covers too!!
HAHAHA I´m the Eye of Sauron cover but that doesn´t make any sense to me! This post was hilarious though.
Pfft the quiz can’t lie, Rowan. *nods sagely like this will make it true* 😂
Wow, it’s amazing how similar these covers all look when you put them together. xD
Apparently I am the majestic falling cover, which is just so perfect, LOL.
It is a bit isn’t it?😂 There are definitely big trends in YA covers.
I am Artistic Explosion…woop woop!!
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AN EXCELLENT TYPE OF COVER. MY FAVOURITE.
What a fun post! I think I prefer the Everything on it covers. I took the quiz and got the Dramatic Death category. Not sure if I agree, but taking the quiz was entertaining! Here is my TTT.
Haha, I’m glad you liked my nonsense quiz.😂😂 I don’t even know what I’m doing here, LET’S BE REAL.
This is amazing! And I took the quiz and apparently I’m an artistic explosion, woo! (Definitely not The covers in drawn to but a good description of me!)
Here’s my TTT
https://bookmarkedbliss.wordpress.com/2017/05/02/top-ten-tuesday-cover-freebie/
Artistic explosions are EXCELLENT. Nothing like exploding rainbows over people. :’)
I got the artistic explosion cover. I actually do like these types of covers a lot. 😀
Same! Same! That’s definitely my favourite cover.
I got the Weaponizer Cover, and I have to say Huntress looks great (I totally cover judge, and am not ashamed!)
But I have to say my fave categories are the Fire and the Symbol Ones, because on the whole they seem to be the coolest (no pun intended).
I’m just worried about that girl on Huntress’ cover while she’s petting her sword like that.😂 (It’s actually a sequel to Ash by the way!)
Bahhhhaha. Yes the fire ones are epic, and honestly so long as the cover is eye-catching I LIKE IT.
I am the majestic falling cover? JAJAJAJAJAJAAA not for me really but who knows?
JUST WEAR A PARACHUTE IF YOU WANT TO KEEP FALLING OFF THINGS, NINA.
I am the MAJESTIC FALLING cover, lol! Thanks for this post, this was a fun one I needed today. So we’ve got hair and eye covers…I wonder if bare feet will ever be a fad? Considering how much bare feet can gross ppl out, I’m guessing no. =)
Ahhhh yes I wonder…but I mean, there are plenty of covers with shoes though?!? And hands! I’m waiting for the left elbow trend to start.
Right. Right elbow is where it’s at. 😉
Lesson in falling is the book I have reading, It is the best book I have ever read before.
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I haven’t actually read it yet but I want to!
Hah, some of these are great – like the random people in the water. I’ve always wondered about that trend. LOL I do really like the watercolor cover trend, and I don’t mind when people aren’t on it because sometimes the models just look weird.
-Lauren
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It’s a confusing trend…drowning all these YA characters.😂 BUT IT’S PRETTY SO I GUESS IT WORKS???
Apparently I’m a boring lazy book cover so ookkay. I’m so boring especially when I’m having existential crises or wearing skinny genes that I should probably move to small town USA so I can blend in with all the book characters there. Also this post was 100% accurate tbh. Like it was almost too relatable. Not sure if that’s possible but yes to that anyway.
Let’s not forget the girl-has-pretty-dress and COVER IS MADE books. Because that is definitely a thing. Also (in the lazy/boring ) category, the ‘let’s write the title in a vaguely interesting font and then that can be the cover’ books. Like OkAy why? Interesting (ish–I can’t ask too interesting questions because I’m BORING remember XD) question: do you think different genres of books have similar colour schemes? Because I feel like they do. Like sic fi is all orange and explosions and contemporary is often pastel/light covers and lost of historical books are dark green/black type thing and fantasy is often darkish? Maybe? hmmmm ~~~~~~
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*pats shoulder* I’m sure you’re special inside, Shar. Or else the quiz is just being mean to you. You obviously picked the wrong sandwich.😂
I LOVE THE GIRLS IN PRETTY DRESSES!! I guess they’re cliche but they’re also so beautiful so I don’t even care.😂
And I absolutely do think there’s colour schemes for different genres! Like so so many epic fantasies are black/red, it’s a bit ridiculous.😂 And sci-fi covers have so many of those galaxy covers too, right? I also think mental health books are generally blue that I’ve noticed!
“You are the Artistic Explosion cover” YAAAAAAAS. This pleases me greatly. I feel a personal connection to those covers. They are my spirit animal.
YAS IT’S MY FAVOURITE KIND TOO.
Oh man, you really are amazing! This is the most creative way to take this prompt and I am obsessed! I took the quiz and I am (unfortunately) the boringggggg cover books, but if I really WERE a book, I’m pretty sure I’d be the “throw everything onto the cover” book partly because I’m very indecisive and partly because prettyyyyy! I’d be rainbow-y too. I would be a glorious book that everyone would want to use for their bookstagram #aesthetic!.
Haha, I’m glad you liked it!! I spent like WAY too long on this post.😂 I’M SORRY YOU’RE THE BORING COVER. OBVIOUSLY THE QUIZ IS BEING MEAN TO YOU. And yessss I would be the artistic rainbow explosion. It’s our insta-themes, right?! *hi fives*
It IS! If it’s full of flowers and bright colors there’s a 97.3794% chance one of us posted it 😂
I KNOW RIGHT!? It’s the best. We have a brand!😂
I’m the artistic explosion. Oh fun! haha. So your moriarty Meme was on point. Love that meme. The titles of these cover types had be cracking up. And also the covers you said were boring… are some of my favorite. I like just a cute font and not much else going on. I know I know…
I love that Moriarty gif too.😂 HE’S THE BEST. Super psycho but like, that’s just a small character flaw, ahem.
I love super cluttered artsy covers! Eyeballs are definitely my least favorite 🙁 My all-time favorite covers, though, would be ones that are starkly striking in their simplicity, such as The Hunger Games, Trick by Natalia Jaster, this one for Merrick by Anne Rice, and
this one of Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett. According to your quiz, I am the Special Specialness Cover, which actually isn’t that bad?? I tend to like those, though they get old after a while.
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Those super cluttered arty colourful covers ARE MY LIFE. I would like just have shelves of them if I could.😂😂 And I do like the simple ones too! I forgot a minimalist category though hhahahaa SHAME ON ME.
I think the circle/symbol covers ARE nice they just seem to look the same yes. haah.
Oh my goodness, this post is amazing! And I love the quiz!!!
I really love your posts and they make me smile, thank you! ❤️
I’ms o glad you liked it, Emily! THANK YOU.
ARTISTIC EXPLOSION.
Natch.
My favourite covers are ones that suggest the inside of the book is historical fiction with roooommaaaaannnnccceeee
(The Shoemaker’s Wife is a good example of the imagery I mean, though not a YA book – but basically if the cover looks like a classical painting, it catches my eye)
Also, bright colours and cartoon styling.
I sometimes browse the super bargain section of the book store just looking at covers. If I see an interesting looking one, I buy the book. Sometimes this works out well, sometimes it results in major disappointment. . .
Category you left out, rightfully so, because it is THE WORST: movie posters as book covers. Hurts my soul.
Ahh yes cover judging often does end in disappointment. *wails* I suppose this makes SENSE considering the author is not making the cover.😂
And omg yes lets pretend movie-adaption-covers don’t exist…*sweeps them back into hell where they belong*
To be fair as well, no matter how pretty the cover the book may be in the super discount section because even new it is only worth $2 due to not being very good. . .so I really am taking a gamble going by covers on that shelf…
…but they are so cheeeaaaaaap. And I am usually so broooooke. Why can’t good books not sell out before they make it to bargain basement prices?!
OKAY SO I HAD TO GO TAKE THE SORTING QUIZ TO BE ABLE TO TAKE YOUR QUIZ BUT I’VE TAKEN IT BEFORE BUT I WANTED TO TAKE IT AGAIN BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS WRONG. The first time I was a Gryffindor, and this time I’m a Hufflepuff. I’m having an identity crisis up in here. I am the vague silhouette of devious darkness cover. I think yes this is probably correct *nods*. Beneath my cold, hard exterior is an even colder, harder interior, obviously.
I like covers in which there are not real life humans on them. It makes me feel awkward almost EVERY SINGLE TIME. I don’t want real people. I want my fictional fun people. You pretty much nailed all the covers, and I was laughing because OMG THE ARTIST sometimes is like yeah, I’m just not feeling up to it today. OH ANOTHER THING THAT IS MY FAVORITE WHEN IT’S A HARD COVER IS WHEN IS PRETTY NAKED. I actually hate dust jackets. I would rather the design just be ON the book. Dust jackets often get in my way then I accidentally destroy them and I refuse to read with them on and they are just frustrating. I like my books naked, and if they look better naked, 10/10 would (not) cover again (HAHAHAHAH pls punch me)
Omg I’m so mean! I’m making you take quizzes to take quizzes.😂😂 But have a nice crisis there! Hufflepuffs are lovely. <3 They live near the kitchens. #goals
I so agree about humans on covers! I'm not a fan...generally. I mean, I do like ones that are silhouettes or wearing those excellently lovely dresses. #aesthetic
I’m the incompetent weapoinser and it totally fits! I’d try to look all badass with a sword on the cover… until I dropped it because HAVE YOU GOT ANY IDEA HOW FREAKING HEAVY A SWORD IS and cut off my leg by accident. Shit happens.
I love your categories, but you should have included Shatter Me covers under the “eyeball” category, those were the first that came to my mind when I saw the category!
I TOTALLY HEAR YOU. I love the idea of those epic swords but seriously who has the muscles for that. I read books and take naps. BUT AT LEAST WE CAN APPRECIATE THE WEAPONS.
Omg I forgot about Shatter Me! Those are actually NICE eyeball covers.😂
I got the Artistic Explosion, and that is accurate and totally what I would do for my book covers if my arting skill was better than it was. (Or, you know, I had the money to pay other artists to explode. But I don’t.) My second choice would have been the weaponry one, because I have a mild addiction to putting weapons on my covers. Such as stabbing swords into where they don’t belong. Like cakes. And stone columns.
But I think you forgot the “DON’T WEAR CLOTHES” covers. You know, the ones that think that skin sells. *shudders* Other than that, you did good.
I will admit that covers are an influence on whether or not I’ll buy a book … because if there’s a dragon on the cover, give it to me now.
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Weapons ARE awesome on covers! Even if the models seem more likely to skewer their own eyeballs than the enemy’s.😂 Hahah. AHEM. And omg I didn’t do the you-forgot-clothes covers for a reason.😂 I DON’T WANT TO LOOK AT IT.
Your quiz said I was the boring and dull one but not gonna lie those were my fave covers out of the lot #simple #ifinditcute #itsmyaesthetic teehee
To be perfectly honest I really don’t like book covers that have actual photos of people on them. don’t ask me why.
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I’M SORRY YOU’RE SO BORING LEXIE.😂 (Juuuust kidding. Hahah.) And I’m not a huge fan of people-on-covers either! Unless they’re were a fabulous dress because #aesthetic.
AHH YOUR BLOG GIVES ME LIFE.
I totally agree with the eyeballs though… SO JUDGY!!
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YES! Love this list!!! And I got “Symbol” haha! My TTT is upcoming book covers that make me swoon…be warned, MOSTLY Historical Romance haha! But there is a YA in there. http://www.bookwormmama.org/2017/05/top-ten-tuesday-cover-love.html
I’ll definitely go check out yours too!!
I’ve always wondered what the heck the Panic cover was even supposed to represent. HOW CAN SHE SEE ANYTHING.
Ugh, yes, there’s simplistic and then there’s boring. I don’t mind simple covers with a lot of blank space, but come on, at least try to be interesting.
Luckily I got an ebook of The Host and didn’t have to have that freaky eyeball judging me the whole time I was reading. xD What was that cover designer thinking?
I am the Vague Silhouette of Devious Darkness cover. I guess this fits since most of the time I’m like “ack, no, stop looking at me.”
Maybe that was the problem? Because like that girl (omg I can’t remember her name hahah) made so many dumb decisions maybe it was because she had hair in her eyes? IT’S ALL MAKING SENSE NOW.
The Host terrifies me.😂 I’m 99% sure that’s why I haven’t read it yet. hahhhhh.
Yaaaaay I’m the artistic explosion cover!! LOVE IT.
Also: LOL @ those categories. They are accurate. And a fiendishly excellent manoeuvre to include ALL the covers in this top 10. I’M LOOKING RIGHT THROUGH YOU CAIT.
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I love the artistic explosions the best honestly!! AND YES SEE I CAN’T ACTUALLY DO WHAT THE PROMPTS SAY EVER.😂 It’s a problem.
Oh my goodness! This is spot on and hilarious, Cait. 🙂
I’m so glad you liked it!! 😂
I got the artsy one, btw.
Yay! New post from Cait.
Lol, this is so true… all YA book covers seem to fit into these catagories…. the question is, what is your fave catagory?
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Oh I love them all a bit!! Except for the ones that never relate to the titles…they’re just dull.😂 But I LOVE the really wildly colourful artist ones sooo much. 😍
Vague Silhouette of Devious Darkness.
This fits me.
This fits me well. I am indeed secretly evil.
COME JOIN ME IN TAKING OVER THE WORLD. Hence why I changed my blog slogan to world domination. (I might need to be more witty.)
HELLO DEVIOUS DARKNESS SILHOUETTE. (I love that type of cover so much except for the fact I can’t spell Silhouette without spellcheck and tears.😂)
I would be a Vague silhouette I think ts perfect because those are my favorite covers! Sorry, for the short comment, I have a class in a sec
Oh don’t be sorry for short comments! I love any kind and just appreciate chatting with you, Leah!! *gives you cake* (GOOD LUCK WITH CLASS.) And also Silhouettes are the BEST.
I am the Little Mermaid Drowning Cover. Yaaaaaaaas. Wait, what?
And yes, I am absolutely someone who buys books depending on their cover. Like We Are Okay. Or the hardcover of The Hate U give.
Haha, Greets, Ella
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YAY FALLING DROWNING MERMAID!! Ahem. I mean, I should offer you a floatation device?? Also I wanted the Hate U Give hardcover so bad instead of the paperback because #aesthetic.😂
I DO IN FACT FEEL LIKE A VAGUE SILHOUETTE OF DEVIOUS DARKNESS, SO THIS QUIZ TURNED OUT WELL IN MY FAVOR.
THIS IS GLORIOUS. THE DEVIOUS DARKNESS IS THE BEST PLACE TO BE.
I guess it’s alright to judge by the cover at least to some extent? Cause imagine we put all books in uniform sleeves. We’d still have to judge by something… I suppose we’d judge by the name. Or the blurb. Which is still not the book, so what’s the difference? *remembers all the times a too-good blurb led her astray*
Oh man. I think I love those EVERYTHING books. They are just… they walk away with all of my attention walking right behind them. If that made any sense.
And for some reason, I’m the falling cover xD
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We judge art!! Like if you bought a painting for your wall, you’d pick one you liked, right?!?? I know the problem lies with the cover designer being responsible for the cover and not, ya know, the AUTHOR.😂 But still. It’s worth it for #bookstagram haha.
I’m a pretty circle,
I’ve never released how many book covers have kids falling to their deaths and for some reason, I burst out laughing. This is
A. Because my goodness you’re hilarious or
B. There may be something wrong with me.
I’m thinking it’s a mixture of both.
I love dark brooding covers. I love the Lady Midnight cover until you try to take a photo of it and then all hell breaks loose because the flash bounces off the cover and it ends up dark and you cannot see anything and then your Instagram is buggered because it looks like shit. Why. WHHHHHHHY. And even though she’s underwater and possibly dead, it’s such a lovely cover. Dammit.
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I’m like 99% sure it’s just because I’m hilarious. YOU’RE DEFINITELY NORMAL. I’VE NEVER DOUBTED YOUR NORMALNESS. *blinks innocently
Omg I love the Lady Midnight cover but yes it hates being photographed.😂 I’m still not sure who’s dying in that pretty dress though since that didn’t happen in the book.😂
I GOT THE ARTISTIC EXPLOSION COVER AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT I PREDICTED! Okay, enough of the all caps, but seriously, that’s so me. How boring if you are just one thing at all times, I am ever changing and I’ve been told I am creative, so SURE!!!
I adored the categories you came up with though and the covers you chose as examples as well.. I always knew there were certain repeatable patterns, but you OPENED MY EYES! <3
THAT’S MY FAVOURITE KIND TOO SO OBVIOUSLY YOU WILL MAKE A BEAUTIFUL BOOK. Mwhahaha I opened your eyes. *throws eyeball covers at you* 😂
Incompetent Weaponiser.
Honestly I have a character who goes perfectly with that. Also some of the covers I liked most were in that section.
My favourite style isn’t really here though. They’d probably fit into several groups, but they’re all photo based with a clean look about them. Sometime with a weapon (alone), sometimes a castle, sometimes a person. But they’re not busy or crazy.
I like the weapon covers still haha.😂 I just WORRY about those m odels.😂 And I totally forgot to put minimalism and simplistic covers on here!! Oops.
that horse model tho made me laugh really hard xD i’m just imagining everyone lining up to be a model for the cover and A HORSE IS IN LINE AND IMAGINE BEING THE PERSON TO LOSE TO A HORSE IT’S GREAT probably not what happened tho
anyways your post was SPOT ON i see these trends everywhere. As always, your wording gave me the snort giggles xD gosh i’ve missed your posts! (i’ve been away… i don’t know if you have o.O i mean if you were gone too THEN WELCOME BACK??? but i was gone and now i’m back AND HELLO!!!)
THAT POOR HORSE THO. WHATEVER DID IT DO TO DESERVE THSI LIFE.😂 I love how most of those falling people are just being tossed through clouds too. So much fun.
I’m so glad you liked my nonsense ramblings.😂 THAT MAKES MY DAY. And also welcome back!!! *gives you welcome cake*
I’m the cover of dull nothingness.
I’m very satisfied with that, actually.
Everything about this post was amazing and hilarious and just perfect. : 😀
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I’m so glad you liked it.😂😂
I’d say you hit the nail on the head! 😀 By the way, I’m an Incompetent Weaponiser Cover – I’ll take it!
Haha, I’m glad you liked the quiz! NOW DON’T HURT YOURSELF WHILE YOU POSE FOR A BOOK COVER.😂
I did take the quiz. *lol* I got the Artistic Explosion cover: And why have one thing, when you can have EVERYTHING. If you were a YA cover, you’d basically be what happened if a bucket full of art got thrown at you. You are pretty, but intense. PRETTY INTENSE. You’re most likely a fantasy and everyone ends up with flowers in their hair or dead. #ReliablePredictions
I think it’s accurate because those covers are messes that sometimes come together and other times not so much, much like myself.
My favorite type of cover? Hm, not sure if there’s ONE favorite…The Let’s Set Something On Fire was my favorite of yours, though, so let’s go with that one.
Oh, and I totally approve of using a book to kill a spider. Hello, you live in Australia! Does no one understand what kind of things live in that country, especially of the creepy/crawly category? O_O
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Bahahaha I’m glad the quiz gave you a good answer.😂Tbh those are my favourite types of covers too. EXPLOSIONS OF COLOUR = YES PLEASE. But honestly I love mostly any style of cover provided it’s beautiful…hhaha. I just don’t do so well with JUST solely faces on covers.
And I agree *nods* when one lives amongst the spiders, one does what they must to survive.
OH MY GOSH!!!! I took the quiz and it was absolutely perfect!!!!! I’m an Artistic Explosion and it’s so accurate. Basically anything original I write is fantasy with so many dead people. It’s not even funny! How did you know? You really are the all seeing eye! Also I’m a total book cover judger. If it looks fancy I will be more likely to read it.
AHHH MY FAVOURITE TYPE OF COVER.😍😂 And yes yes I take all accusations of being the All Seeing Eye *nods sagely* 😂
OMG, you are a BOOK COVER QUEEN!!! I don’t remember covers these days, but if I need to find one, you are the one I’ll ask for help. Seriously, they are all GORGEOUS!!! 😍😁❤️👍🏻
Awesome post! ❤️
These cover designers certainly have mostly outdone themselves here!! 😍😍
YASSS I took the quiz and I am pleased to announce that art threw up on my cover! It’s so me. Also: There are several times in my books when people end up with flowers in their hair AND dead. Just kidding it was only once. BUT #ACCURATE. I love how hilarious your descriptions of these covers are and can I please have some of your funny? It’s rude to hog it all!
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I’m so glad you liked it.😂 I was a bit worried I was just being A COMPLETELY RANDOM PINEAPPLE MOOSE in this post but ahhhh it was fun.😂
So I got the minimalistic cover on the quiz, which makes what I’m about to say sound defensive, but . . .
I admit that some minimalist covers are lazy. However, having dabbled in cover design, the really lazy ones are the “Find a pretty model who looks vaguely like the MC, throw her on the cover, add text and maybe some kind of halfway interesting background, boom, done.” Minimalist covers can take a surprising amount of effort, because, for one thing, most people’s brains think in terms of the throw-everything-on-there cover type, and for another, since there’s so little on there, it all has to be PERFECT. Or, if it’s not PERFECT, it has to be PERFECTLY imperfect. There is no room for mistakes in minimalism.
That said, I very much enjoyed your Real Cover Design Types. Awesome post; it made me grin. 😀
I actually do like minimalism covers! I actually intended that section to be more of the “this doesn’t even make sense” section haha. Like power poles??! And like a random lock? No thanks.😂 I like the ones like The Hate U Give or Simon Vs! Those are excellent minimalism covers. 😍
Sigh. You make me feel inspired to get moving on making my own book blog!!
omg that makes me happy!! I hope you do. Book blogging is ALL THE GLORIOUS FUN.
I LOVE YOUR QUIZZES SO MUCH. I got the Magestic Falling cover AND IT DESCRIBES ME SO WELL> I Fail at so many things (Aka falling) but I do with grace (Magestic) and obviously queen of flying (aka falling)
I’M SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT.😂
LOL I got the Cover Of Dull Nothingness, which, quite frankly, fits me. ;P
But wow, these characteristics are darn accurate.
I’m a insane judger of cover, which is annoying, but I guess I’ll take it? Having the cover to look at > reading the actual words, right?
BUT YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL ON THE INSIDE, CLEARLY, HANNE. 😂 And totally *nods* I mean, we read the book for a few hours and then like have to have it on our shelves for much longer. It might as well be beautiful. :’)
I love how accurate your categories are 😂 I’m an artistic explosion apparently!
Ahhh my favourite kind!!😂
The thing on Snow Like Ashes looks like Xena’s weapon…
I have to admit I’m a sucker for the falling & fire covers.
I have no idea what it’s about but I want Vengeance Road just cuz the cover.. flowers + skulls = <3
(please god don't let anybody psychoanalyze this comment or i'll be in trouble lol)
Oh yeah, I am the secret special symbol cover lol
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I’m a sucker for most of these types of covers (except the boring ones haha) especially if they’re done really well or in excellent covers. Not going to lie…I totally read Vengeance Road for the cover.😂
I’m pretty sure the books with circular symbols on them are part of a conspiracy. O.0 :p
Apparently I’m a silhouette cover? Though clearly I’m an awesome cover.
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YOU ARE AN AWESOME COVER. You should probably change your life career goals now and become a book cover. *nods*
I am eyes! LOL
OMG this is the brilliantest post EVAH!
Seriously though, FONTS and SYMBOLS are sooooo overused.
I’m definitely a bit over the symbols these days now too hahahha.😂
I’m so so glad you liked the post! THANK YOU!
I’m an Artistic Explosion!
Sorry about the mess…
OH GOOD. THE BEST KIND. I APPROVE THOROUGHLY. QUIZ WIN!
I got drowning cover!! Which I guess is a good thing, even though it’s not a YA cover I actually like. I feel like you judged harshly my favourite of the selection of covers: the minimalist design (because it’s awesome and simplistic) and, of course, the everything cover! 😀
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I forgot to put the minimalistic section in ahhhhh. FAIL FOR ME.😂
I am the falling cover which is appropriate because I feel like I’ve been falling into a pit of despair for weeks now. Ahahaha… ha… ha… ANYWAY. Love the post, Cait. As always.
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Noooo don’t fall into the pit of despair, Bee!! *gives you cake*
This post is great! There really is a genre for book covers. XD I never understand the eyeball ones? Why would I want a creepy close-up of someone’s eye? No thanks. Some of the weapon ones are silly too. I like swords, yes, but Winterspell’s cover? Uh, she looks like she’s threatening to kill herself? SOMEONE TAKE THAT KNIFE FROM HER!
So if I were a book cover, apparently I would the Vague Silhouette of Devious Darkness. *loki grin* Yeeessss.
YAYYY I’M GLAD YOU LIKED IT!! *flails happily* And I know right?! Those eyeball covers have no redeeming features at all.😂I DO like weapons, but it worries me how these models seem more likely to hurt themselves than anything else. Like Winterspell really needs to…just stop. Take a lesson in knives, maybe? Please.
I put my hand up, and will never take it down. I am a cover-ho, and proud of it. I have to say, this is a total over achiever post. Very through. I find it so odd that Marie Lu, who is a wonderful artist, does not have better covers. Boggles my mind.
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COVERS ARE GORGEOUS!! *flails* And omg I know right?!? I had no idea Marie Lu was such an amazing artist until I saw she was illustrating for Gemina and like woaah can she please design all her covers from now on.😂
I got “Vague Silhouette of Darkness” and it’s not wrong… Very nicely done with the quiz! Also I love all of your categories here, they are so accurate!
I’m glad you liked my quiz of marvellous nonsense.😂😂
I do love the way you write, Cait, you never fail to make me laugh! And you are hilariously accurate with the titles 🙂
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AWW, THANKS, KAT!! That makes me so happy!
I’m glad I saved this post until after I wrote my discussion post on judging books vs. liking covers. 😂 I like pretty covers, but I don’t judge books based on those covers! Or maybe I do. We’ll never know. XD But ANYWAYS, omg these are all ON POINT. I took your quiz and I got a silhouette cover, which makes sense because I can’t imagine my characters as anything but blobs with some random-colored hair. 😂 I think I could also be a “drop all the models to their death” cover because I honestly would risk people’s lives for aesthetics whoops. Or the weapons one because sharp things are 👌👌 And UNDERWATER COVERS ARE HILARIOUS I can’t hold my breath for longer than like seven seconds. #goals
Loved this post, Cait! 🙂 <3
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I totally judge. NOT ASHAMED.😂 Okay actually I’m a little ashamed because I often don’t read books if they’re too ugly hahhhh. Ahem.
And omg I can’t imagine my characters very well either! Everything is a blob. With maybe fabulous hair. 😂
I’M REALLY GLAD YOU LIKED THE QUIZ. THANK YOU!
CAIT I TOOK THE QUIZ AND I GOT ‘YOU ARE THE COVER OF DULL NOTHINGNESS.” Smh.
In all seriousness, these categories are super accurate. You’ve done an awesome job dividing everything into categories. Thanks for sharing and, as always, fabulous post! <3
OMG ZOE, HOW SAD ARE YOU.😂 You probably picked the wrong sandwich, let’s be real here.😂 (I’m so glad you liked it haha!)
I am the artistic explosison cover. But I had never known what my hogwarts house was so i quickly took that. I am hufflepuff
This is like a quiz that forces you to take other quizzes. 😂 ALSO YAY HUFFLEPUFF!
This post might actually be TOO fun. I love and adore. And QUIZ, yayyyy! I got the falling cover, which I don’t think I am, but my answers on the quiz were… strange I think. Maybe I will retake it. My actual favorite is the EVERYTHING cover. I love those. My eyes see ALL the things and I just think PRETTYYY. Also, DYING @ “The Vague Silhouette To Save Us From Your Ugly Face”. That may be the best description of all time? Pretty sure it is.
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Omg I’m so glad.😂 I did have a moment writing it where I went “wat even are you doing Cait” BUT HEY, IT’S NOT A PAPER FURY POST IF IT MAKES TOO MUCH SENSE.😂
Apparently I am a vague silhouette of devious darkness……which probably isn’t too far off actually!
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EXCELLENT. I mean, of course the quiz knows. 😇😂
Haha…my result turned out to be the little drowning mermaid.
Fun quiz you made 🙂
When I buy a book I try to pick the most nicest one there is for that book.
I’m the same with book buying, hehe. No shame! Pretty covers are life!😂
Yay! Silhouette cover! *tries to decide if this is a good thing* *decides that it doesn’t matter*
But, yeah. Oh well. This post is SO TRUE AND I LOVE IT. XD
IT IS A GOOD THING. I like those kind of covers.😂
AH man, I got the Majestic Falling Cover. I think I’m more of a put everything on the cover kinda girl. Anyway I love you spin on the topic and these categories you came up with a fabulous!
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I’m glad you liked the post!!😂 THANKS!
I got Artistic Explosion and I’m honestly just so super flattered!
Great post – I freaking love quizzes (because it is clearly just very important to me that I know exactly what kind of book cover I would be – I now understand myself just that little bit more)! Also I spent forever on that sandwich question and I have NO IDEA why that was the one I got stuck on??
YAYYYYY. That’s my favourite cover too.😂 And I’m so glad you liked the quiz too!! And I mean, it was totally full of deep and philosophical questions, especially with those sandwiches. 😉
This post was absolutely wonderful. And oh my goodness that quiz made me die of laughter!! I got the the Vague Silhouette of Devious Darkness cover- which I am secretly really proud of! (Like I feel this was the most important thing I’ve achieved today 😉 ) Though I will admit it took me ages to pick the cutest picture because PUPPIES VS CHICK IN A HAT!!! But the easy choice of a chocolate sandwich made up for that torturous question!!
Ahh I’m so glad you liked it!! 😂 I mean obviously the quiz was full of thought-provoking and deep questions *nods to make it true* 😂😂
I really did 😀 hahahaha well you succeeded 😂
This was a fun post. Apparently I’m the Little Drowning Mermaid cover. I’m not sure what I think about that, but it was definitely a fun quiz. 😀
I’m sure you’ll make a FANTASTIC drowning mermaid YA book cover. :’)
ARTISTIC EXPLOSION YASSSSSSS.
Also everybody judges books by covers except liars. And they totally do they just don;t admit it hence: liars.
I agree. 😂 It’s just too impossible not to judge covers, at least a little!!
Hah I am the Artistic Explosion! This pleases me.
I seem to like circular covers though. And artistic explosion obviously.
Also the long hair bit, so true. Cut off all your hair if you get a baby because they will yank it. HARD. ._.
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YAS! My favourite type of cover too. 😂 And honestly most cover types CAN be gorgeous…especially if they’re in the right colour-schemes. 😍
Cait… I love you for this!
No really! I’m a constant worrier (and warrior of course) and during one of my little panic attacks (my dragon just doesn’t want to eat them duh…) I opened your blog post and it just made me laugh. Hard.
Took the quiz obviously and well I’m a drowning mermaid! YAY!
Please tell me there are bloodsucking ones, yes?
Thanks for lifting my spirits!
AWW I’M SO GLAD YOU LIKED THIS!!🎉 And I’m really sorry that you have panic attacks, but I totally know how they feel. ☹️😔 *gives you cake*
As always, I love your post. The different subject lines for each section had me laughing so hard. Now I’m off to take your quiz.
OH GOOD. I’M SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT.😂
Oh but I looooove the covers of Forest of a Thousand Lanterns and Emmy & Oliver *devastated*
Actually I just like minimalism tbh.
WELL OOPS.😂 Let’s just pretend I didn’t just insult your favourite covers haha.
OHMYWORD YOU NAILED THIS!!
Seriously what IS with all the fire and circles and water and falling people and eyeballs anyway????
As a person who has very thick, curly, AND long hair currently I simply cannot bear to see all those girls with butterflies and birds and flowers and other small mammals woven into their hair. LIKE OUCHIE. My hair looks awful when I wake up and I DON’T attempt any of that ridiculousness.
And also DO ALL OF THOSE GIRLS NOT REALIZE THEY ARE POINTING A DANGEROUS WEAPON AT THEIR OWN SELF??? Because that won’t harm your enemies at all…
Lastly, I just realized that you used the Moriarty gif in THIS post… not the I Dare You Tag post… which I just commented upon… and said “yay I love Moriarty!”…. which will make no sense to you when you read it because I don’t believe you used a Moriarty gif in that post at all… #embarrassing
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THEY ARE PRETTY AND I LOVE THEM…even if they’re confusing.😂 Like half the time these people falling off things don’t even LITERALLY Fall of things. False advertising. Tut tut.
And haha, don’t worry, I knew what you mean with the Moriraty gif!😂
Omgggg Cait this post was so hilarious! My favourite is the throwing people off something one and the bad hair day XD
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I’m so glad you liked it!!😂 I had fun with this one haha.
I got Artistic Explosion cover haha! I love! My TTT