Book Girls Don't Cry - Judging A Book By Its Cover

Hello lovelies!

This week us Book Girls have decided to talk about covers and how they affect our outlook on a book. I think it's pretty much known by all of my readers that I am a big cover whore, the cover is the first thing readers see of a book so there is a lot of weight behind it.  I'll admit that I have written books off as ones that I will never read strictly based on the cover, it may be incredibly shallow but that's just the way I am.  I think that publishers definitely realize just how important a cover is and I think that is shown in the amount of cover changes that have been going around lately. So first here are some covers that I think are absolutely gorgeous:


These are four gorgeous covers, they all stand out in their own way.  I love the vibrant colors of Crewel and in person it is so shiny and beautiful.  I have actually heard from a few sources that a lot of people don't realize at first that there is a face on it which surprises me, but that shows that it's a cover you can look at again and again and notice new things about.  Ten Tiny Breaths was one that I thought was stunning from the moment that I saw the cover reveal.  I am so sad that when it got picked up by Atria books they changed the cover, I think this is a rare instance where the indie cover far surpasses the pubbed on.  MILA 2.0 is so gorgeous and I think that is one that pretty much everyone loves so I don't think I even need to extrapolate on that one.  Finally, when it comes to Between The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea I love how it shows how stunning text can be.  I am actually a pretty big fan of covers that feature the title of the book predominantly but this one has the great backdrop to go with it so it's awesome!


White is the new red! I remember when I used to go to the book store and peruse the books (and for me perusing the books at the bookstore means standing back and looking down the shelves in rows until a cover pops out at me) the ones that I always gravitated towards, that sucked me in were ones that had some red that would just POP! out at me. Now that seems to be everywhere which is sad because it isn't as eye catching or unique anymore.  But what really stands out to me now are all these fantastic white covers.  In the dark and dreary world of YA bookshelves, black and red definitely dominate so when you come across one that is mostly white it definitely catches your eye.  I love how Room also has the pop of colors on it and I think that cover does such a great job of showcasing what is in the book.  A lot can be said with a simple white slate and some font.


This wouldn't be a post about covers if I didn't talk about some bad ones. So after a quick Goodreads search I bring you these. That first one, I just can't even... Who thought that was a good idea?  At first glance I thought that I liked the cover for In The Woods and was going to include with in the white covers section but the more I looked at it the more it bothered my eyes.  There's just too much going on and it's a show of how a title featuring a font can go wrong.  I remember really loving Speak when I read it but what is happening on that cover? I am not a fan of sparse trees growing on faces. Finally, I don't even want to know what that is on the cover of Solid, it looks like it should be brown... but is purple..ewww

So these are just some examples of what I think makes a good cover (and some laughable ones that are huge no no's) but I want to know what you think makes a good cover? What makes you pick up a book at the book store? Will a cover ever prevent you from reading a book? Let me know!