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Top Ten Book Cover Trends I Like/Dislike
Like:
1. Covers that use metaphors
2. Girls in pretty dresses
3. Purples and blues
4. Floating or underwater models
5. Pretty font
Dislike:
6. Objects
7. Creepy disembodied body parts
8. White hetero couples making out
9. Bad photoshop
10. ‘One of these things is not like the other’
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About Nemo
A lover of kittens and all things sparkly, Nemo has a degree in English Literature and specialises in reviewing contemporary, paranormal, mystery/thriller, historical, sci-fi and fantasy Young Adult fiction. She is especially drawn to novels about princesses, strong female friendships, magical powers, and assassins.
Stefanie (ดอกแก้ว)
I agree with many of these, particularly the dislike for bad photoshop and white hetero couples making out (thinking of Nicholas Sparks covers). I adore covers which display a symbol of their romance instead the act of it.
ChrissiReads
Bad photoshop is a great choice. I’ve seen it around a lot recently.
deliabattie
Wow the photoshop on Saved by the Rancher is truly dreadful!
Kate @ The Book Bee
I love the bad photoshop! I haven’t seen too many of those covers around recently. I guess that’s a good thing. 😉 Great picks!
Broc's Bookcase
Some great choices. I love the Cruel Beauty cover and any cover that is purple! I agree with you about the body parts one, it’s really creepy! That photoshop one is awful! I haven’t seen any like that before, thank god because it really is bad!!!
Clodie
Yes, I love cool fonts and pretty dresses. But I hate seeing white hetero couples making out on book covers (actually I’m sick of even reading about white hetero couples) and bad photoshop jobs. I don’t like metaphors on covers though, as I feel they make it cheesy.
anotherafterthought
Gravity defying covers are definitely some of the most striking to look at (and often gravitate towards) But man, that photoshopping in that Saved by the Rancher. I died a bit.
Cheers,
joey via. thoughts and afterthoughts