Top Ten Tuesday

 

 A fun list meme hosted over at The Broke and the Bookish.

Top Ten Book Cover Trends I like/Dislike

LIKE

1.)  Bright colors! - Because colors are fun!

2.)  Unfocused images - There is something that screams "mysterious" about these to me.

3.) Simplicity - Simple really IS better.

4.)  Distressed pages - You know the pages where the edges are all chewed on looking. 

5.)  Colored hardbacks under the dust jacket - I've got to admit that I've bought books based what color the actual book is.

DISLIKE

1.)  Kissing couples - I can't read these in public unless they are e-books.

2.)  Sci-fi/Fantasy covers - I've just honestly never liked these.

3.)  Covers that have nothing to do with the content of the book - How misleading!

4.)  Stock images - I understand that a lot of self published authors have to do this, but I've seen a lot of big name authors with stock image covers as well.

5.)  Movie covers - Necessary for more revenue but they are almost never as good as the originals!

   

-Victoria Victorious