This is actually how I have discovered Patricia McKillip and Charles De Lint: the covers on their books were so beautiful and detailed 😛 When I want to pick a random book at a bookshop or library, I pick by the cover.
I’m guilty of this, but it doesn’t always work well. In fact, I do a cool lesson with my students about judging books by their covers and I use some of my own duds as examples. ?
Yep! I have to sometimes. I get several emails a day advertising e-books on sale and I don’t have time to read every description, so I cover and title judge. It works pretty well imo.
For that book, I say library it. I have attempted twice and have been turned off by it twice. I will be trying a third time, but I wish I didn’t buy it for this reason.
Good to know! I have it on my Amazon list and usually I buy books that I know I will enjoy ( or at least sound like they are my cup of tea) so that is why I haven’t bought it yet. I’m glad I didn’t. I have spending money on books I do not enjoy which happens sometimes.
I’ve bought books solely based on covers many times before…most of the time, they end up being great. But Passenger made me super suspicious because I hated it, so no more! #AlwaysCheckGoodreads
O I did buy The Daughter of the Burning City due to that amazing purple. It has not come yet so haven’t started reading to see if it was a good choice. I did read about that one first though.
This is actually how I have discovered Patricia McKillip and Charles De Lint: the covers on their books were so beautiful and detailed 😛 When I want to pick a random book at a bookshop or library, I pick by the cover.
Totally. Pretty cover catches my eye. Read blurb. If still interested get book and read
100% yes.
Yes. But I’m glad when i don’t sometimes. Because i read a book with an ugly cover and it turned out to be a good series. Who knew! Lol
I’m guilty of this, but it doesn’t always work well. In fact, I do a cool lesson with my students about judging books by their covers and I use some of my own duds as examples. ?
Yes. I’ll admit most of my book buying is based on covers
I totally do. Lol
OMG it takes me such a long time to pick out a book at a book store (or amazon) because of that!
Yep! I have to sometimes. I get several emails a day advertising e-books on sale and I don’t have time to read every description, so I cover and title judge. It works pretty well imo.
I don’t think it’s so much judgement as it is something catching one’s eye. I don’t think a book is automatically good or bad based on the cover.
75% of the time lol
I basically do. A catching cover is what gets me to look at the book. I then read the blurb before laughing or keeping.
I wanted to buy The Last Magician only because that cover is gorgeous. I don’t even know what it is about. I have held out this far.
For that book, I say library it. I have attempted twice and have been turned off by it twice. I will be trying a third time, but I wish I didn’t buy it for this reason.
Good to know! I have it on my Amazon list and usually I buy books that I know I will enjoy ( or at least sound like they are my cup of tea) so that is why I haven’t bought it yet. I’m glad I didn’t. I have spending money on books I do not enjoy which happens sometimes.
I hate it too. I’ve done it a lot lately. And now my husband has placed the ban on me. 🙁
I’ve bought books solely based on covers many times before…most of the time, they end up being great. But Passenger made me super suspicious because I hated it, so no more! #AlwaysCheckGoodreads
I’ve refused to buy books before because their covers weren’t impressive enough ?
Same!!!
O I did buy The Daughter of the Burning City due to that amazing purple. It has not come yet so haven’t started reading to see if it was a good choice. I did read about that one first though.