Judge A Book By Its Cover!
You know that wise old saying “Never judge a book by its cover”? But we all do it….its what draws us to most books in the first place! So go ahead and judge those covers!!
1 Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1)
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 161,660 ratings
2 Fallen (Fallen, #1)
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 155,593 ratings
3 City of Bones (The Mortal I...
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4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 312,048 ratings
4 Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy...
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 154,510 ratings
5 Twilight (Twilight, #1)
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3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 1,651,497 ratings
6 City of Ashes (The Mortal I...
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4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 196,405 ratings
7 Torment (Fallen, #2)
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 81,846 ratings
8 The Hunger Games (The Hunge...
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4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 1,580,653 ratings
9 Halo (Halo, #1)
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3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 29,284 ratings
10 City of Glass (The Mortal I...
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4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 204,324 ratings
11 Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovel...
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3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 81,446 ratings
12 Evermore (The Immortals, #1)
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3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 115,943 ratings
13 Clockwork Angel (The Infern...
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4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 151,282 ratings
14 Linger (The Wolves of Mercy...
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 66,941 ratings
15 The Host (The Host, #1)
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 351,691 ratings
16 The Dark Divine (The Dark D...
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 20,744 ratings
17 Beautiful Creatures (Caster...
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 125,663 ratings
18 New Moon (Twilight, #2)
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3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 753,213 ratings
19 Breaking Dawn (Twilight, #4)
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3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 697,888 ratings
20 Eclipse (Twilight, #3)
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 729,381 ratings
21 Catching Fire (The Hunger G...
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4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 924,421 ratings
22 Graceling (Graceling Realm,...
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4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 122,169 ratings
23 Mockingjay (The Hunger Game...
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 840,938 ratings
24 Crescendo (Hush, Hush, #2)
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4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 93,394 ratings
25 Hex Hall (Hex Hall, #1)
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4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 48,109 ratings
26 Matched (Matched, #1)
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 171,638 ratings
27 Need (Need, #1)
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3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 32,144 ratings
28 Nightshade (Nightshade, #1)
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 39,187 ratings
29 The Iron King (The Iron Fey...
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3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 63,414 ratings
30 The Replacement
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3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 9,634 ratings
31 The Luxe (Luxe, #1)
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3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 35,242 ratings
32 The Body Finder (The Body F...
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 23,647 ratings
33 Beastly
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 65,071 ratings
34 Masquerade (Blue Bloods, #2)
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 46,828 ratings
35 If I Stay (If I Stay, #1)
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 67,657 ratings
36 Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)
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4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 43,140 ratings
37 Ink Exchange (Wicked Lovely...
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3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 32,014 ratings
38 Wake (Dream Catcher, #1)
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 41,707 ratings
39 Ash
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3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 8,744 ratings
40 Eyes Like Stars (Théâtre Il...
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 6,699 ratings
41 Captivate (Need, #2)
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3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 20,771 ratings
42 Blue Moon (The Immortals, #2)
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3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 45,482 ratings
43 Sisters Red (Fairytale Rete...
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3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 9,014 ratings
44 Fragile Eternity (Wicked Lo...
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 23,803 ratings
45 Fire (Graceling Realm, #2)
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 58,494 ratings
46 A Great and Terrible Beauty...
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 105,570 ratings
47 Prophecy of the Sisters (Pr...
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3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 8,521 ratings
48 Marked (House of Night, #1)
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 187,199 ratings
49 Pegasus (Pegasus, #1)
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3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 4,229 ratings
50 Thirteen Reasons Why
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 144,989 ratings
51 Paranormalcy (Paranormalcy,...
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 40,572 ratings
52 Twenty Boy Summer
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3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 16,318 ratings
53 Shadowland (The Immortals, #3)
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3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 40,987 ratings
54 Along for the Ride
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 68,386 ratings
55 The Summoning (Darkest Powe...
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 67,437 ratings
56 Tithe (Modern Faerie Tales,...
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3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 34,473 ratings
57 Elsewhere
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 23,662 ratings
58 Envy (Luxe, #3)
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3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 12,913 ratings
59 Firelight (Firelight, #1)
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 27,106 ratings
60 Dead Until Dark (Sookie Sta...
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 254,238 ratings
61 The Dead-Tossed Waves (The ...
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 15,833 ratings
62 The Van Alen Legacy (Blue B...
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 35,232 ratings
63 Wither (The Chemical Garden...
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 41,061 ratings
64 The Owl Keeper
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3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 461 ratings
65 Spirit Bound (Vampire Acade...
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4.45 of 5 stars 4.45 avg rating — 90,940 ratings
66 Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods, #1)
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3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 69,779 ratings
67 Sea
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 1,449 ratings
68 Forgive My Fins (Fins, #1)
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 8,938 ratings
69 Blood Promise (Vampire Acad...
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4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 98,844 ratings
70 Dark Flame (The Immortals, #4)
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3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 27,495 ratings
71 Fade (Dream Catcher, #2)
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 26,252 ratings
72 Burned (House of Night, #7)
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4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 67,681 ratings
73 Splendor (Luxe, #4)
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 10,424 ratings
74 Divergent (Divergent, #1)
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4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 295,223 ratings
75 The Hollow (The Hollow, #1)
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3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 10,492 ratings
76 Jessica's Guide to Dating o...
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 19,574 ratings
77 Incarceron (Incarceron, #1)
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3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 28,498 ratings
78 Frozen Fire
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3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 1,991 ratings
79 Vampire Academy (Vampire Ac...
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4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 157,214 ratings
80 The Everafter
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3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 2,596 ratings
81 Harry Potter and the Half-B...
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4.46 of 5 stars 4.46 avg rating — 876,427 ratings
82 The Awakening and The Strug...
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3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 47,150 ratings
83 Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
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3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 33,111 ratings
84 Entwined
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 14,626 ratings
85 Immortal (Immortal, #1)
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3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 6,400 ratings
86 Radiant Shadows (Wicked Lov...
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 19,906 ratings
87 Infinity (Chronicles of Nic...
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 15,436 ratings
88 Frostbite (Vampire Academy,...
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4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 109,781 ratings
89 Witch Song (Witch Song, #1)
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3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 1,160 ratings
90 Sleepless
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3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 1,867 ratings
91 Forever (The Wolves of Merc...
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 40,628 ratings
92 Ghostgirl (Ghostgirl, #1)
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3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 6,820 ratings
93 Gone (Dream Catcher, #3)
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3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 15,607 ratings
94 Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
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3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 14,937 ratings
95 Ingo (Ingo, #1)
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 3,885 ratings
96 Light Beneath Ferns
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3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 242 ratings
97 Once a Witch (Witch, #1)
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 7,813 ratings
98 Across the Universe (Across...
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 40,659 ratings
99 Truly, Madly, Deeply
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3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 1,056 ratings
100 Lament: The Faerie Queen's ...
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 16,688 ratings
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Comments (showing 1-50 of 60) (60 new)


message 1: by Maria (new)

Maria It's interesting how almost all the books on this list have dark, haunting covers.


message 2: by Destiny (new)

Destiny Maria wrote: "It's interesting how almost all the books on this list have dark, haunting covers."
I noticed that too. I guess that's what's visually appealing to people.


message 3: by AudryT (new)

AudryT Never tried to vote on Goodreads before. Here goes.


message 4: by Robert (new)

Robert Barker I am surprised how simple some of the good ones are, the ones lower on the list are too busy I guess


message 5: by Kristin (new)

Kristin i love how the first six books are my six of my favorite books ever


message 6: by Alli (new)

Alli i love this website.


message 7: by Nicole (new)

Nicole Gaspar i actually ended u p picking up a book that is now my all time favorite (cry wolf by Briggs, its on this list) by thinking the cover looked interesting =)


message 8: by Alli (new)

Alli Thanks I will have to check that book out. I found 7 books on here


message 9: by Nicole (new)

Nicole Gaspar lol me too. i have such a huge kist of books i gotta get my hands on. Cry wolf is about werewolves, there is a sister series (some of the same charaters) by the same author its the mercy thompson series. you can read one withouth the other, but i love them both, and they sort of follow eacher on a time line and share the same charaters, but thats pretty much all that they have in common


message 10: by Nicole (new)

Nicole Gaspar list not kist oops


message 11: by Yiling (new)

Yiling they should put more of the least popular on top


message 12: by Jasmin (new)

Jasmin these are awsome books they should add more


message 13: by Sheba (new)

Sheba They are great books to read and enjoy!! :) :)


message 14: by Krista (new)

Krista This is a fantastic site.. now i can look for more books to add to my collection. :)


message 15: by Claire (new)

Claire hmmm... alternatively, if a book sucks and it also has an awful cover, it could be on this list according to the name "judge a book by its cover"


message 16: by Hayley (new)

Hayley love the fact that hush, hush is the first one on the entire list!!!


message 17: by Paweł (last edited Feb 14, 2011 01:58am) (new)

Paweł so poor covers... honestly, i voted on 10 out of 600.


message 18: by Paweł (new)

Paweł Jasmin wrote: "these are awsome books they should add more"
you can add your's ^^


message 19: by Nickbobed (new)

Nickbobed I think Fallen has one of the coolest covers, the cover is actually what drew me in to read it.


 ♥ Lady Dalis :D ♥ i read almost all the books up there......


message 21: by Kelsa (new)

Kelsa Nickbobed wrote: "I think Fallen has one of the coolest covers, the cover is actually what drew me in to read it."


Same for me. I bought it cause of the cover. To bad the book wasn't as good as I was hoping for, but it was still a good read.


message 22: by Lauren (new)

Lauren is it just me, or is it always that the WORST books have the BEST cover!?!? take fallen for an example.......


 ♥ Lady Dalis :D ♥ actually fallen didn't really get good for me until i got to like the 16th chapter


message 24: by [deleted user] (new)

Fallen I thought was okay, after you et into it. The second one was good. My favorite guy characters are Jace and Patch. So I like that they are up there. Most of these I have read and a lot of them I liked.


message 25: by Daphne (new)

Daphne Delacroix Kristin wrote: "i love how the first six books are my six of my favorite books ever"

same here!


message 26: by Breanne (new)

Breanne Tiger series should get an award for their covers. They are amazing!!!


message 27: by Tochi (new)

Tochi eclipse is my best book cover there cos it says a lot in it's simplicity


message 28: by Buthayna (new)

Buthayna I hated the Hollow cover. I read the book and it was amazing , but I pictured abbey to be more Beautiful and without all this make-up which by the way looks scary.


message 29: by André (new)

André Rodrigues ♥ Lady Dalis :D ♥ wrote: "i read almost all the books up there......"

Most of the 1277 books?


Jasny♥girl~locked~in~her~mind♥ AudryT wrote: "Never tried to vote on Goodreads before. Here goes."

Same here! I'm brand new to this place! :3


message 31: by [deleted user] (new)

The Ballad of Young Tam LinBest of all, the writing is even better than the cover.


message 32: by Wednesday (new)

Wednesday As far as the Fallen series goes, I think Passion (Fallen, #3) has the prettiest cover.


message 33: by Ashley (new)

Ashley Buthayna wrote: "I hated the Hollow cover. I read the book and it was amazing , but I pictured abbey to be more Beautiful and without all this make-up which by the way looks scary."

Glad to know i wasnt the only one who thought the cover was off. The cover ruined my impression of her. Thank goodness i downloaded the book and didnt see the cover first.


The story line draws me in, The cover is the next thing i look at. If it has eye-appeal then maybe it will be a good read. Though this theory does not always work.


message 34: by Hermione (new)

Hermione Maria wrote: "It's interesting how almost all the books on this list have dark, haunting covers."

They attract the most attention. (:


message 35: by Xela (new)

Xela I think it's funny that the top 10 books on this list are all written badly, with terrible romance and spineless heroines.

In fact, on further inspection, it seems like most of this list (with the exception of a few) is a bunch of terrible books. Maybe that's why they're on this list: because they looked better than they actually were.


message 36: by TheOneAndOnlySam (new)

TheOneAndOnlySam well said Xela, but i reckon quite a few of these books are good reads. for example hush hush was one of my faves till i discovered tiger's curse by colleen houck. but twilight has a horrible cover and a weird and not so good story to match


message 37: by Hermione (new)

Hermione Honestly, Hush, Hush was great, but when I read it a second time, it totally flattened my high expectations. I don't know why, but I just ... I dunno. It wasn't as interesting.

And though the Tiger's Curse has a splendid and beautiful cover, I found the book boring.

I suppose what's in the book is just a matter of opinion, but I think our views will not be so diverse on talking about the beauty of the covers. :)


message 38: by TheOneAndOnlySam (new)

TheOneAndOnlySam yeah, covers on books are pretty much the yes or no to should i or shouldn't i. but a lot of book that i have read, are horrible covers, but then the story itself was amazing, and vice versa. it all really depends on what u like to read


message 39: by Hermione (new)

Hermione Exactly! You totally summed up my words better than I could myself. xD


message 40: by Hannah (new)

Hannah They say we should'nt judge books by their covers,but thats what most of us do anyway,because covers are made to pique the interest of potential readers


message 41: by Chimney (new)

Chimney It's horrible, but I tend to judge a book by its cover nearly all the time. It is the deciding factor usually when I have several books I want to get, yet can only get one or two of them.


message 42: by Hermione (new)

Hermione ^ Yes!! Finally someone other than me that judges books by covers!!


message 43: by Chimney (last edited Apr 27, 2012 07:44pm) (new)

Chimney A cover is part of the package, plus I love to pull them off the shelf and admire them. :)


message 44: by Hermione (new)

Hermione Exactly. (: Covers are supposed to eye-catching for me if I want to pick up the book.

And if the story's good, it goes in my to-read list!


message 45: by Josephene (new)


message 46: by Josephene (new)

Josephene Stull Love this cover. The old truck, barn animals, and hot woman is right on with the Witches, Bitches, and Good Ol' Boys title.


message 47: by Josephene (new)

Josephene Stull I love this cover. The old truck, barn animals, and sexy woman is right on with the Witches, Bitches, and Good Ol' Boys title.


message 48: by Alexia (new)

Alexia Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)this is the best book ever READ it


message 49: by FB (new)

FB Love the idea because it is soooo true!!!!!


message 50: by hailah (new)

hailah ahmed I love all these book's


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