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message 1: by Chelsea (last edited Feb 07, 2013 11:09PM) (new)

Chelsea (theycallmebookworm) | 1955 comments Fallen (Fallen, #1) by Lauren Kate Leopard Moon (Moon, #1) by Jeanette Battista
North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley Evermore (The Immortals, #1) by Alyson Noel Simplicity by Valia Lind Selena Penaluna by Jan Page

Have you ever read a book and then thought "Haven't I read something like this before??? I'm talking about books with extremely similar covers, plots or chracters. For example:

Matched (Matched, #1) by Ally Condie Possession (Possession, #1) by Elana Johnson

Both have similar plots - Dystopian world where the protagonist has a little something extra that makes them standout.

Similar romances - Love Triangle

And Similar Personalities - good girl gone bad, or should I say bad girls found out?


So tell us if you have ever encountered this.


message 2: by Simmaron (new)

Simmaron (mybookedlife) | 1119 comments I feel almost all of the YA paranormal romance books are same.
The same hate and then love plot.
It was in Twilight, Obsidian, and this Hush Hush


message 3: by Chelsea (new)

Chelsea (theycallmebookworm) | 1955 comments Thats probally why I don't read as much paranormal as I did before. The genre has pretty much been explored in every possible way, for now at least.


message 4: by Chelsea (new)

Chelsea (theycallmebookworm) | 1955 comments I think that happened to me as well. Everything was just so similar.


message 5: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth | 2466 comments I agree but still can't stop reading them and i like the surprise when your expecting it to be one way and the author changes it up


message 6: by Cassandra (last edited Feb 11, 2013 10:23PM) (new)

Cassandra Pretty much the only "copy cat book" that actually made me slightly peeved was Endless Summer being followed by The Summer I Turned Pretty about two years after.
I think the only reason it made me peeved was because all of the debates and slander saying that Echols actually copied Han, when Echols' book came first. >.>


message 7: by Chelsea (new)

Chelsea (theycallmebookworm) | 1955 comments Well there are so many books in the world so some of them are bound to be quite similar. Wish that wasn't the case!


message 8: by Elizabeth (last edited Feb 15, 2013 03:58AM) (new)

Elizabeth | 2466 comments It looks like the same people All Your Wishes... (The Wishes Chronicles, #2) by Paula Millhouse The Mystic Wolves (Mystic Wolves, #1) by Belinda Boring


message 9: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth | 2466 comments no I don't think so I went in and read about it and it doesn't sound the some cause I read the mystic wolves and liked them and I thought when i saw it it was a new one in the series but I don't think they are even in the same category


message 10: by Cassandra (last edited Feb 15, 2013 06:44PM) (new)

Cassandra Oh, similar covers!!! Completely forgot to post those. Those are fun to find lol... It's like eye spy...

The Secret Life of Prince Charming by Deb Caletti Flirting with Boys by Hailey Abbott
Twilight (Twilight, #1) by Stephenie Meyer Words to Live By A Guide for the Merely Christian by C.S. Lewis
Sharing Sam  by Katherine Applegate For Pete's Sake (Piper Cove Chronicles #2) by Linda Windsor
The Rape of the Muse by Michael Stein Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey
Tantalize (Tantalize, #1) by Cynthia Leitich Smith Ivy (Ivy, #1) by Julie Hearn


message 11: by Cassandra (new)

Cassandra There are really so many similar covers. And I don't think so.
I actually think that most publishers get the covers just from the internet because years ago, I was following this guy on devianart and he had this awesome, awesome, picture. Then, I found it on a cover at the store just a year ago.
I forgot what book it was. I'll think for a moment, lol


message 12: by Chelsea (new)

Chelsea (theycallmebookworm) | 1955 comments Woa, scary similar.


message 13: by Kate (new)

Kate (kaitlins16) Jenny wrote: "lol, it's so weird how covers look exactly the same. I'm thinking that most maybe indie or less-known authors publishers would do that but Twilight seems to be having the same picture as the pictur..."

Twilight was actually published before the other one, so the other one actually has the same picture as Twilight does.


message 14: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth | 2466 comments I wonder how many people don't read the titles and run in and grab the wrong book


message 15: by Cassandra (last edited Feb 20, 2013 06:35PM) (new)

Cassandra Oh, I completely forgot, that boot I was talking about... up there ^... Warm Bodies (Warm Bodies #1) by Isaac Marion
That cover was from my friends devianart profile.
So, I think publishers just grab photos off the inter web.
And sometimes they grab photos that are already on covers.


message 16: by Kate (new)

Kate (kaitlins16) I think some authors take them off the web, but not before requesting permission from the artist (or else they could be sued). Somewhere on the back cover, jacket, or publication page, it's supposed to tell who did the cover design and picture. So, I wonder if you checked for that info on these "copy-cat" covers, what they would say.


message 17: by Cassandra (last edited Feb 20, 2013 11:12PM) (new)

Cassandra Lol, it is supposed to. Even drawings of famous people are supposed to have permission from the photographer.
But, now I will definitely look.
I wonder if they also state any other book with the same cover also. Like, as a reference?


message 18: by Chelsea (new)

Chelsea (theycallmebookworm) | 1955 comments Proally a million more.


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