Judge a book by its cover!

[Mike]

Easy game - post a cover of a book and the next person posts their impressions.

[Kristen]

Very interesting. I'd pick it up if I saw it in a store.

[Mike]

I like it. Although I'm bound to be disappointed when I discover that's not actually Dizzy from Guilty Gear.

[Kristen]

Ummmm. It's a little cheesy for my tastes...

[Kayleigh]

Meh, doesn't really make an impression on me.

[Kristen]

I love the book, but I think the cover is a little boring.

[Mike]

I like it. It has an endearing quasi-cheesiness to it.

[Kayleigh]

Very intriguing. I've always liked Tad Williams. Haven't read the Otherland series yet, but I'd like to.

[Mike]

Otherland is longer than it needed to be (largely in the middle books) but I loved it overall.
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The title interests me more than the cover, which is kind of bland.

[Kristen]

It's so brown.

[Mike]

The design concept is amazing, but I don't care for the execution.

[Kayleigh]

I like it. It has a great sci-fi action thriller feel.

[Kristen]

It's colorful, which I like, but it looks science-fictiony. I'm not really into science fiction for the most part.

[Madeleine]

Kayleigh wrote: "I like it. It has a great sci-fi action thriller feel.

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I thought the cover looked pretty goofy, but then I read the reviews and put it on my READ list.

Thanks!

[Mike]

Kristen wrote: "

There's something really cool about the art style and the way this comes together. I like.

[Kristen]

It looks like a bad tattoo. It made giggle inside :)

[Mike]

Kristen wrote: "It looks like a bad tattoo. It made giggle inside :)

Lord of Chaos"

Yup - same here. :) A bit of a shame b/c I adore the book itself.

Which LoC cover? (you've got the link in your post)

[Kristen]

Oops! I forgot to click the cover button! It's fixed now.

[Mike]

Hmm... these "classic style" fantasy covers run together a bit for me. The center character also look a little weird. Could just be the style though...

[Kristen]

The original Wheel of Time covers are notoriously bad, so don't worry if you don't like it. It was a test to see how honest you would be ;)

[Mike]

lol! No worries there - as many have commented on some of my reviews brutal honesty is a specialty of mine. ;)

That said I've seen much worse. This one was just kind of bland.

[Kayleigh]

Mike wrote: "Hmm... these "classic style" fantasy covers run together a bit for me. The center character also look a little weird. Could just be the style though...

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Not bad, though it doesn't really stand out from the other supernatural/urban fantasy book covers I've seen recently.

[Kristen]

I like the art of this cover, but I wouldn't read it. It's got a very "Hot Topic", middle-school vibe.

[Mike]

If this is another honesty check, it worked. ;) I don't like it. I think this is the horse my best friend's two year old had in mind when he developed an intense fear of merry go rounds.

[Kristen]

I think that lady in red looks kind of weird, but I like that this cover looks like it was hand done, rather than just an edited photo.

[Mike]

Kristen wrote: "I think that lady in red looks kind of weird..."

Hmm. Hadn't noticed before, but yeah, Danielle (Cinderella) looks rather odd here.

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Wow that's a fantastic drawing of Ollie. Always loved the "picture in an arrow head" style for GA covers too.

[Kristen]

I like the color palette and the Jurassic Park font.

[Mike]

There's something both cool and disturbing about a calm scene involving someone examining their own detached leg (robotic or not). Love the style.

[Kristen]

Reminds me of Victor from Lackadaisy :)

[Mike]

I feel like I shouldn't like this cover for some reason, but I do. There's something about the style of the tree and the broken branch that works.

[Kayleigh]

Kinda cheesy. It has a very "typical '80s fantasy" feel to it.

[Kristen]

Hey, I've read that book! I like the middle part, but I don't care for the random pictures along the sides.

[Mike]

I like the background, but the character in front looks like he's directing air traffic.

[Kristen]

The cat's design freaks me out a bit, but I love the linework and coloring.

[Mike]

Incomprehensibly weird but I still like the drawing. Author's name is WAY too big.

[Kristen]

Question: is that guy made of metal? Because he looks like he is. That aside, I don't think yellow was a wise choice for font colors. It looks nice against the black on the right side, but blends in too much on the left.

[Mike]

Yep, good eye. Agree on the yellow, but not sure what color would be ideal.
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Looks nice, but I have no idea what's going on.

[Kristen]

I like the color palette and the font, but I think that Superman looks weird. His face is all scrunchy.

[Mike]

I adore it. Wonderful use of a limited color palette, and it's just plain cute.

[Kristen]

By the look of it, this a very serious and very good book, but all I can think of when I look at it is how dumb her haircut is.

[Mike]

Ayup. Doesn't it just scream "bad wig"?

Really like. Don't know if it's the pose, the coloring or the design of the title box, but there's a "classic" feel here.