tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post2280977347231752942..comments2023-10-07T11:55:47.724-04:00Comments on A Reader of Fictions: Cover Snark (54): This Side of UglyChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-83119880416883681292013-06-11T21:28:23.021-04:002013-06-11T21:28:23.021-04:00Glad your trip through older Cover Snarks is provi...Glad your trip through older Cover Snarks is proving fruitful!<br /><br />Oh no! Good to know, though, so I won't rush to read it.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-79794606908297288192013-06-11T20:20:37.713-04:002013-06-11T20:20:37.713-04:00Yes the UK cover rocks for INK. Also - woot so gla...Yes the UK cover rocks for INK. Also - woot so glad I decided to go thru these otherwise I might not have found the Lovecraft's Monsters - I LOVE I want now, now I say - yes I will definitely be reviewing that muwhahah.<br /><br />Also, The Long War is sorry no zombies the first book was interesting but I don't feel compelled to pick up the second. It didn't feel like much Pratchett to me went into that.Tabitha (Pabkins)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11945588780690794396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-27054368847565501652013-05-04T07:53:14.437-04:002013-05-04T07:53:14.437-04:00The amount of Mortal Instruments books is just TOO...The amount of Mortal Instruments books is just TOO DAMN HIGH.<br /><br />3. Meanwhile the guy is freaking out by this random girl hanging on his arm.<br /><br />11. The photoshop hurts my eyes. What is up with the lipstick?!<br /><br />12. The egg part is really too bad, because the rest looks pretty!<br /><br />Cover Battle 1. I actually love the movie tie-in. It looks beautiful. And I just hate the original covers.<br /><br />Cover Battle 12. WHY? Why do people do redesigns like that? I just can't.<br /><br />WTF 2. hahahahahahahaJudithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169574717441851611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-56908624709999495062013-04-28T15:59:48.977-04:002013-04-28T15:59:48.977-04:00Margaret Atwood's book looks gorgeous! I didn&...Margaret Atwood's book looks gorgeous! I didn't even know that she wrote something new...<br />Everything else unfortunately... didn't catch my eye.kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11262585710463536717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-64031557941295172472013-04-28T12:48:43.544-04:002013-04-28T12:48:43.544-04:00OMG I didn't know there was going to be a sequ...OMG I didn't know there was going to be a sequel to Magnus Flyte's City of Dark Magic! I'm so excited now :) :) I agree that the cover was better for the first book though.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-84248636460300779242013-04-28T06:51:45.294-04:002013-04-28T06:51:45.294-04:00Great post, voted on lots of them, interesting to ...Great post, voted on lots of them, interesting to see the results too. Guess I'm in the minority in liking the original Slammed cover.<br /><br />Trish @ Between My Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517849083417759188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-69624854895708538172013-04-27T17:01:08.190-04:002013-04-27T17:01:08.190-04:00Well, covers are certainly subjective. Doesn't...Well, covers are certainly subjective. Doesn't look all that different to me. I see plenty of covers with winged girls, as well as plenty with dyed hair, but I'm glad you like it.<br /><br />I don't know who any of those people are, so I'll take your word for it.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-34984125917185618832013-04-27T16:49:14.674-04:002013-04-27T16:49:14.674-04:00Oooooohhhh, not going to lie, I don't mind the...Oooooohhhh, not going to lie, I don't mind the cover of Finding Love's Wings. At least it's a *tiny* bit different than what we usually see in YA (*assuming that it's YA). <br /><br />Also, she kinda looks like a cross between Nina Dobrev and Anna Kendrick, no? Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043710129088565772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-58714369253981853062013-04-26T21:02:34.516-04:002013-04-26T21:02:34.516-04:00Oh how the cover redesign for Unspoken makes me we...Oh how the cover redesign for Unspoken makes me weep. Why WHY did they take such an amazing cover and shit all over the series? Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416898799044848769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-44097484272762565122013-04-26T01:07:34.161-04:002013-04-26T01:07:34.161-04:00You always crack me up with your comments. And th...You always crack me up with your comments. And that last cover....I just can't. What genre is that supposed to be? haha@MelissaJoLynn_https://www.blogger.com/profile/16771038635569116950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-73324848286992877862013-04-25T23:27:46.404-04:002013-04-25T23:27:46.404-04:003. ARE YOU MINE? - If you have to ask, the answer ...3. ARE YOU MINE? - If you have to ask, the answer is no ;-)<br /><br />9. THE MARRIAGE MERGER - "looks like a pamphlet on an STD" Ha! Yes ;-)<br /><br />24. GABRIEL'S REDEMPTION - Nothing says "likely to get a disgusting rash and thorns in your whatsit" like sex in the bushes ;-)Tez Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399027286593758485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-81888606024897800702013-04-25T22:44:07.666-04:002013-04-25T22:44:07.666-04:003. I can't help but feel that if you have to a...3. I can't help but feel that if you have to ask, he's probably not.<br /><br />5. Curse, definitely a curse. Ugh, he's creepy.<br /><br />15. It looks EXACTLY like the Shadow Falls books. Oh Untold, why did they do this to do? *joins you in your weeping*<br /><br />19. I like those poppies. Don't care for anything else. Would not have picked it for a video-game book.<br /><br />CB2. I like them both (LOVE the cherry blossom), but yeah, slightly prefer the UK version. Though I find it interesting that they're both so similar. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-50840558850717157932013-04-25T21:18:26.341-04:002013-04-25T21:18:26.341-04:003. Okay, that was seriously funny.
6. What is wit...3. Okay, that was seriously funny.<br /><br />6. What is with all the shifter stories all of the sudden?<br /><br />9. I hate this pose. He's kissing your neck and is probably on top of you. STOP LOOKING AT ME! I feel so uncomfortable.<br /><br />11. Dude, her LIPS! What is up with that? Are they photoshopped on? Why are they such an awful color?<br /><br />13. I'd like it better without the city. Just give me the whimsical silhouettes by themselves.<br /><br />18. What is Brigadoon? *scurries away to research*<br /><br />21. Have I mentioned how much I hate the name Kayden? Cause I do.<br /><br />22. By "Amazon Bestselling Author"... Meh.<br /><br />CB2. I'm still in love with the US version.<br /><br />CB3. Not a fan of either, but I must say that the tagline on the redesign made me take a second look. He's a god?<br /><br />CB8. I seriously read the redesign as "The Inn Cents." What the heck?<br /><br />CB9. Poor blondie looks constipated or something.<br /><br />CB12. On the one hand, I kept thinking the original was an MG, but it's a million times better than the redesign. Ugh.<br /><br />WTF1. I need to go watch Bug's Life again ASAP.<br /><br />WTF2. Robot disco ROLLER DERBY! She has wheels!<br /><br />Shelver506https://www.blogger.com/profile/01766003186139844901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-29355599252797313392013-04-25T18:54:23.734-04:002013-04-25T18:54:23.734-04:00I love these posts and was surprised the Ink pole ...I love these posts and was surprised the Ink pole was neck and neck. Deceiving the Witch surprised me as I hate the redesign. Some of these books are on my wishlist! Great post as always, I love the polls..even if they steer me away from your page:) Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15658833731713991138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-33573628934082762432013-04-25T17:17:46.090-04:002013-04-25T17:17:46.090-04:001-6. Ignore me - I'll just sit here giggling a...1-6. Ignore me - I'll just sit here giggling and looking crazy. You're on a role!<br /><br />7. Aren't all of these covers the same? Side note - I like this series. Have you read it?<br /><br />8. I wish someone would please tell the 80s to go back to the twentieth century. I hate those clothes and big hair. Well, I do like the sapphire purse that I was able to find, BUT PLEASE MAKE THE NEON GO BURN IN HELL!<br /><br />9. "How to prevent passing herpes to your partner..."<br /><br />14. At least she's continuing with the canary in the mine theme. I'll forgive the feather.<br /><br />15. I'm sure that she's glad the cover designer didn't channel <b><a href="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1416963804.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" rel="nofollow">this one</a></b>.<br /><br />18. I'm hesitant to read Zondervan because I haven't yet, but I may for this book. *ponders*<br /><br />20. She is the poster child for bad photoshop.<br /><br />21. She has a very cute nose.<br /><br />23. I WANT THIS! I WILL BUY THEM ALL! *puts together order*<br /><br />CB2. I like them both. I may just have to have both of them. Hooray for Fishpond!<br /><br />CB3. The redesign loses on pit hair alone. *gags*<br /><br />CB8. Is this the publishers way of selling more hardcovers? I know some people just wait for the paperback, but this sure is one hell of a way to keep a person from doing that.<br /><br />CB9. Sweet Valley Awkward<br /><br />CB10. Gingers for the win! Wait, that's both... Hmm... Kittens in the clouds for the win!<br /><br />CB12. Again, we have seen worse with Brennan's books.<br /><br />CB14. I actually like the Asian god temple statue thingy. It's much more Guy Gavriel Kay. Not that I've read this particular series.<br /><br />WTF2. This surprises me with the names on the cover. I wouldn't mind the cover art framed on the wall of the guest bathroom, though.Kayla Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02063162666132410730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-27814130272333578502013-04-25T16:17:46.179-04:002013-04-25T16:17:46.179-04:003. Bahahaha I loved that book when I was a kid. T...3. Bahahaha I loved that book when I was a kid. The original version of course ;)<br /><br />7. Maybe this is the only way to avoid the virus/pretend to be a zombie and blend in!<br /><br />9. Pash-rash alert!<br /><br />11. Lipstick with a trowel. Interesting.<br /><br />21. Razor, stat. For his beard, honest.<br /><br />And I have to say, I hate GoogleReader closing - it was the only reader that displayed properly!Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14312515005865122767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-66635637401502428592013-04-25T15:51:39.794-04:002013-04-25T15:51:39.794-04:00#3 Lol-That's exactly what it looks like!
#4 ...#3 Lol-That's exactly what it looks like!<br /><br />#4 There's just too much going on there and most of it disturbing. The tag line did make me snort thought. (Probably not the intention.)<br /><br />#5, #6, #8, #24 You are on a role with the commentary this week. I'll just say a blanket: seconded-you are awesome.<br /><br />#15 I'm so unbelievably mad about what they did with the covers for the Lynburn books. UGH!!!!<br /><br />#18 A retelling of Brigadoon!!!! I'm so there. Except I just looked it up and it's Zondervan so maybe not. <br />Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-84180116603043414292013-04-25T14:07:10.402-04:002013-04-25T14:07:10.402-04:00Sorry about that. Is there a better free poll site...Sorry about that. Is there a better free poll site? I'm making shit up as I go along.<br /><br />Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-37585965052647229242013-04-25T14:05:25.228-04:002013-04-25T14:05:25.228-04:00I hate that every time I vote on one of your polls...I hate that every time I vote on one of your polls, it brings me to the survey page instead of letting me stay on the blog. hmph.<br /><br />I actually prefer US for INK. Though I do like the drawing in the UK better better, I think the authors name size is actually better tiny (perhaps it can afford to be a TEEENNNY bit bigger.) I never thought author's name should be gigantic, unless you are Stephen King and your name automatically sells books. I find the size of the author's name along with its position in the center would be confusing. People might think Amanda Sun is the title and "ink" is the series name...or part of the drawing. And in the UK edition, the INK looks graffiti-ed onto a lovely drawing.Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540910005642018594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-5450348190193209032013-04-25T13:08:49.579-04:002013-04-25T13:08:49.579-04:00I don't like the arrangement of the UK cover o...I don't like the arrangement of the UK cover of the Ink (I was totally going to get that book until I read it and just...wow...no.) <br /><br />Also, it's Margaret Atwood, she probably has an egg with a handprint on it in her story. I wouldn't put it past her.<br /><br />The cover on the "breakout novelist" book: His kisses mustn't be doing anything for her if she can focus on the camera instead. Hur.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-30405275620741279522013-04-25T13:05:21.823-04:002013-04-25T13:05:21.823-04:00Some really cool picks this week!!
#6 Gone with t...Some really cool picks this week!!<br /><br />#6 Gone with the Wolf- Seriously, what is with that girls face??<br /><br />#9 Marriage Merger- You are SO right about the STD ad thing... it totally is!!! It reminds me of TLC's Waterfalls video where the guy gets HIV.<br /><br />Why the hell would they redesign The Innocents?? The original cover is actually unique and good. The 2 girls on the new cover just don't go... it looks amateur.<br /><br />#21 The Redemption of Callie & whoever and #15 of cover wars No Attachments are so yawn inducing...I am so sick of girl and guy makeout covers!!<br /><br />oh and #24 Gabriel's Redemption cracked me up- doing in in the bushes!!!<br /><br />Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288722022982656753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-88177031872022720872013-04-25T12:43:11.774-04:002013-04-25T12:43:11.774-04:0012. The egg reminds me of a Fringe Glyph! Think ...12. The egg reminds me of a Fringe Glyph! Think it's to do with the bio engineering/ man's effect on nature dealt with in the first two books? Even then, it's not as good as The Year of the Flood cover with the purple sheep on a stool with three chopped off braids on the floor along with a pair of scissors! What were they thinking?!<br /><br />19. Agree that there's a disconnect. From the blurb I get YA Ready Player One, but the cover suggests something more like War Games or a maybe WWI setting. Or that's what I get from the poppies, being from the U.K, as that's what we wear over here (paper or pin versions anyway) as a mark of respect for Remembrance day.<br /> <br />23. They shouldn't be zombies...unless Pratchett and Baxter have decided to take this series in a completely different direction!<br />Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17023001440559139964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-14333779691879445312013-04-25T12:22:06.349-04:002013-04-25T12:22:06.349-04:003. IT'S LIKE THE NA VERSION OF "ARE YOU M...3. IT'S LIKE THE NA VERSION OF "ARE YOU MY MOTHER?" Christina, I just spewed coffee ALL over the keyboard. You owe me a new one.<br /><br />4. Learn to embrace to duckface and her overwhelming need for conditioner. That hair's lookin' pretty crispy.<br /><br />8. FLASHDANCE REFERENCE *high fives the maniac on the floor*<br /><br />9. "Breakout novelist". Or like the author has hives.<br /><br />11. She may be on fire, but she's the second POC of the week, and that makes me happy.<br /><br />12. and 13. LOVE Also, I used to HAVE your blog design, back in the day. Which makes me seriously question how similar our brains are, and it scares me.<br /><br />15. I WISH they hadn't changed the covers for Untold and Unspoken! I much preferred the silhouette design they had before. This one's so generic.<br /><br />18. Dude. A retelling of Brigadoon. Not a huge fan of the cover, but SIGN ME UP.<br /><br />24. They are going to wave wicked poison ivy in places nobody EVER wants poison ivy.<br /><br />1. MUCH prefer the movie tie-in. 2. Also prefer the UK. <br /><br />7. What a RIDICULOUS FONT TREATMENT. Did they even read the book? It makes no sense.<br /><br />8. WHY THE HELL *WAS* THIS REDESIGNED?!<br /><br />1. "Someday I will be a beautiful butterfly and everything will be better."<br /><br /><br />GillyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622344092774777709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-9083981149836971112013-04-25T12:19:42.483-04:002013-04-25T12:19:42.483-04:001. Cassandra Clare needs to stop. I haven't ev...1. Cassandra Clare needs to stop. I haven't even read any of her books and I know it's getting out of hand.<br /><br />4 - 6. ALL THESE SHOULD BE IN THE WTF OF THE WEEK SECTION, HONESTLY. <br /><br />11. If I was a doctor and had to choose on which to operate on first, I'd pick those retarded lips. <br /><br />18. I think this one needs a bit of work with that title. The color's entirely off and it makes it look like it jumped straight out from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. <br /><br />21. He looks like Wolverine in the making, lol.<br /><br />24. Let's go get wild on some thorns, huh?<br /><br /><i>Cover Battles</i><br /><br />3. That guy's face is sooooo ridiculous! So yeah, I'd pick the first one because it's so silly. The other one is just... ew. <br /><br />5. Ah, I really wish the author had stuck with the original title, because it sounds so cool! The new title sounds so cliche. :/<br /><br /><i>WTF of the Week</i><br /><br />I know I sound brutal, but seriously, all these cover makers never fail to impress me with their skills. *cough* Bahaha! Yeah, those wings will never help her at all. And I think that robot lady on the dancefloor looks pretty cool. xD Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-21093912975065216412013-04-25T12:01:31.771-04:002013-04-25T12:01:31.771-04:00I'm seriously going to write a book about a gi...I'm seriously going to write a book about a girl who randomly wraps her arm around a boy and asks if he's her boyfriend. And its going to be the best book ever. <br />Not only is her eyebrow on fire on the cover for Wildfire Gospel (or whatever that book was called), but what's going on with her mouth? <br />I just saw Doon's cover yesterday while perusing WoWs. It's gorgeous and the premise sounds awesome. <br />The movie tie-in for City of Bones is a trillion times better. <br />Great snarking! Natalie @Natflix&Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12738039522965794238noreply@blogger.com