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Committee chair linda hurst the worst cover category is one that continues to be somewhat controversial. Mar 05, 2019 creating a beautiful book cover is a delicate art, and nowhere is that more obvious than in the world of romance novel covers. It pays to be the only naked guy without a really bad sunburn. The funniest romance novel covers ever published ranker. The worst romance book i have ever read paper princess. Often described as the worst fantasy novella ever written, the eye of argon is difficult to read with a straight face. So with out any unnecessary explanations, here are my next five nominations for worst fantasy covers. The stupendous fantasy of the aztec hounds turned loose on the modern world. The original published version was full of typos and.
As much as some of us may love these novels you have to admit, some of the covers can be downrightquestionable. Jun 02, 2017 a good romance novel cover must show the reader what kind of escapism is in store, and give the readers enough detail to spark their imagination. Titles and author names shown are for illustration purposes only. Its no secret that romance novels have the best book covers. Soon after my romance novel covers stock image website was launched back in 2008 and filled with thousands of passionate images loaded with emotions, feelings and depth, including hundreds of premade covers designed by specific professional cover artists, i saw how much the industry was lacking knowledge in so many areas of their. Join our urban fantasyparanormal romance book club here.
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However, there are some covers that are just plain awful. Nonromance readers look at the lurid covers and assume that the book is about sex. The five worst book covers ever when penguin posted the artwork for their new edition of charlie and the chocolate factory on facebook, users guessed it was a new cover for lolita or the valley of. Each book cover is 100% exclusive and sold only once. Click here to add the option to convert your choice of cover to a print ready paperback. The blog kindle cover disasters features the bestworst artwork on amazon. Jul 31, 2017 the cliche dont judge a book by its cover never made sense to me. Premade ebook kindle covers romance the cover collection. If youre looking for a romance novel, you dont have to read the spine or the summary to know youve found one.
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From classic regency romances to fabio eyeing heaving bosoms to the new trend of brightly illustrated covers, romance novel covers have always captured readers attention. These hilariously outdated fabio book covers will make your day. If we hadnt limited our ebook choices to three, we could have chosen literally hundreds of bad ebook covers. The book cover has garnered so much attention on the tumblr blog that the man. Go to your local bookstore you can look at books online as well but you do not get as immediate an effect nor see books next to each other. The cliche dont judge a book by its cover never made sense to me. This weeks top 5 tuesday topic is books with the worst covers which is a really easy topic for me. The romance cover is a highly idiosyncratic art form.
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