I haven't done this meme in a long time, so I thought I'd give it a whirl!
Today's question is:
Q: Have you ever looked at book’s cover and thought, This is going to horrible? But, was instead pleasantly surprised? Show us the cover and tell us about the book.
You know, gorgeous covers stick in my mind, but bad ones tend to fade in my memory. A recent book I read who's cover I wasn't impressed by was Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris. I was a little wary of reading this book because although I've read her Sookie Stackhouse series, I didn't know if I wanted to read about another series of books with a Sookie like heroine. And the cover didn't really erase my doubts.
Although I do have a physical copy of this book, I ended up listening to it on audio, which is a great equalizer when it comes to book covers. You can't hear a bad cover on audio! And I ended up really liking
Grave Sight, which features the very un-Sookie like Harper Connelly. It felt more like a real mystery and less like a paranormal soap opera- not that I'm against paranormal soap operas, I am Team Eric after all.
Anyway, I get the whole picture frame tie in, but the colors are pastel-ish, and the title of the book is way to sloppy and hard to see with that horrible pink wallpaper behind it. I just don't dig it. I think maybe all the beautiful YA covers of the last few years have turned me into a cover snob. I hope not! Because there are plenty of pretty books that contain horrible stories inside. But that, my friends, is a Feature and Follow topic for another day.
So, what's your Ugly Duckling cover/Beautiful Swan story pick?
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