A few days ago, I was scrolling through Instagram liking book-ish pictures. And I decided to make a TBR list (To Be Read) based solely on books’ covers. Most of my picks came from C.G. Drews, who has awesome, colorful bookstagram pictures, as well as bookbookowl who is possibly my favorite, Torteen, and The Bookie Box.
Book covers are definitely one of the most important parts of a book! People totally do judge a book by it’s cover! If the cover isn’t appealing or worse if it’s over or under-done, a reader will pick it up, cringe at the image and put it right back.
When you’re picking a cover for your book you need to make sure that it will appeal to your intended audience, be sure it matches the expectations of its genre, is eye-catching but not too busy, and looks like it will add to the story inside. Think of the cover as the appetizer to a great book meal.
If you want to check out a cover designer, I’d recommend Eight Little Pages. Though I have yet to work with them myself, I’ve heard great things about them from many published authors and they are at the top of my list for who to contact when my book is ready for cover art.
So today I’m sharing what I came up with. These picks are based solely on the appeal of the book covers. I haven’t read the synopsis for any of these books, though I know that most if not all of them are in the fantasy genre because that is the type of book that these profiles post. Photos are from Google.
I’ll be trying these books out as soon as I can and for each one I read, I’ll let you know what I thought of it. If you’ve read any of these books, please let me know what you thought of them! Have suggestions? Leave me a comment!
So those are my visual-based TBR picks! What books have you read just based off the covers you liked? Leave a comment to share whether or not the book(s) lived up to your expectations!
For more on creating book covers, check out these videos:
Tips for a Successful Book Cover
Book Cover Art – a Step by Step Process + Eight Little Pages Review
7 Book Cover Pet Peeves
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