How about some cover art, yeah? Right or wrong, I’m going to be the first to admit I have a hard time not judging a book by its cover. Sometimes a beautiful cover will make me pick up a book I might otherwise not have, and on the other side of that coin, I know I’ve passed on more than a few books that are probably quite good but I can’t get past the images that were chosen to represent the work inside. I’ve read books with covers that were better than the books themselves; I’ve read books that were infinitely better than the trappings they came in.
There are some really great covers I came across as I was compiling my “Best of 2012” list. Some of the best covers are from books that didn’t quite make my list (and maybe some of them should have :-/) but I think they deserved to be recognized here. They aren’t in any sort of order, some are plain some are more elaborate, all are ones I thought were pretty. :)
What do you think? What are some of your favorite covers from books you’ve read this year? Do you judge books by their covers too?
Silly girl. Mine can’t even COMPETE with what’s up there. Such gorgeous art.
Piffles, you. You’re covers are gorgeous and deserve to be among the best of them. Or what I think is the best, at least. :-D
Pffts. God I need coffee.