The topic for this Top Ten Tuesday is very close to my heart because I am so fond of book covers and they so often sway what I'm going to think about a book (I know, I know, how shallow is that?)
So first of all, the 5 things I don't like:
1. Those little caption thingeys on a title. I don't mean a subtitle, but those things that you often see on romance book covers. "She was looking for a good friend, but he was looking for more..." or something like that. Those things make me gag.
2. When the cover of a book is just the movie cover. That's why I never read the edition of a book that was republished after a movie came out. Argh.
3. Most 80s covers. I know, how's that for a sweeping statement? But they mostly drive me insane.
4. All Amish Romance covers. Now I have to preface this by assuring you that I have never, ever picked up an Amish romance in my whole life. But those things are knee deep in the library and I've had plenty of chances to form opinions about them. The people on the covers are always just people that look like models with a bonnet (or a straw hat as the case may be) smacked on top.
5. Gorgeous vintage book covers that got "modernized" at some point and are now hideous.
So now that I've gotten my book cover hate out, here are the things I love in a book:
1. Beautiful illustrations on a book- That's a big category, but illustrations that manage to enhance the book while still being unobtrusive enough to not take away from the book itself. And I always prefer illustrations over pictures.
2. Vintage book covers-You all know how much I love vintage books and the covers are one of my favorite parts
3. When the title is based on some quote within the book. A lot of authors do this, and I always like it.
4. A clean, non-swirley, yet still interesting font.
5. A title that makes me laugh. I love those and those books almost always get put higher on my TBR list.
So those that's my Top Ten for the week! Don't forget to stop by Broke and Bookish and share your
Top Ten.
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