Lots of blogs out there host weekly memes and other bloggers participate - while I am a relatively new book blogger, I am still learning and navigating my way through them.
That being said, "Follow My Blog" hosted by parajunkee.com asks the weekly question,
"Do you judge a book by its cover?"
For me, the answer to that would be - YES! I am so guilty of this, but honestly I am not sure it is something to even feel guilty about...Below are some of the best covers in my opinion of course.
I am definitely guilty of that, too!
ReplyDeleteI've heared lots of good things about Matched, and this is the first time I've seen the cover. I'm adding it to my to-read list now! I'm Following. :)
I hope you stop by and check out my blog.
~Dorothy
www.thekindledscholar.blogspot.com
Hopping by to visit and follow! I love your taste in covers, particularly that last one--it's so creepy-cool!
ReplyDeleteMatched and Hush, Hush are two great covers - sadly, for me at least, they were examples of why a great cover can sometimes by a bad thing - both books fell short of my expectations.
ReplyDeleteMegan @ Read It, See It
I'm guilty of it too, but learned the hard way to never buy a book based solely on the cover. I'm a new follower! My FF is at Coffee Table Reviews
ReplyDeleteThose sure are some stunning covers! I absolutely love Matched's!
ReplyDeleteI'm also guilty of this, but the cover is only what gets my attention in the first place. It's the storyline that makes the final decision. :)
New follower! My FF can be found here!
Absolutely! But it's the title I rely on most. I just started Lady in Waiting by Susan Meissner because I loved the idea of waiting for your life to start and it tells two stories at once, like my blog befriendingforty.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI think we can all agree that even the most beautiful book cover can't sell a book if the writing's not there. Book cover art may, at best, help steer me in the book's direction (especially if I'm in a book store) but it's not going to hypnotize me into buying it right then and there.
ReplyDeleteI expound on all the marketing qualities of a good book. Just follow me back to my book blog - http://www.howardsherman.net
Thank God it's Follow Friday!?
Howard Sherman
http://www.howardsherman.net
I agree though for me it was Hush,Hush and Linger. I'll have to add Frost to my TBR List.
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Hi, this is my first time to participate in The Friday Follow My Blog Hop-A lot of the 500 or so blogs I do follow join in every week so I thought why not try it-I will happily return all follows
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower of your blog and am looking forward to reading your future posts.
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