Do Judge A Book By Its Cover: Not Quite A Fairy-Tale
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Why we like/dislike it: Weirdly, I am really unsure about this cover. In one respect, I think it’s quite funny and with the inclusion of the frog certainly adds a comedy element, but in another way I don’t like it and think its looks a bit childish for my liking. I like the font used for the author’s name, and also for the book title, I think the colours work quite well too, green being an unusual colour in the chick lit genre, but might make it stand out a bit more. I think it’s going to be one of those marmite covers - you’re either going to love it or hate it!
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Would we buy this book based on its cover? Possibly!
Do Judge A Book By Its Cover is a new feature on Chick Lit Reviews, where we take a look at some of the best (and worst) Chick Lit covers in existence. No synopsis, no hint of the story, just plain old book cover judging, with marks out of 10!
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June 28th, 2011 at 3:56 pm
Love it! Maybe would rather have seen an illustration of frog rather than photo, but am being picky… C : ) xx
ps: love the shout line
June 28th, 2011 at 6:09 pm
I agree with Carole with regard to the frog. A bit of a missed opportunity as I think many chick-litters are swayed by a good cover.
June 28th, 2011 at 6:20 pm
I agree. I like this cover. The choices of colors and design but I think an illustrated frog would have looked better.
June 28th, 2011 at 6:59 pm
YUCK. I most definitely wouldn’t buy it.
June 28th, 2011 at 8:19 pm
I like it! It’s quite whimsical even though they did use a real frog rather than an illustrated one. In fact, I think the frog is rather cute. I would definitely pick this up and I would probably buy it based on the cover alone.
June 29th, 2011 at 9:28 am
Based on the cover I wouldn’t but the book, I would turn over and read the description of the book on the back and if it sounded good I would buy it.
June 29th, 2011 at 12:54 pm
I agree somewhat with Aileen. I never let a cover hold me back. I usually browse titles, and this title would definitely grab me, but the clincher would be the blurb!