We’re chatting about covers on Chapter Break. ‘Cause you know we all judge books by covers, whether we admit it or not. We judge the style, the color and font choices, and just the overall look. That might not keep us from reading the book, but we do still judge.
I’m sorry what am I even looking at? An image made in the 90s? Can we have some brightness and definition please?
I think I see a dragon with purple flame eyes, which I’m game. But the rest is so dark and confusing.
What is the blue figure thingy? Is it a person? Another dragon?
The fonts are not working here because they don’t stand out from the busy image. I like the font itself of the author name and sub title. But the title is too fancy of a font for such a busy background.
A total pass.
HAHAHAHAHA. Brightness and definition for sure, Julie! Enlarging the image doesn’t help with that problem, either.
I’m getting some sort of mechanical dragon? Give me transformers vibes. What makes up the dragon? What can it change into?
The blue blob off in the corner has a Gandalf “You Shall Not Pass” stance going on. Or really Vitruvious from The Lego Movie. But that’s a more obscure reference. Still too indistinct to discern.
The background is a big, dark, blob. A planet, maybe?
I’m not a fan of the title font. Too difficult to read.
Other than the purple eyes, nothing about this cover appeals. I pass as well.
What are your thoughts on this cover?
Unfortunately this cover screams self (or at least independently) published, which is a shame. Cover art is SO important!!
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