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 am beyond creeped out, and also intrigued. The snakes are just an icky feeling. But coming out of her face? OMG!
The statue look, coming alive perhaps? Or just haunted. The whole cover is haunting.
The text font is a bit on the plain side. It does look like it has a border but the white text on black background is a little too cell phone dark mode.
I would want to pick it up to read the blurb, cause just from the cover it looks like fantasy read. But the ZON has it shelved as occult horror fiction. Hmm.
I will say the blurb about the 90s nostalgia sounds interesting as well. I might want to add this to my wishlist. Maybe a great October read.
I think this cover is both creepy and cool! I’ve always been fascinated by sea life and this one showcases great examples. It’s reminiscent of all those covers with the snakes crawling through the eye sockets with the added creepiness of an octopus. I’m going to not think about how mushrooms and an octopus can be found together at the same time.
I like the black background, with the stark white of the body and the pink of the octopus tentacles, kind of looking like blood. I think the plain font works well and doesn’t distract from the rest of the cover.
I don’t read horror – but otherwise, I’d be tempted to actually read this one.
What are your thoughts on this cover?
