Cover Snark: Unsettling Textures


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To Med the Broken Hearted by Jude Knight. A man and woman are embrace in front of a stone castle. The man's eyes are barely open. Meanwhile, the woman has an aggressive stare going.

From Jazzlet: Him: “urghnnn . . .”

Her: “Are you fainting on me? Not AGAIN!

Sarah: Is he bored or gassy?

Amanda: One vote for gassy!

Kiki: You just know she was thinking “have you taken the picture yet? My neck can’t hold this position”. Also a second vote for gassy. He’s trying to fart sooooo quietly.

Lara: she is deeply unsure of him

Sneezy: My money’s on her punching him in the face.

A Valentine's Day to Remember by Crystal Dawn. A shirtless, smarmy man is point to the giant, red felt heart he's holding. You can see every pore on his chest.

From Lisa Y: This is a book about wolf shifters. Yes, the complete lack of wolves on the cover is a dead giveaway. I don’t mind hairless men (also a dead giveaway that this is a wolf shifter story), but Not-Patrick Dempsey is disturbingly smooth. Sandpaper is not for shaving!

Bonus: Lisa noted the designer, Eagle Eye Covers, and there are many winners.

Sarah: have you met Darin?

And Eudoros.

And Joe, and his pants.

Amanda: The full size of that image shows every pore in that man’s chest.

Kiki: “Can you BELIEVE this stuffed heart? On a Valentine’s book???”

Lara: I vote these 90s windows fonts are the worst part. Might as well be papyrus!

Sneezy: I agree, Lara! Only we mustn’t say it too loudly, or a junior high munchkin may stumble on the P font and inflict it for year on everyone around them!

Alien Mercenary's Scientist by Mina Carter. A shirtless, headless man is standing in front of a glowing orange planet and a teeny tiny moon. He is veiny and his skin looks like rubber.

From lils: Does he have prominent veins or that’s the zipper that allows him to remove his costume and turn into an alien?

Sarah: The extremely textured texture of his skin is making ME feel itchy.

Amanda: I read that as the “Alien’s Mercenary Scientist” and I was actually kind of interested.

Lara: that man has gymed his neck into oblivion

Sneezy: At first I thought he didn’t have hips or legs. Now I see he not only have hips and legs, he also has denim. Good to know jeans are choice wear for alien mercenaries.

The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back by Sariah Wilson. The background looks like a photo studio set up with a beige floor and this pull-down purplish background. A redhaired woman in a green dress and green masquerade mask poses in front of it. The dress has spaghetti straps, a textured bodice, and a big tulle skirt. She's lifting the skit to reveal a leg and that she's wearing sneakers. However, the positioning of her hand makes it look as though she's covertly trying to scratch an itch in an awkward spot.

From Pam G: Sometimes ya just gotta scratch. Also which leg is that?

Sarah: It’s hard to scratch that region subtly. I feel for her

Kiki: it’s giving “wearing converse under my wedding dress because I’m quirky!”

Sneezy: Is-is the wall eating her dress? Is she inside the stomach of a creature? Is it the stomach acid fumes that’s making her crotch itch?

 



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