Jul 7, 2025 | Horrible Covers
What Went Horribly Wrong? 1. Zero Visual Cohesion This cover commits a cardinal sin of design: looks like it was built with PowerPoint in 1997. It uses three different image zones like it’s a high school project, not a professional book cover. The smiling stock photo...
Jul 5, 2025 | Horrible Covers
Our rework Category: Erotica / ParanormalCurrent State: Seriously flawed; requires rework This cover reaches for metaphor but lands squarely in confusion, sending more mixed signals than a haunted dating profile. Art Direction & Imagery:The focal image of a human...
Jul 4, 2025 | Horrible Covers
Our suggestion The cover for Austin is a study in visual contradictions and design misfires, beginning with a strikingly literal case of a “floating head.” The protagonist’s enormous face looms over the Eiffel Tower in the background—but instead of anchoring the...
Jul 3, 2025 | Horrible Covers
Our suggested rework At first glance, this cover screams “stock clip art on autopilot.” While the intention is clearly to land somewhere in the cozy mystery genre, the execution ends up feeling less charming and more like a PowerPoint slide gone rogue. Illustration...
Jul 2, 2025 | Horrible Covers
Here is our suggested dramatic fix For a sci-fi novel centered on dystopian survival, eco-rebirth, and unraveling dark secrets beneath a utopian façade, the cover for Eden Reforged unfortunately misses the mark both visually and thematically. The first and most...
