Cozy Mysteries, Zillow Listings, and Clipart Pets: The Ditie Brown Disaster Every once in a while, a cozy mystery cover shows up that doesn’t whisper “curl up with tea and sleuthing” so much as it screams “free downloadable stock photo from a real estate website.”...
Say Yes to the Nemesis – Vivian Wood
Say Yes to the Nemesis… Or Maybe Just Say No Rom-com covers are supposed to sparkle. They’re supposed to be charming, witty, and maybe even a little whimsical. Instead, Say Yes to the Nemesis looks like the designer mashed together three different Canva templates at 3...
Nature of Trust – Jae
Ah yes, The Shape-Shifter Series #9. Because nothing screams “trust issues” like a Photoshop mash-up of forest animals that clearly weren’t even in the same hemisphere when their pictures were taken. Front and center we have Mr. Fox, glowing like he’s being...
Hot Wife – Cheating Affair – Karly Violet
Ah yes, nothing screams “high art” like a cover that looks like a perfume ad reject. Hotwife Cheating Affair arrives in all its grayscale glory, as if the mere absence of color could somehow elevate it from “bargain bin erotica” to “sophisticated scandal.” Spoiler: it...
Deadly Checkout – K. J. Emrick & Ellie Emcee
Ah, Deadly Checkout. A cozy mystery cover so busy it looks like the result of a committee meeting between a librarian, an AI art generator, and a handbag enthusiast. Let’s break this down. The Flying Purse of Doom Front and center we have what appears to be the murder...
Draconians Shared Bride – Miranda Martin
Every so often, a cover lands in our orbit that feels less like a book and more like a cosmic inside joke. Draconians Shared Bride is one of those covers — a glowing, oiled-up train wreck that asks the age-old question: what if intergalactic warriors looked like they...
When You Can’t Pour From an Empty Glass: CBT Skills for Exhausted Caregivers – Dr. Patricia A. Farrell
Some covers manage to inspire hope, encouragement, and professionalism. Others, like When You Can’t Pour From an Empty Glass, inspire only despair — and possibly the urge to recycle. This isn’t a book cover so much as a motivational poster that accidentally wandered...
The Coffee House Witch & The Hangover Potion – Ariana Jade
It should be noted that the author changed the cover at the time of posting this review, changing the main character and familiar. Is it better - no, and you decide why it is just a bad if not worse. Just remember to see that the author name also morphed into...
Earn Your Own PHD – J. Dette Avalon ANP
Some book covers whisper “trust me, I’m professional.” Others bellow “science can be fun!” But Earn Your Own PHD doesn’t whisper or bellow — it shrieks in fluorescent neon with all the grace of a late-night infomercial for miracle cures. Let’s start with the title....
Giddy-Up – Isobel Reed
Ah, the “headless abs” romance cover. A proud tradition in publishing where men are reduced not to characters, not to personalities, but to a gleaming six-pack wrapped in plaid. Giddy-Up rides this overworked trope straight into graphic design purgatory, and boy, does...