Another Cozy Mystery Cover That's a Little Too Cozy Sometimes a cozy mystery cover wraps you in a warm blanket of charm and intrigue. And sometimes… it wraps you in clip art and questionable font choices. Today’s entry is brought to you by the fine folks who...
Blood, Thunder, and a Whole Lotta What the Hell There’s vintage… and then there’s "a skeleton fondling a crystal ball while a busty blonde looks confused and a villain in the back prepares to shank someone" vintage. Welcome to the chaotic pulp energy of Blood ’N’...
This cover looks like it was designed by someone who couldn’t decide whether the book takes place on Earth, in deep space, or inside a motivational poster from 2009. The purple nebula haze overlays everything like a fog of confusion—appropriate, given that the genre...
What do you get when you cross a gremlin, a pizzeria, and a 1950s housewife in fishnets? Apparently, you get Gremlin for a Groom, a book that dares to answer the question no one was asking: What if your grandfather’s stolen WWII fairy hammer led to a cursed...
They say not to judge a book by its cover. But in the case of The Can Sack Ghost by John Russell… maybe we should at least hold an intervention. This latest entry into the paranormal memoir genre is packed with ghost stories, spiritual lessons, and psychic insights....
This cover fumbles hard in its attempt to visually convey romantic drama. Let’s break down why: Visual Confusion The chaotic background–pastel leaves, erratic swirls, and disjointed patterns–clashes with the story’s darker, emotional tone. A romance involving...
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...
Our reworkCategory: 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...
Our suggestionThe 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...
Our suggested reworkAt 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...