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If you’ve ever asked, “What would happen if Lisa Frank designed a spiritual astrology manual during a glitter spill?” — Melanie Reinhart’s Incarnation is here to provide the answer, in shimmering, confusing, cosmic chaos. Let’s begin with the title:Incarnation: The...
Behold: the cover that asks “What if we just didn’t?” Welcome to My Book, the self-aware shrug of the publishing world. This isn’t just a title — it’s a warning label. A quiet declaration from the designer (or perhaps just the author’s left thumb) that says: “Look, we...
If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if a fantasy novel cover was generated by feeding a Dungeons & Dragons rulebook into an AI with a boob armor fetish — Revenge Harem is here to show you exactly what not to do. Let’s begin with our red-haired center queen....
Once upon a time, a dragon was charmed… by an Instagram filter. Welcome to Charming the Dragon, where fantasy romance and fire-breathing AI art collide in a blazing ballgown of visual confusion. This cover is less “enchanted fantasy” and more “self-published fever...
If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if a fantasy novel cover accidentally summoned three different plotlines and a minor demon, Metamancer is here to answer that question with a smoke monster and a side of melodrama. Let’s start with the woman in the room. Or is...
Some spirits should stay hidden.Spirit Seeker is not one of them — this cover comes screaming out of the ghost dimension wearing teal hair, leather pants, and a Photoshop job that would make a haunted printer cry. Let’s start with the main event: our protagonist. Is...
If Models: Attract Women Through Honesty is a book about emotional depth and vulnerability, then someone really should’ve told the cover — because it’s over here delivering the visual equivalent of a monotone TED Talk on charisma given by a man wearing Axe body spray...
Some secrets are worth discovering.Others — like His Secret Illuminations — should’ve stayed buried under a pile of medieval wigs and half-baked Photoshop filters. Let’s begin with the image that graces this fever dream: a warrior woman, standing proudly in faux...
Some covers whisper romance. Some shout desire. Atonement Within? It awkwardly leans over your shoulder and moans, "I downloaded this from Shutterstock." Let’s start at the top — literally. We’re immediately treated to a sultry neck-nuzzle that looks less like passion...
If you’ve ever dreamed of dining at a table hovering six inches above wet sand while ghost cocktails shimmer around you like mirages from a heatstroke-induced hallucination — have I got the book cover for you. Canapés at the Beach House Hotel gives us everything and...
If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if a protein powder label, a motivational poster, and a clip art fist bump had a three-way collision at a discount print shop — wonder no more. Secrets of Martial Arts and Combat Sports walks into the dojo, trips on its font...
If The Ice Queen’s Gambit is a game, then this cover just rage-quit halfway through and threw the pieces into a gorge. Because nothing says “gripping mystery” like a gang of AI-generated aunties staring dramatically into a sunlit quarry while a crocodile in a fedora...
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The purpose of Horrible Covers is not only to critique but also to highlight how much cover design matters to a book’s success. Many authors set out with the best intentions but end up with covers that don’t reflect the quality of their writing — sometimes because they tried to do it themselves, sometimes because they relied on someone who wasn’t a professional cover designer.
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