Aug 18, 2025 | Horrible Covers
See this cover on Good Reads Ah, The Clock-Maker. A title brimming with the promise of intricate gears, delicate craftsmanship, and maybe an eccentric old man in a waistcoat. Instead, what we get is a shirtless man glaring into our souls like we just scratched his...
Aug 17, 2025 | Horrible Covers
Ah yes, “Dating the Player,” a sports romance cover so confused about its own aesthetic that it could double as an SAT question on mixed metaphors. It’s The Legends Book 1, which—judging by this design—must be an epic saga chronicling the rise and fall of badly chosen...
Aug 16, 2025 | Horrible Covers
Gather round, dear readers, and let us behold The Edge of Tomorrow — not the Tom Cruise blockbuster, but a book cover so visually underwhelming that it’s less “edge of tomorrow” and more “the awkward middle of last Tuesday.” We start with a stretched stock photo of a...
Aug 15, 2025 | Horrible Covers
See this cover on Good Reads Welcome back to Horrible Covers, the series where we lovingly peel back the glossy laminate of bad book design to expose the glue stick and construction paper underneath. Today’s feline fiasco comes to us in the form of Famous Felines...
Aug 13, 2025 | Horrible Covers
See this cover on Good Reads Some covers whisper mystery. Some shout adventure. And then there’s Just Being Loki, which kicks down the door, dumps a bag of Photoshop effects on your floor, and yells, “FIGURE IT OUT.” First, our brooding male lead. He stands there,...
