Aug 20, 2025 | Horrible Covers
There are bad covers. There are weird covers. And then there is this. Opening this visual potion feels like falling face-first into an overgrown terrarium after downing three shots of rose quartz–infused moon water. Our central figure, a pastel elf straight out of an...
Aug 19, 2025 | Horrible Covers
The Sage Forgot Graphic Design Somewhere in a dimly lit office, Robert B. Haynes sat before a computer, gazed at the horizon of possibility, and said: “What if I just… slap white Times New Roman on a sunset?” And thus, the cover of Sound Thinking: Thoughts...
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...
