Q. Do you judge a book by it’s cover?
Definitely. For a long time, I never thought about picking up ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS because it screamed cliche, stereotypical contemporary romance. Not exactly my thing. After reading so many glowing reviews and a shout-out from the fabulous John Green, I ended up giving it a shot. Well, I was definitely proven wrong. And of course… there are some instances where a pretty cover doesn’t always mean a great book. Hm.
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anna and the french kiss is on my to read list. glad to see it was good
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Oh I hope you get to it soon! I can really not gush enough on how awesome it was.
Oh! I loved Anna and the French Kiss’s cover and book! I’m glad you tried it out! I agree, I didn’t love the cover until after I read it. I’m already a follower. My FF is at Coffee Table Reviews
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Lol, you were one of the reason I finally did read Anna and the French Kiss. I totally thought it’d be a cliche and mushy and generally boring for me – but I was so wrong. It’s one of my favorites books now. ;D
And you just keep making me more and more excited for the new layout!
SO MUCH PRESSURE.
I don’t think it’s going to be as epic as you think!!!
I had a great urge to read Anna yesterday…. hmm.
Anna is a great example of when a cover didn’t influence me at all. I read so many great reviews of it that I never even looked at the cover – but you’re right it is kind of cliche’ isn’t it? Wow!
Megan @ Read It, See It
I think we can all agree that even the most beautiful book cover can’t sell a book if the writing’s not there. Book cover art may, at best, help steer me in the book’s direction (especially if I’m in a book store) but it’s not going to hypnotize me into buying it right then and there.
I expound on all the marketing qualities of a good book. Just follow me back to my book blog – http://www.howardsherman.net
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Howard Sherman
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Must you mention Anna in every outlet possible? Kidding, kidding.
I can’t help it.