Feature & Follow (45)


Follow Friday is a meme hosted by Parajunkee and Allison Can Read, that allows you to meet new bloggers and make more followers.


Q: Have you ever looked at book's cover and thought, This is going to be horrible? But, was instead pleasantly surprised? Show us the cover and tell us about the book.


I swear I see a book cover everyday I look on Goodreads that is hideous. I have three books, first book in the series where I had looked at the covers and I held off reading it. Those books are Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost, Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews, and A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole.

I will say from the time I was recommended them to when I actually read them was months and months and months, probaly many more months after that. It's funny, the covers got better as more books came out though. Haha! When I first saw the covers to these books, I was like these can't possibly be as good as everyone says, but now they all are my all time favorite series! Funny! ;) It would probaly take me a while to explain each book so I won't, only that they are all awesome so I recommend them all and I remind myself and yo guys, Never judge a book by a cover! ;))

  

Posted by
Labels:

27 comments :

  1. Jessi (Geo)March 8, 2012 at 8:36 PM

    I don't think Halfway to the Grave's cover is too bad and I like the cover of Magic Bites just because it has a lion on it. The other one is a little creepy though haha. Old follower :)
    My Friday Hops

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. MariyaMarch 8, 2012 at 8:45 PM

      These are some of the first books I started with/look at, so I was very use to YA covers and they weren't as pretty to me. Now I find a lot of UF/PNR covers pretty, but before I didn't. I look at them differently now.

      Delete
  2. JenniMarch 8, 2012 at 8:44 PM

    Those are pretty cheesy! They look outdated, are they older books? Good pick!

    My FF

    Old Follower.

    ReplyDelete
  3. JessicaMarch 8, 2012 at 9:23 PM

    The only one out of those 3 that I really dislike is Magic Bites. A Hunger Like No Other isn't my favourite cover, but it is the book that started my love for PNR, so I can't help but love it. Lol.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Alison Can ReadMarch 8, 2012 at 9:48 PM

    Hopping through. These definitely aren't anything special as covers. I still want to read Andrews' books.
    My Hop

    ReplyDelete
  5. Anna (herding cats-burning soup)March 8, 2012 at 10:07 PM

    Oh definitely the Kresley Cole book. I forgot all about that one. The other two don't bother me all that much but definitely aren't as good as the actual book :)

    Here's mine at Herding Cats & Burning Soup

    ReplyDelete
  6. Miss Vain's Paranormal FantasyMarch 8, 2012 at 10:29 PM

    Agreed! I was embarrassed while reading Lachlan and Kates book!!

    However, I liked Cat's book cover!!;)

    You'll love my choice!;) you Linky Monster!!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. MariyaMarch 8, 2012 at 10:41 PM

      Haha. It's funny, I held out on Kate forever b/c I was like YUCK, Look at this cover! LOL

      Cat's book was like the first adult book I read so I was not liking adult UF covers much back then but I like them more now. Haha! But Now I'm like I can't believe I held back. LOL

      The IAD?! UGH! The first like 5 covers are sooooo bad! I like the recent covers so much better!!!! ;)))

      Delete
  7. MarathonMarch 8, 2012 at 10:33 PM

    The covers aren't THAT terrible *LOL* But they are pretty embarrassing.

    — Asher

    ReplyDelete
  8. Vidya RaviMarch 8, 2012 at 10:39 PM

    I have to agree on all the covers you have shared..its hard to care about the covers, when the novel itself is so good. :)

    A new follower! Here is my Feature & Follow.

    ReplyDelete
  9. AnonymousMarch 9, 2012 at 12:17 AM

    Hi there, Hopping through :) Old follower.

    Oh dear... I don't actually think the covers are that bad lol.

    Here is mine to check out:

    My Feature and Follow Friday

    ReplyDelete
  10. Lauren BMarch 9, 2012 at 2:04 AM

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Lauren BMarch 9, 2012 at 2:05 AM

    I agree, the cover for A Hunger Like No Other does not do the book justice.

    Here's my Follow Post. Stop by if you get a chance.

    ReplyDelete
  12. UnknownMarch 9, 2012 at 2:52 AM

    Ugh! The Magic Bites cover really is hideous. What were they thinking with it??

    Here's my #FF .

    ReplyDelete
  13. Debdatta Dasgupta March 9, 2012 at 2:59 AM

    Definitely wierd!
    :)
    But just saw worse covers on my Hop!!

    *** OLD FOLLOWER***
    http://b00kr3vi3ws.blogspot.in

    ReplyDelete
  14. UnknownMarch 9, 2012 at 3:04 AM

    I like the cover for Hunger Like No Other but didn't end up loving the book. It was okay. I love the Night Huntress series. The cover is just okay. Magic Bites had a hideous cover! LOL But I've been recommended that book a ton! Following GFC, RSS, facebook, goodreads.
    My FF

    ReplyDelete
  15. Jessica @ a GREAT readMarch 9, 2012 at 7:01 AM

    Niiice!! I chose a Jeaniene book too! My worries were totally undaunted though!

    Here's my Friday Hops

    Have a GREAT weekend!

    Old Follower :)

    ReplyDelete
  16. _yay_March 9, 2012 at 7:50 AM

    Completely agree with you on Andrews and Cole, but I loved the Frost cover from the start :-)
    GFC follower!
    Happy Friday
    FollowFriday

    ReplyDelete
  17. SanaMarch 9, 2012 at 10:38 AM

    I have never read any of those but I do plan to read A Hunger Like No Other.

    Here's my first ever FF!

    Sana @ artsy musings of a bibliophile

    ReplyDelete
  18. Jessica@Booked Up!March 9, 2012 at 11:04 AM

    Hey! I love your blog, and fantastic FF answer. I am a new follower. Here's the link to my first ever FF:

    http://bookedupbloggers.blogspot.com/2012/03/feature-and-follow-friday-1.html

    Jessica from Booked Up! :) x

    ReplyDelete
  19. JosephMarch 9, 2012 at 1:43 PM

    Hey! I'm new to your blog! It looks great btw!

    Here's my FF link: http://www.josepheastwood.com/2012/03/follow-friday.html

    I hope you can join me on my blog, it would be great to see you there!

    -Joseph

    ReplyDelete
  20. Between The BindingsMarch 9, 2012 at 2:25 PM

    Hi New follower, I am new to YA and have been reading adult PNR for a long time so those covers would make me want to read the book, Anyways they do look a little dated though!

    Here is my FF link :http://bookfanatic89.blogspot.com/2012/03/follow-my-blog-friday-5.html

    Hope you will follow back,it's great to be connected who love books like me!!

    Mersadies

    ReplyDelete
  21. JenniferMarch 9, 2012 at 2:49 PM

    Yeah...I forgot how bad the IAD covers were at the beginning. I liked the Halfway to the Grave cover, but I agree that the later covers are much better.

    Old follower.

    Jennifer @ Feminist Fairytale Reviews
    http://feministfairytalereviews.blogspot.com/2012/03/follow-friday-19-and-tgif-10.html

    ReplyDelete
  22. The Brunette LibrarianMarch 9, 2012 at 2:57 PM

    I liked the original IAD covers, but looking at them compared to now they aren't that great! GREAT choice!

    http://brunettelibrarian.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  23. Lee @shewolfreadsMarch 9, 2012 at 3:20 PM

    Yes, I was never too into the Magic Bites cover!

    Here is my FF:
    http://shewolfreads.com/2012/03/09/feature-follow-4/

    (old follower)

    ReplyDelete
  24. UnknownMarch 9, 2012 at 8:51 PM

    Following you:)

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments ( Atom )