Cover Cafe contest - results are in

LeeB. · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 1221 Location: Seattle, WA

See which covers won and read the comments:

http://www.covercafe.com/contest/2011/ccc-res11.html
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Mark · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 1240

I'm surprised none of the comments for One Thousand Kisses in AR mentioned that the lights look like an astronomical photo of stars and a nebula. That was part of what appealed to me.

JyLnC · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:17 pm Post subject:

Mark ~ I have to admit I didn't think stars when I looked at OTK until I read your comment. Since we don't use all of the voter comments in the commentaries, I went back and checked the AR comments for One Thousand Kisses. And you are correct, no one mentioned stars or the nebula. It was all about romance, sparkles, fey magic, the kiss, and the colors...no one noticed the stars.
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NoirFemme · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 1397 Location: America

Um...wow. Chain of Kisses... Shocked

willaful · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 1468

My votes always seemed to be in 6th place. Laughing

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JyLnC · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:20 pm Post subject:

NoirFemme - Yes, WOW.

Willaful - At least you're consistent. Wink

My favorites seldom finish in first place but they don't finish in one specific position either. I am happy if my favorites make the top ten which is difficult to do. However, I voted for The Perfect Play this year which came in first in CO. Very Happy

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willaful · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 1468

LordRose · Joined: 25 Mar 2012 Posts: 86

Lillian Sulivan · Joined: 05 Feb 2010 Posts: 233

I suppose it's different when one considers the cover as a stand alone entity versus an integral part of the book.

When considered as a part of the book, I still think the Chain of Kisses skin is quite a good cover. Yes, I would find it mortifying to be seen in public reading a book with that cover. However, upon hypothetically picking it up, I think the cover would honestly tell me about the story inside. (Note: I've only read the excerpt, which comes with an under 18 disclaimer and doesn't remotely meet the Hays Code.)

For a bad cover when considered as a part of the whole work, I'd nominate Harlequin's cover of Ms. Kelly's wonderful Marriage of Mercy. Book: heroine has straight hair; cover: heroine has curly hair. Book: hero has reddish-gold hair, cover: hero has black hair. For the bulk of the romance, the H&h wear the workaday clothing of the common people, but on the cover they're decked out in Regency finery. And, worst of all, the back blurb describes an entirely different story than the one inside! In short, the cover dishonestly represents the work.

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JyLnC · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:03 pm Post subject:

Lily - I agree that when the cover doesn't match the story inside....it's an automatic worst for many readers (including me). However, unless the contest voter has read the book, the faux pas isn't always apparent to the naked eye. The cover may even have a great layout and voters may question why it was even nominated for Worst.

We've had nominations submitted because of that reason and often they don't make it to the finals unless the cover has other mistakes that are easily seen.

In the case of "Chain of Kisses". It was the female's costume that landed the cover in first place. Most people zeroed in on the "bra" she was wearing and how in the heck it stayed on. Wink

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