Covers Gone Wild! (Non-Snoop Dogg Edition)

Cover Snark: Baby Load?

Demon Boss's Baby Load by Anna Wineheart. A smiling white dude with dark hair holding a baby. The baby has been photoshopped with cartoon raccoon ears and tail.

Welcome back to Cover Snark! From Susan. Sarah: The Cut and Paste is not optimal here. Kiki: I’m sorry, how did we get to 5? One night stand, I assume she gets pregnant with twins…where is the fifth member?? Lara: Crucifix dude on her shoulder whispering naughty suggestions could be number 5? A party to the decision-making. Sarah: Wait. How do her arms work? She’s got two toddlers and an artist’s palette in one arm…how? … Continue reading Cover Snark: Baby Load?

Cover Snark: Got Your Nose!

Thornhaven by Morgan Rice. A person's face - mostly eyes and some bangs. Their nose is covered by a thorny ring with an orange eye in the center.

Welcome back to Cover Snark! From Elizabeth S: Why does the nose have a thorn ring and eyeball? Sarah: I didn’t think that was thorns at first. Amanda: Got your nose! Sarah: Haaahaha Claudia: Not egregiously bad but I did read it as Pokémon Point: Sarah: Nice dick ice cream on that truck there. Not suggestive or anything. Excellent choice of a pink ice cream on the top, perfect angle, no notes. What happens at … Continue reading Cover Snark: Got Your Nose!

Cover Snark: Script Font Strikes Again

Going Commando by Pamela Burford. A headless, shirtless man is crouched down. He has on camo pants. The title is in a script font, which makes it hard to read.

Welcome back to Cover Snark! From Alea: On the one hand, the colors are lovely. On the other, wtf? Sarah: Is this My Little Pony fanfic? Also, why do shifters not have universal child care and must be finding daycare for their offspring? Amanda: Dr Nips, Unicorn Woman He just needs a big hat. Sneezy: That’s a qilin, it’s not even a unicorn. From Mabry: What’s with his ribs? What’s with his neck? Does he … Continue reading Cover Snark: Script Font Strikes Again

Cover Snark: Does Jane Austen Know About This?

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. A new illustrated cover. The background is bubblegum pink with Austen's name over and over again in rows. Flowers with green leaves and purple petals line the edges. A woman in a pink turtleneck and pink pattern skirt is facing a man with her hands on his shoulders. She has white, chin length hair with the top layer pulled up into two space buns. The man has on a purple vest and a teal checkered long sleeved shirt. He has dark, shoulder length hair.

Welcome back to Cover Snark! Sarah: The whole set of new covers is killing me. There are forwards by Tessa Bailey, Ali Hazelwood and Alexis Hall and others. Elyse: I don’t remember a court jester in those books Maya: In every iteration, the checkerboard pattern shirt makes no sense to me Elyse: Also are people going to pick up those books expecting the characters not to be white? Sarah: I didn’t know Emma was a … Continue reading Cover Snark: Does Jane Austen Know About This?

Cover Snark: Covered in Eyelashes

Dark Smutty Romance Books boxed set by Natalie Brolack. A black and white photograph cover of a headless, shirtless man in jeans. He has chest hair and hair at his low abdomen. It looks very fuzzy.

Welcome back to Cover Snark! From Melodie: I can appreciate not all cover models being waxed, but I’m not sure this is the alternative. What is going on? Flocking gun accident? His girlfriend practicing her eyelash extension technique on his chest? The grown result of all those half werewolf/half human babies that the urban fantasy genre finds in their epilogues? Sarah: I think I could sand down splinters with his pecs. Amanda: I’m giggling at … Continue reading Cover Snark: Covered in Eyelashes

Cover Snark: How Do Legs Work? (Diagrams Included)

Fleet Street Scoundrel by Annabelle Anders. A room with a purple chaise and a lit fireplace. A headless woman in a purple dress stands in front of the chaise. A man in an open white linen shirt sits on the floor. He's wearing glasses and has his arm wrapped around the woman's knee.

Welcome back to Cover Snark! Amanda: Does she have to pee? Claudia: Yes! Also, his left pant leg is missing? Sarah: Why is the perspective weird? Their legs look so short and their heads are so large? Okay taking another look, I think the angle of her hip looks too low. So it looks like her legs are short and her midsection is bizarro long, and her head is sized correctly, just looks out of … Continue reading Cover Snark: How Do Legs Work? (Diagrams Included)

Cover Snark: Armpit Show and Tell

The Light Within Me by Carly Fall. A shirtless, headless man in floating in space with an exploding planet behind him. One arm is raised and his chin is tilted toward his armpit.

Welcome back to Cover Snark! From Jen: Does his raised arm look too big in proportion or is it just me? And what is going on between his pecs? Is that an arrow intention? I just don’t understand some of those ridges. Sarah: His obliques are smiling at me. No thank you. Elyse: That is some fucked up forced perspective Sarah: MY ARMPIT LET ME SHOW YOU IT. Shana: Are we sure his arm isn’t … Continue reading Cover Snark: Armpit Show and Tell

Cover Snark: Juicy Pickle

Juicy Pickle by JJ Knight. A nondescript white dude in a white button down leans against a palm tree.

Welcome back to Cover Snark! Sarah: What the hell. Kiki: No, thank you. I don’t want it. Sarah: Who is designing these covers. Like what the ever loving crap Are they trying to be like Indies? Single dude on the cover? They’ve got it all wrong. He needs to be bald, grimy, dehydrated, and looking at his junk. Elyse: Is that a Jonas brother? From Karen: His left forearm is really creepy. It looks to … Continue reading Cover Snark: Juicy Pickle

Cover Snark: Saint Nick the Oil Slick

Gift Wrapped in a Kilt by Anna Durand. A very oily, shirtless man in a santa hat and red pants. He's really shoving his hand in those pants. A snowy Christmas tree is in the background.

Welcome back to Cover Snark! It’s a real “Christmas in July” edition. From Sharon Sarah: At thumbnail size, it looks like he is grabbing hold of an entirely different package. Elyse: Greasy Santa … Sarah: Shiny Claus Claudia: I understand that chimneys can present a challenge, but all that slickness is not appealing!! Sarah: WHEEEE! Amanda: All that soot is really going to stick to that baby oil. Also…those lights are on, which I fear … Continue reading Cover Snark: Saint Nick the Oil Slick

Cover Snark: An Us Anus

Always Be An Us by Summer Hunter. A man dressed in black and wearing sunglasses is sitting in a large armchair in a room. The room has two large windows with gauzy curtains being blown inward. Everyone is filtered in shades of purple. The title is situated over parts of the lit windows, which makes the kerning between "an" and "us" look very small.

Welcome back to Cover Snark! From Pam G: Just the ticket for a cold winter night. Sarah: HE NEEDS TO SEE A DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY. That much red should not be coming out of any region of the body, let alone THAT ONE. Lara: He’s really squeezing the wiener… From MegCat: That glowing green smoke suggests that something smells really bad, which explains his irritated expression. That torso also looks a bit off at first glance … Continue reading Cover Snark: An Us Anus

Cover Snark: “Mourning Wood”

Mourning Wood by Heather M. Orgeron. A floppy haired man is looking at you from bed, peeking over a pillow.

Welcome back to Cover Snark! Amanda: Is she poopin? Elyse: The moment you realize it wasn’t just a fart. Sarah: That’s what the rose is for. She might need a few more for poo-pourri purposes. (Also, hand to heaven, if you have to share a bathroom, especially while traveling, Poo-Pourri works REALLY well.) Elyse: I hope that’s a typo. Sarah: $10 says the title came first and the book was built around it. Elyse: Did … Continue reading Cover Snark: “Mourning Wood”

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