In thinking about what attracts me to books I know nothing about, covers make a huge difference in books I pick up in a store or online. However, they are not the end all be all. As we briefly discussed in class, I look for recommendations from Booktubers. If a book is highly endorsed there and has a crappy cover, I will at least read the synopsis to see if it is something I would be interested in. Plus, not all authors like their covers. A book trilogy I read a while ago has a terrible first book cover. It features a girl looking into the camera posing in an awkward manner. The book is called Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. The novel, and its sequels, had a major cover change. Thank God.
Whilst I feel YA books tend to have a brighter, youthful essence to them–not that that’s wrong–I kind of enjoy the classic covers, leaning into the Penguin Modern Classics style. There is something satisfying to me about a simple or clean-looking cover. With that, YA books need to convince me more with their covers.
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