You know you’re a cover whore when…

I’m an admitted cover whore! Time and time again I fall under the spell of a gorgeous cover! I’ll start off with a few examples and then I’ll hand it over to a few blogger friends. After all, I shouldn’t be the only one confessing my cover whore ways should I?!

You know you’re a cover whore when…

…you order the same book 4 times because Book Depository keeps sending you the WRONG COVER!!! Yes, I did this! I’m looking at you Possessions!

…you believe in love at first sight because you’ve experienced it…with a book…many times...more times than what can be listed in one blog post :)

 

…you have a hard time parting with a book you know you’ll probably never read just because the cover is stunningly gorgeous.

…you have little to no interest in reading a book just because of the cover. Sorry Wendy, I know you loved this one but I just cannot get beyond the cover :(

…you’re bummed because you didn’t get your hands on a book in time before the awesome cover was changed.

Continuing the cover confessions is author and blogger, Julie Belfield

Hey there! My name’s Julie Belfield, and I’m a cover whore.

Oddly enough, I recently wrote a blog post about how I rarely read those things called blurbs. Most books I choose to read come as recommendations. The rest of ‘em? Yeah, those are all the ones whose cover I just couldn’t resist.  Like one of those birds that collect trinkets (magpies? Cuckoos?), I’m just attracted to the shiny. Like, for example, the time I saw one of the covers of Jaci Burton’s Play by Play series over at Burning Impossibly Bright, and decided right there and then that I freaking wanted them on my bookshelf. I didn’t care if the books were any good. I just wanted to stroke the covers. Guess what? I now own a copy of The Perfect Play. Which I stroke – a lot. And I didn’t stop there, because there are many others I’ve been desperate to own and read after seeing the shinies. Like The Selection (the entire series rocks!), Throne of Glass (Maaaaaa-an!), and Iced (dude! Just … dude!), amongst MANY. So, yeah, I’m a cover whore, but I say that with pride. ;)

Next up is Anna from Annaberry Reads

You know you’re a cover whore when…

“…you pay more for the book, versus buying the cheaper ebook, because the cover is so pretty. On the other hand, I’d likely get the ebook if I didn’t like the cover.”

 

And last but certainly not least...

Krista from Krista’s Dust Jacket says

You know you’re a cover whore when…

“…you completely reorganize your entire bookshelf on a monthly basis, just so all the pretty matching cover spines can stay side-by-side.”

“…you willingly buy a book you already own a second time just because the cover has been redesigned and you like the new one better.”

“…your selfies are always taken with your bookshelf in the background because all those pretty covers make a nice photo backdrop.”