So I’m reading the On the Hunt anthology, & I’m enjoying it so far.  Gena’s story was exceptional, as usual.  :happysun

But I just cannot seem to get past the cover.  Look at this thing:

Now, I’ll concede the fact that it’s 85% .  Love the colors & layout, & that guy’s body is not one I’d kick out of bed for dragging along a bloody scimitar.

But that face!  Oh, the face. :nowait

I’m not sure if you can tell here, but close up, the guy looks to be about 13-years-old.  Seriously, he could be the kid who mows my lawn.  So every time I pick up the book, I think, Ooh, hot…hot…EEP!  :patrick4

Luckily, I’m not a gal who judges a book by its cover.  Well, I do—but only as a first impression.  Then I let the writing itself form my opinion.  So I’m happily moving forward, even though I do find this particular cover distracting, to say the least.  (I’m actually considering sticking a little post-it note over just the face for the rest of the time I’m reading. :bubble )

So what do you think of this cover?  Do you find the youthful look of the hero as distracting as I do, or do you think he’s just plain , regardless? :bed

And do you tend to judge a book by it’s cover, or are you cover blind? :Cukoo

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   Mary Kirkland says:

   He doesn’t really look all that young to me. I love that they didn’t cut his head off. I have a real problem with headless torso’s on book covers. I really do. I think if you look at his lips and chin and can make out the fine line of facial hair you can trick your mind into thinking he’s just a youthful looking 21 year old. lol

   I do look at book covers but if the story is good, I’ll forgive the bad book cover. lol

   On July 30, 2012 at 1:49 am

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   Jessica Lemmon says:

   This is when a Kindle comes in handy! :roadrunner

   On July 30, 2012 at 6:52 am

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   Anne says:

   Model is great, the sword’s a little small…not that I’m judging anything else by the size of the sword.

   On July 30, 2012 at 7:27 am

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   Kathleen O says:

   He looks young to me, but that is only because I am older… :lolol . But I must admit…his eyes are kind of weird, scary type…You know those haunted kind… But I guess that is what this book is all about..

   On July 30, 2012 at 9:54 am

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   Pamela Cayne says:

   I kind of skim covers and as long as they’re halfway decent, will judge them by the writing more than the pretty pictures. E-books, however, are a different matter. Some of those are so hideous I cannot look inside…

   On July 30, 2012 at 10:02 am

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   Michelle Bledsoe says:

   :scratchhead I’m sorry, but the first things I noticed was the small swordy thing and his funky eyes.
   I tend to look at the bodies on the cover especially the tattooed ones. The faces are usually the last thing I look at… :howyoudoin
   But yeah, I do get distracted by a bad cover even though the book is amazingly good.

   On July 30, 2012 at 10:37 am

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   Tammy Beck says:

   His body is definately hot but not the face. It’s not that he just looks young, he just doesn’t do it for me.
   I hate when h/h on the cover is blonde & blue eyed on the cover but described black hair & green eyed in the book….drives me crazy. Match the looks or leave the heads off.
   I have learn never to judge books by the cover. There are plenty of great books with boring covers. I read excerpts to decide if I’m interested.

   On July 30, 2012 at 12:02 pm

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   Ruth Chestnut says:

   I think what draws me to a book first is the cover. Not so much what is on there, but the colors. With this book though it was Gena Showalter’s name that caught my attention, along with Jessica Anderson’s. As I have read many books by both authors and know that they tell good stories. He does look a little young but more in his 20’s to me.

   On July 30, 2012 at 7:58 pm