Top 5 Wednesday: Terrible Covers

1. I actually love the Penguin Modern Classics but this cover is just plain...creepy. I honestly don't know what they were trying to go for but I can say it didn't work out. It looks more like a cover for Toddlers and Tiaras: The Memoirs than Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

2. Sticking with the classics theme, after all of the Twilight hype, someone decided it would be a good idea to re-issue these classics to look like Twilight covers and I hated it. I get that they were trying to appeal to a younger audience but it was completely unnecessary. The Wuthering Heights cover even has a sticker that says "Bella and Edwards favorite book"...really?

3. The original, hardcover of The Diviners was absolutely beautiful. I remember seeing the cover and wanting to know more about the book. But this paperback cover is horrendous. I get that it's trying to go for the 1920's mystery film but I can't bring myself to like it.

4. I know a lot of people love the original Anna and the French Kiss, and Lola and the Boy Next Door covers but I found them to be cheesetastic. Don't get me wrong they are adorable but I'm generally a person who hates to see real people on the covers of books because it messes with my idea of what someone looks like (does that even make sense?). Anyway I love the new covers for these books and I'm pretty glad I waited to buy them so they would all match on my shelves.

5. I haven't read this book, but I own the first two of the series. And I hate this cover for the same reason that everyone else in the book blogosphere does. The covers don't match. But it's not just that. There was something ethereal about the first two covers, with the stars and the cool color scheme. But this cover seems harsh and plain boring.

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