tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post2977879529910000645..comments2024-03-27T12:04:11.802-07:00Comments on Bloggin' 'bout Books: Top Ten Tuesday: Eye-Catching Cover ThemesSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-38804232035095555862021-08-06T06:54:37.420-07:002021-08-06T06:54:37.420-07:00Same! And a town that looks quaint on the outside ...Same! And a town that looks quaint on the outside but hides dark secrets emanating from a spooky house? Yes, please. The contrast is always intriguing to me.<br /><br />Thanks, as always, for coming by and commenting, Christopher!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-44473163032057180802021-08-05T19:39:21.495-07:002021-08-05T19:39:21.495-07:00I love your approach to this week's theme, and...I love your approach to this week's theme, and I completely agree with you on many of these. Quaint towns and spooky houses? Definitely a complete sucker for covers showcasing either of those.Christopher @ Plucked from the Stackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788297278852650246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-65570164648470576972021-08-05T16:07:26.360-07:002021-08-05T16:07:26.360-07:00Thanks! I'm glad I'm not alone in my readi...Thanks! I'm glad I'm not alone in my reading preferences :)<br /><br />Thanks for coming by, Kristi!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-39832006927328745172021-08-05T16:05:48.302-07:002021-08-05T16:05:48.302-07:00Yeah, I get that. That's why the truly unique/...Yeah, I get that. That's why the truly unique/original ones stand out so much!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping in, Verushka!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-68831800667041173272021-08-05T16:04:48.130-07:002021-08-05T16:04:48.130-07:00I honestly don't know what it is about the loo...I honestly don't know what it is about the looking away from the camera thing. I think it's the mystery of not knowing who they are or what they're thinking and looking at! No matter how many of these covers I see, I'm always intrigued by them.<br /><br />Thanks, as always, for coming by and commenting, Katherine!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-52811492827661672342021-08-05T16:03:21.437-07:002021-08-05T16:03:21.437-07:00Ha ha. Just goes to show how important cover art c...Ha ha. Just goes to show how important cover art can be and why publishers go to such great lengths to produce great covers.<br /><br />Thanks, as always, for coming by and commenting, Cath!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-21096892873620615172021-08-05T16:01:53.134-07:002021-08-05T16:01:53.134-07:00It's hard to resist those themes, isn't it...It's hard to resist those themes, isn't it?<br /><br />Thanks for popping in, Cheryl!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-53978194507734424352021-08-05T08:30:37.533-07:002021-08-05T08:30:37.533-07:00I love how you did this week's post. I agree ...I love how you did this week's post. I agree with a lot of those, too. Kristi https://www.blogger.com/profile/04497441585995790413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-12030944846821448942021-08-05T04:33:46.766-07:002021-08-05T04:33:46.766-07:00I like the take you brought to this TTT -- I usual...I like the take you brought to this TTT -- I usually read a lot of thrillers and suspense novels, and they are all pretty thematically similar when it comes to their covers. Which is actually somewhat dissappointing. Verushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640500646511533020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-13255681623909076542021-08-05T02:23:54.721-07:002021-08-05T02:23:54.721-07:00Definitely. I'm so happy we have met.Definitely. I'm so happy we have met.Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-7086803925801423712021-08-04T21:34:50.227-07:002021-08-04T21:34:50.227-07:00I'm not surprised to see we have a lot of favo...I'm not surprised to see we have a lot of favorites in common! I can never resist most of these - especially the creepy houses and the historical fiction looking away from the camera! Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-78777075177586727502021-08-04T19:12:32.355-07:002021-08-04T19:12:32.355-07:00Right? The food always looks so amazing!
Thanks, ...Right? The food always looks so amazing!<br /><br />Thanks, as always, for coming by and commenting, Wendy!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-81974667758917227692021-08-04T15:06:39.102-07:002021-08-04T15:06:39.102-07:00I agree with all of your choices. I'm very fon...I agree with all of your choices. I'm very fond of classic artwork on book covers, especially of the spooky variety. And, stupidly, a bad cover can almost ruin a book for me because I go to the pick the book up and shudder. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-2282266255327669632021-08-04T13:19:11.073-07:002021-08-04T13:19:11.073-07:00I love your take on this week's topic, Susan. ...I love your take on this week's topic, Susan. Spooky houses, covered wagons, quaint small towns, and warm fall colors also attract me. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing and for visiting my blog.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03470069911115912344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-89391634550222439412021-08-04T09:45:51.936-07:002021-08-04T09:45:51.936-07:00I love your take on this challenge today! I’m als...I love your take on this challenge today! I’m also a such a sucker for covers, I especially like ones with food pictures!WendyW https://www.blogger.com/profile/09283458500806066283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-27951341970380976892021-08-04T06:57:10.399-07:002021-08-04T06:57:10.399-07:00Agreed. The truly original ones stand out for just...Agreed. The truly original ones stand out for just that reason.<br /><br />I'm in the suburbs, but yes, it's SO incredibly hot here. Even after 20+ years of living here I'm not used to it. I still pine away for the milder weather of the Pacific Northwest where I grew up.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, curlygeek04!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-17445680955258466722021-08-04T06:54:58.317-07:002021-08-04T06:54:58.317-07:00Not surprised at all since we have so much in comm...Not surprised at all since we have so much in common in our reading and outside lives :) We're long-lost twins, after all!<br /><br />Thanks, as always, for coming by and commenting, Marianne!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-59272864846767815332021-08-04T06:52:40.509-07:002021-08-04T06:52:40.509-07:00Thanks so much, Rajani!Thanks so much, Rajani!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-62574024442906019632021-08-04T06:51:48.608-07:002021-08-04T06:51:48.608-07:00Thanks! I didn't have to think to hard about t...Thanks! I didn't have to think to hard about this one, which is always nice :)<br /><br />Thanks for popping by, Evelyn!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-37605661341814326782021-08-04T05:26:54.345-07:002021-08-04T05:26:54.345-07:00I love how you picked out cover themes. I find mo...I love how you picked out cover themes. I find most covers aren't very original, but it's interesting to read about what draws you. I'm from Phoenix myself, hope you're weathering the summer okay!curlygeek04https://www.blogger.com/profile/17024197260947677556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-76328807116224469292021-08-04T02:35:02.363-07:002021-08-04T02:35:02.363-07:00Great idea to go for covers in general. And they a...Great idea to go for covers in general. And they all represent the kind of covers I am attracted to, as well. Surprise, surprise. LOL<br /><br />Thanks for visiting my <a href="https://momobookblog.blogspot.com/2021/08/top-ten-tuesday-top-twelve-titles-or.html" rel="nofollow">TTT</a> earlier.<br />Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-82313312235838134982021-08-04T02:20:19.412-07:002021-08-04T02:20:19.412-07:00Awesome postAwesome postRajani Rehanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439571117569471650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-39005091005653887492021-08-03T22:39:34.283-07:002021-08-03T22:39:34.283-07:00Love your take on the topic!Love your take on the topic!Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06610595477649415803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-6709979813922446442021-08-03T20:20:46.525-07:002021-08-03T20:20:46.525-07:00Thank you! This was a nice, easy list to make. It ...Thank you! This was a nice, easy list to make. It was fun to think about the cover themes that I always find appealing.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping in, Amy!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-75846003069804938082021-08-03T20:19:24.091-07:002021-08-03T20:19:24.091-07:00I've been in love with the COCONUT CAKE cover ...I've been in love with the COCONUT CAKE cover ever sine I saw it, but I still haven't actually read the book. I need to and if there's a recipe included? Yep, I'm definitely going to have to try it. That cake looks amazing!<br /><br />Thanks, as always, for coming by and commenting, Pam!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.com