What does a good book cover look like?

This is the version I am familiar with.

I feel like this cover really depicts the story of the book. The man in the cover is The Giver and the black and white contrasts with the sunset colors. This first book that Jonas, the main character, see is red. Thus, I thought the cover portrayed the theme of color well.

Wow, I've never seen this cover before.

I do not like this cover as much as the first one because the color red isn't there. I want to know why blue and green are used.

The eye is mesmerizing... 

 I think this cover is okay... But, I think the apple is out of place... Though, the green grass is cool, since the background is the same picture but in different colors.

Apples are everywhere!

I really like this cover too. The slow progression of the red in the apple shows how Jonas can slowly see colors. Like I said, red is the first color he sees.

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The rainbow really drew me in since it was "cracked". This cover gives me a sense about what the book may be about. It seems as if there will be a protagonist who's on his/ her last nerve. To whom ever they are referring to, it is their Last Last Chance before he'll/ she'll break. The space at the top for just the picture makes the audience enjoy the rainbow. I think the black text is what brings in people to check out the book since it's the only thing in black (compared to the colors). The angle on "Chance" causes the photo to seem like it shifted. The shift causes the rainbow to look like it was off and feel broken.

This cover is just so colorful compared to the rest of the covers. I actually love how each word is highlighted by a browser box thingy... The cover clearly shows that the book is something about technology. Also, the overlapping boxes creates a wild feel which is like how viral videos/ pictures spread.

I don't know about you, but this cover is CREEPY. Of course that's what drew me in though. I like how the texts are diagonal and crossed over each other. The cross seems to be in the center of the cover. Also, there's a pink, black, and grey bar on the left which creates a little boldness on the image. The pink and white contrast is really effective for the creepiness... There's also a little fade behind the little girl and she is also aligned to the center. There are spaces below her and on her sides. She kind of looks like she is floating... I think I'm going to have nightmares.

All I can say about this is that the simplicity drew me in. The image, text, and colors are simple and clean. Once I read the title, the light bulb made perfect sense. Although it's just a ball of white with fade in the background, I think I was amazed at how simple an image could be but still be recognizable. There's a lot of space around the light bulb but I feel like that's the reason why we need an interrogation. Everything else is silent. 

His/ her teeth are so sharp... The animal looks so creepy to me and after I saw the word "Taxidermy", I was like, of course. I could already tell that there are going to be many stories about taxidermy in this work. The title definitely caught my attention first because of the bold yellow font color. My eyes then move to the image of the fox and his/ her sharp teeth. The fox isn't real, but the drawing/ painting seems very realistic. I feel that people pick up books because of the artists' talents. 

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Overall, I found it interesting how all of these covers used some sort of image. I think that images are a good way to see what the book or novel will be about because people can remember images better than words. Actually, it may just be because of my preference since I'm more of a visual person. I feel that the picture should be able to explain its purpose. I noticed that two of my books used the center alignment and other went diagonally.

I'm not exactly sure if this is a trend, but all the covers I chose had some sore of  black feature. Some had the same alignment as well. Also, they all used the same font type which is sans serif. However, these covers have more differences than similarities. One of those differences is that the texts are in different colors. Also, other alignments are all over the place with diagonals.