Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words Best Book Covers of September 2015 That blank book cover above doesn’t look very appealing does it? Would you buy a book with a cover like that? A great book cover should draw your attention to it, make you want to pick it up (or buy it), tell you a… Continue reading Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words: Best Book Covers of September 2015
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Our Best Book Covers of April 2015
So many wonderful covers to choose from this month. Covers that pulled you into and made you want to read the story inside. Covers that intrigued, drew you in or were just plain adorable. We all have our favorites…what were yours this month? Write and let us know! … Continue reading Our Best Book Covers of April 2015
June 2014 Summary of Reviews and June’s Best Covers
✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍✍ June 2014 Book Review Summary *Key: S series C contemporary F-fantasy SF-science fiction PN-paranormal SP-supernatural H-historical HR-horror N-Nonfiction YA-young adult Rating Scale: 1 to 5, 5 stars is outstanding 5 Star Rating: Blackbird Knitting in a Bunny’s Lair by Amy Lane C,S Cold Feet by Lee Brazil C,… Continue reading June 2014 Summary of Reviews and June’s Best Covers
ScatteredThoughts May Summary of Reviews and Best Covers of the Month
May 2014 Book Review Summary for ScatteredThoughtsandRogueWords *Key: S seriesC contemporary F-fantasy SF-science fiction PN-paranormal SP-supernatural H-historical HR-horror N-Nonfiction YA-young adult Rating Scale: 1 to 5, 5 stars is outstanding What an incredible month. May was chock full of fantastic stories and outstanding covers. Oh, that every month was as full of riches… Continue reading ScatteredThoughts May Summary of Reviews and Best Covers of the Month
February 2014 Summary of Reviews and Best Covers of the Month
February 2014 Review Summary *Key: S series C contemporary F-fantasy SF-science fiction PN-paranormal SP-supernatural H-historical HR-horror N-Nonfiction YA-young adult Rating Scale: 1 to 5, 5 stars is outstanding ***************************************************************** 5 Star Rating: Be My Valentine, Bobby Bryson by Geoffrey Knight C, short story Lying With Scorpions by Aleksandr Voinov, S, SF Of Last Resort by… Continue reading February 2014 Summary of Reviews and Best Covers of the Month
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words Best Covers of 2013
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words Best Book Covers of 2013 What is a book without its cover? That’s a question that gets asked more frequently in this age of eBooks and ePublishing. For myself and, I think, many others, book covers are still the marquee for an author’s story, the path to a book and… Continue reading Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words Best Covers of 2013
Scattered Thoughts Best Book Covers of 2012
Once again its time to talk book covers and book cover design. I have talked previously about my favorite covers from childhood and how the mere sight of a great cover in the window of a bookstore would draw me in like the scent of cheese to a mouse. If the cover is the magnet… Continue reading Scattered Thoughts Best Book Covers of 2012
Review of Hired Muscle by Hank Edwards
Rating: 4.25 stars Life can be hard. A fact that Barry gets as he waits tables in a restaurant located in a not so desirable part of Baltimore in 1941. Barry lives in a small rental room whose landlord often forgets the fix the heater, but he can walk to work, Enrique the owner is… Continue reading Review of Hired Muscle by Hank Edwards
Favorite Series Covers and Cover Artists!
Book covers have always fascinated me. Some repel me, others draw me in immediately. Think “ooh, shiny, pretty…” lol. Others intrigue me by their content or graphic design, while others leave me “meh” or confused. When I think of series covers that are successful, all they have some of the same elements incorporated into their… Continue reading Favorite Series Covers and Cover Artists!
Review of Abstract Realism by Edward Kendricks
86 pages Rating: 4 stars Tonio, a renown painter of abstract realism, made the mistake of accepting an invitation for a movie date from a man he just met at a gallery opening. The man’s jealous lover made sure Tonio never made that mistake again by savagely attacking him with a knife. Now scarred and… Continue reading Review of Abstract Realism by Edward Kendricks
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