Let’s face it we all judge books by their covers sometimes. In fact, I do it all the time. I just can’t resist buying a beautiful book and although the inside usually matches the outside, it sometimes really, really doesn’t. I have made a list of five books where I did not love the story nearly as much as the cover and will now share it with all of you.
1 Fallen by Lauren Kate 
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This cover is so beautiful and when I saw it, I thought; I need that book! Then I read it and ended up giving it two stars because I just couldn’t get into it. I didn’t like the protagonist or the love interest and I can no longer remember anything about it other than the fact that I did not like it very much.
2 Immortal by Gillian Shields
This might be one of the most beautiful books I own. Unfortunately, it has a serious case of instalove and a ditzy main character that just made me So mad. She nearly gets trampled by a guy on a horse and even though he is rude and unapologetic she just instantly fall for him because he is so dreamy. Just NO!! I gave this one star because it was just the Worst instalove I have ever read.
3 Winterspell by Claire Legrand
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I really feel like I made a mistake purchasing this book because I disliked it so much I ended up not finishing it. I almost never DNF books so the fact that I just could not get through this says a lot about my feelings. I just had so many problems whit it. On the upside, it looks good on my bookshelf…
4 Shatter me by Tahereh Mafi
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This book was beautifully written and I neither loved it nor hated it. I simply thought it was ok and because I LOVE the cover and expected to be blown away by the story it was a bit disappointing.
5 Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin
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This book just felt like MEH. I did not care at all about the characters or what would happen to their world.
That was my list and I hope none of you feels offended by any of my choices! This is just my opinions and if you like these books, I think that’s great! 😀
What are some books that you guys feel did not live up to the beauty of their covers? 🙂
Luna.
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I’m trying to think of a book I own that has a beautiful cover. I can’t think of any that are particularly striking 0.o I have no idea what that says about me 😉 Anyhow, I enjoyed this interesting post!
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Haha probably that you don’t buy books for their covers. 😀
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I couldn’t agree more with Fallen being number one on this list! Somehow I managed to get through the second and third book too, that’s only because I’m curious about the ending and wouldn’t be able to DNF the series now that I have read three of them. With each book it feels like it’s getting worse, too many pages for too little development. *laughing/crying*
To see Shatter Me on the list actually surprised me a lot, but if you decide to pick up the second book anyway, I’ve heard from many vloggers and bloggers that the trilogy got better with every book! That’s what I think too, but I loved all of them enough to give five stars :’D
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I actually read the entire Fallen series and tried to read one of her other books and they were all BAD. I have now given up on this author.
I might try Shatter me again but currently I’m not in a dystopian mood so if I read it again now I won’t like it. 😛
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Yeah I felt the same way about most of her other books, but I loved Teardrop. I don’t even know what made me love it, but it was really good. Maybe it was the perfect book for me at that time, or because I’ve read Fallen in German and Teardrop in English? Who knows.
Haha yes, don’t force yourself to read it when you’re not feeling that genre right now. :’D
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Teardrop is the best of her books but i just felt like it was ok, still better than fallen though! 😀
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Definitely better 😀
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I felt the same way about Fallen and Masque of the Red Death. But I did really enjoy Shatter Me. I thought the writing style was unique and the characters pain was palpable.
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I agree that the writing style in shatter me is unique and i liked that aspect of the book. 🙂
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Completely agree with Fallen. That book in my opinion was absolutely terrible, I never rated it, but as a blogger now I would give it 1 star. I’ve heard good things about Winterspell though, I guess I will have to check that one out from the library. We’ll see! Great post, it was interesting!
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Thank you 🙂 I was so sad that i did not like Winterspell because i usually love standalone fantasy…
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ohh, I agree with you when it comes to Shatter Me.
The only difference is – I really didn’t lke that book, and I didn’t like the cover either. Everyone seems to love this cover, but I can’t see anything specal about it…
I didn’t think about those dissapointing eye candies, but there is one book that could fit in that caregory – The Edge of Never by J.A. Redemrski. Such a beautiful book and such an awful story (at least for me)…
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I have not read The Edge of Never but i agree that it has a beautiful cover! 😀
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