Hey, she at least has most of her head. I'm tired of romance novels with decapitated heroines on the cover.
Mal: He calls back, you keep them occupied. Wash: What do I do, shadow puppets?
'The Message'
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Connie Neil - Apr 03, 2012 12:48:41 pm PDT #18329 of 28333
brillig
DavidS - Apr 03, 2012 12:49:29 pm PDT #18330 of 28333
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Is there no end to the urban fantasy covers with dominated by the sexy heroine and her bare midriff?
At least this one has a visible head and doesn't have tribal tattoos. Got tired of those looking over one shoulder/weapon in hand/tats covers.
DavidS - Apr 03, 2012 12:49:51 pm PDT #18331 of 28333
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Heh.
Headedness xpost.
Connie Neil - Apr 03, 2012 12:50:54 pm PDT #18332 of 28333
brillig
I guess all book designers are of the "women won't buy books unless they can imagine themselves as the heroine" school.
edit: or maybe if they don't show her face they don't have to pay the model.
§ ita § - Apr 03, 2012 12:57:48 pm PDT #18333 of 28333
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm assuming that she's a deep undercover FBI agent, with that getup.
meara - Apr 03, 2012 12:58:12 pm PDT #18334 of 28333
Plus, although it may be coming back, midriff tops are really out of style (compared to, say, the mid-90s when you could barely buy a shirt that covered your bellybutton). And most of these are supposed to be set around now-ish (either an alternate one with monsters, or a "real" one where no one but the heroine and her people KNOW about the monsters...). Hmph.
Ginger - Apr 03, 2012 1:52:23 pm PDT #18335 of 28333
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Apparently monsters keep midriff tops in style.
Steph L. - Apr 03, 2012 2:49:51 pm PDT #18336 of 28333
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I guess all book designers are of the "women won't buy books unless they can imagine themselves as the heroine" school.
Man, I read Discount Armaggedon and then I got my hair cut, and I still look NOTHING LIKE VERITY PRICE. Also can't dance.
Phooey.
Polter-Cow - Apr 03, 2012 3:02:21 pm PDT #18337 of 28333
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hee!!
Did you like it?
Steph L. - Apr 03, 2012 3:05:10 pm PDT #18338 of 28333
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Holy shit, I *really* did. (Okay, I may have thought the last big fight scene, with the music choreography, was a little cheesy. Or, rather, the choreography was a little cheesy. But I get it. She's a ballroom dancer. It's cool.)
But I really, really liked it. I want to know EVERYTHING about her family.