Cover Snark: Armpit Show and Tell

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The Light Within Me by Carly Fall. A shirtless, headless man in floating in space with an exploding planet behind him. One arm is raised and his chin is tilted toward his armpit.

From Jen: Does his raised arm look too big in proportion or is it just me? And what is going on between his pecs? Is that an arrow intention? I just don’t understand some of those ridges.

Sarah: His obliques are smiling at me. No thank you.

Elyse: That is some fucked up forced perspective

Sarah: MY ARMPIT LET ME SHOW YOU IT.

Shana: Are we sure his arm isn’t glued on to his body?

Operation Protected Angel by Margaret Kay. A man in camo pants is facing away. His back is tattooed and well-oiled. He has a rifle resting over his shoulder. He's doing a booty tooch pose.

From Elizabeth: Rather than a “protected angel,” his butt has a bullseye (and it looks like he is really sticking it out). Just weird and random.

Sarah: Does he think “pop” refers to his backside, and “lock” refers to his giant giant weapon? Is that a responsible way to carry a firearm?

And why is he so SHINY

Amanda: has the trigger been photoshopped out?

Sarah: Wait, HAS IT???

Amanda: I zoomed in and saw nothing there

I wonder if he wasn’t practicing trigger safety since his finger looks bent and they just removed the trigger entirely

Sarah: You don’t want a protected angel with a malfunctioning trigger finger.

Amanda: He’s also doing the classic America’s Next Top Model booty tooch.

Hanover Square Spare by Annabelle Anders. A man sits on a blue couch. A headless woman sits on the pack of the couch in a matching blue dress. Her white-stockinged less are crossed and over the man's shoulder. Her shoes are mustard yellow loafers with a bow.

From Pam: I’ve only ever seen a man carry a woman like this during a dance or skating routine and only momentarily. I don’t think they had ice dancing in the Regency. . . or mini skirts and Rothys. At any rate, he appears pretty smug about his prowess. Also, is that a window into another.

Sarah: Not only are the white tights giving me a good chortle, but why are they both so very, very Filter-smooth?

Amanda: The comfort of Rothy’s transcends time and space.

Shana: I wish we could see her expression because I bet it said, “Put. Me. Down.”

Sarah: It sort of looks like they’re on a couch, but there’s not enough back to that settee for her derriere.

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The Roomie Rulebook by Crystal Kaswell. An illustrated cover. The background is bright yellow. A blonde woman has sunglasses on her head and is wearing shorts, a black tanktop, converse, and has a red backpack. The man has on a white tee, jeans, and white shoes. His arms are covered in tattoos. Both have no facial features. The title text is loopy and hard to read.