Cover Snark: Nose to Nip

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Welcome back to Cover Snark! Elyse: Is the house full of hangry ghosts? Sarah: I’d read a series set at Hangry Hill. Sometimes I live there, too. Amanda: I’m a permanent resident of Hanger Hill. Sneezy: I think I understand what the intent is with the colours and the compositions, but something about the font and colour of the author’s name is really distracting. And the silhouettes of the bushes on either side clogs up the space and leads my eyes out of the cover instead of hemming them in. Sarah: You have to zoom in on his eyes. He looks…sleepy? Dopey? Nefarious? All three plus other dwarves like Doc and Sneezy? That guy’s face though. He’s as bad as the Julie Ann Long smirkbros. Amanda: He reminds me of Game of Thrones‘ Alfie Allen/Theon Greyjoy in the face. Sneezy: Something about the lack of texture on various parts of the cover makes me feel gross. From Maeve: At first glance this isn’t bad, but then you notice the sleeping porcupine on his head. Sarah: I didn’t believe Maeve, and I was wrong, because what the hell is on that guy’s head? Is this Joey from that Nickleback Song where you look at his graph? Lara: That man is big mad and it’s not giving me romance hero vibes. Ely...

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