Cover Snark: Script Font Strikes Again

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Unicorn's Instinct by Elva Birch. A man with an open shirt and a stethoscope. The background is a lake and foresty, mountainous area. A strange mini brown unicorn is in the bottom right corner.

From Alea: On the one hand, the colors are lovely. On the other, wtf?

Sarah: Is this My Little Pony fanfic?

Also, why do shifters not have universal child care and must be finding daycare for their offspring?

Amanda: Dr Nips, Unicorn Woman

He just needs a big hat.

Jane Seymour in a big western hat.

Sneezy: That’s a qilin, it’s not even a unicorn.

Going Commando by Pamela Burford. A headless, shirtless man is crouched down. He has on camo pants. The title is in a script font, which makes it hard to read.

From Mabry: What’s with his ribs? What’s with his neck? Does he have an enormous goiter? Should he see his ENT doc? Why is his chin in such a weird place? Has he ever washed his hair?

This makes me want a cover that is blatantly nothing but random body parts from as many guys as needed to match all of the character descriptions. They wouldn’t even need to be attached. Just spread them out on a velvet cloth or maybe a big mountain boulder for this particular book.

Sarah: I am concerned about his lymph nodes. Like, very concerned.

Amanda: I thought the title was “Going Guacamole.”

Sneezy: This is giving me body horror adjacent ick.

Moonlit Temptation by Penelope Black. A smoldering man in a tank top. It's another title in a disastrous script font.

From Pam G: This is primarily a font fail. Is that first word Moontit? Could be Wloontit, but there’s def some titty in there. Just incidentally, I hate all variations of this thumb sucking/finger licking pose and I seem to see them everywhere.

Sarah: Definitely Moontit. Although for a moment my brain said, “Moonut?”

Amanda: My vote is for Moontit!

Sneezy: Moontit for sure.

Alien Abduction for Unicorns by Skye Mackinnon. A very shiny blue bald man with no shirt on is looking back at a white unicorn.

Another PamG suggestion! She says, “Horny Snark!”

From Pam: Is this, like, the ultimate brony romance? That coy, come-and-and-get-me-baby look. That sultry, heavy-lidded response.

Sarah: That unicorn looks SO annoyed. Did the Blue Man Group Alien leave blue paint smears all over the flank area?

Also, I can state with some authority that his skull looks like he was recently born vaginally. And that’s all I shall say about that.

Alia shared this same cover with me – clearly Blue Man Group and the Unicorn are making an impression!

Sneezy: …At least this looks like a unicorn. Even if it has the same energy as three squirrels in a trench coat.

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