Ha! Two in one day! Who am I kidding, I'll probably do all of week 1's today. When you see the pond if full of frogs, you just hop to it! Am I right? Right...? Guys...? Bueller...?
Any way, judging a book by its cover. We're told not to do that. But to be honest, when I look at one of Beverly Lewis's books and see an Amish woman on it, I can safely say I probably wouldn't find it as good as something by the late great Terry Pratchett. But it is always a possibility. So! Judging a book:
1. Correct! Woo! Small town certainly seems to fit the look. It has a feel of the Anne of Green Gables and Little House on the Prairie, both of which I would think of as pioneer or small town stories.
2. I'm saying Spy/Espionage. It has a look of a Tom Clancy book. Hunt for Red October or Patriot Games, that sort of thing. But I was wrong. Techno. I guess books like Hunt for Red October are part of the Thriller genre that bridge multiple subgenres.
3. My first thought with this one was Cold Mountain. Do any of the subgenres listed fit that? Of course not. So what do I think it is? The soft colors makes me think female and I would put it as either beach reads or chick lit. I'm going with...chick lit. Wrong! Literary. This one was toughie.
4. This is a cozy mystery. I have no doubts. It has the look. Cats. Small. Lots of books in the background. Am I right? Yes! Okay. 2/4 so far. I would like to do better.
5. Dragons. A cornerstone of fantasy! I would probably have put this hard fantasy, but the look of the cover says Epic or High Fantasy. Am I right? I am! Yay!
6. Oooh. Sci-fi. One of my favorite genres. There's a person in some sort of advanced suit here, so I'm ruling out alternate history, cyberpunk, space western, and steampunk right off the bat. Wow. That really narrows the field quickly. The alien environment and detail on the cover suggest it is more in depth than soft sci-fi. Hard sci-fi. That's my final answer. And I was correct! 4/6. I'm doing better!
7. There's a giant scale on the cover. Why would I think it is anything but legal? And I'm right.
8. Werewolves have been very popular recently. Also, given the fact that the woman in the picture is covered in tattoos and is wearing modern clothing, I'm guessing contemporary fantasy here. But I'm wrong! Well that's a surprise. I can see it being urban, but I still think contemporary applies as a description here. Again, something that seems to bridge subgenres. 5/8
9. Uh oh. Flags. That could put it in so many subgenres. Again, like The Hunt for Red October or Patriot games or any number of Clancy books, it is hard to tell on this one. I'm leaning toward military here. It is definitely not medical. Military. Am I right? I am! Woo! 6/9
10. The old house in this cover screams historical. The refined clothing reinforces it, but also suggest beach read or chick lit. Still, the overwhelming evidence says historical and so do I. And I'm right. This is totally Downton Abbey in book form.
11. Pink. Lots of pink. And other vibrant colors. Lots of empty space. Clashing colors. This cover is weird. Offbeat it is! Ohhh! But I'm wrong! Chick lit. I mean, I guess so. But it seems like off beat works so much better. Who knows, it could be offbeat chick lit!
12. Look at the puppy! So cute. Oh, right, and the couple on the tire swing. I feel like she's probably already pregnant with his child. Any way, my vote is for Regency here, though I'm not entire sure what that means, even in context. It just seems to fit better than anything else save contemporary/modern. Agh! And I was wrong. It was contemporary/modern. 7/12. Eeek! A least that's more than half!
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