So I think as we enter 2013 Retrospective time, I'll post up some of my favorite titles and covers from things I watched or read or listened to this year.
I suck at titles, but I love them when they're well done. And I can't stand the generic ones. Loretta Chase has these cute Miss Wonderful, Lord Perfect, Mr Impossible books and I can't remember which ones I've read and which I haven't. And when I look back at the romances I read this year, I'm not always sure what they were about.
Mind you, I don't blame the authors--I'm pretty sure these titles are often foisted on people. Or they're cute, fun-sounding titles... they just don't do what I, personally, like a title to do. Which is remind me what the book was about!
I don't think I ever read any of the Well of Souls books. They sound familiar simply because I've browsed the SF/Fantasy shelves of libraries and bookstores since I was 12. But those are entertaining covers!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite covers tend to be the more recent Patricia McKillip covers: they are as lyrical as her stories.
And I tend to have problems with titles too. My current WIP is titled "Urban Fantasy". :)
Hmmm ... now that NaNo's gone and done, I think I'll search out these books and have a re-read.
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