I haven’t done any book reviews and I’m not going to today. As a matter of fact, I haven’t even read this book. For all I know, it could be the creme de la creme of romance tales. But my God people, look at this cover!
Okay, so you have your prototypical romance cover. The strong male with the bulging biceps and unfortunate hairstyle, the swooning female with the long neck, the heaving chest, the three hands …
Wait … what? Three hands?
One on the ground, one resting on her leg, one holding his hand.
You have to wonder, how many people reviewed this illustration before it was selected as the book cover? And how long did it take for it to be noticed?
I don’t know about you, but these are the sorts of things I really enjoy.
I have no idea how Christina Dodd felt about it.
Christina Dodd’s story of discovering the mistake is fun to read! http://christinadodd.com/christina-dodd-and-the-infamous-three-armed-cover/
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I love how amused she was! She sounds like my kind of person! Thanks for sharing the link. 😃
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I review and look at a lot of romance covers. That one is pretty funny!
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I thought of you when I saw it!
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That’s hilarious…and comforting. If you look closely at the cover of my book, Empire’s Daughter, the woman has an extra ear-lobe. No-one noticed it until it was published. I am so glad to realize it’s not a unique issue! (I always say, hey, did anyone ever say these people were human? )
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Yes, and for all we know there may be collectors of book cover errors. So not only are you to be congratulated for publishing a book, it may become a collector’s item! Bravo!
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I like your attitude!
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I can’t believe you caught this…it never occurred to me to look at the cover so closely! Love it.
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I can’t take credit for it. I heard someone talking about it in the library so had to see. Not sure I would have noticed on my own!
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Love it. Although not my usual style of book, I’m tempted to read this, as there are so few novels that have a heroine with three hands. 😀
I hope you don’t mind – I nominated you for a blogger recognition award, as I love reading your blog. http://littlewicksy.com/2015/11/26/blogger-recognition-reward/
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