THINGS THAT MAKE ME WANT TO READ A BOOK
When it comes to picking books, I’m pretty superficial. This I admit. The “draw” is always cover art which means that the big things that make me want to read a book is that cover design.
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THINGS THAT MAKE ME WANT TO READ A BOOK
COVER DESIGN
Of course this is number one reason! Why? Because it’s this that first catches ones eye. As far as specific elements, here’s a few things I like on a cover that will catch my eye.
- All the Bright Colors; Never underestimate a solid color palette.
- A Cute Couple; illustrated or models, I don’t mind either one and like this look since I enjoy romance novels. The more romanticism, the sweeter the design can be.
- A Decorative Font; I’m coming to appreciate the font designs more. Most the time they use the entirety of the space plus like these featured (below), they also use elements or texture to help add pizazz.
- A Pretty Dress; this is a trend that was really big back in the 2012 era of The Selection but we cannot underestimate this one, and a more recent release to use this is Beautiful Wild, or A Thousand Heartbeats, by Kiera Cass, too.
- Styles Unique to the Industry; when it comes to the industry and the genres within that, some are kind of “same old-same old.” Don’t mistake me, it’s not that I don’t still like the designs or think they’re pretty, but when I see something like Carmen or Lynette’s pop up, they stand out in their Christian fiction industry.
Famous for a Living on Goodreads • Bear with me Now on Goodreads • Rubi Ramos’s Recipe for Success on Goodreads • The Bachelor’s Bargain on Goodreads • The Courteous Cad on Goodreads • Stay With Me on Goodreads • Borrow My Heart on Goodreads • Words We Lost on Goodreads • The Summer I Turned Pretty on Goodreads • To Sir, With Love on Goodreads • The Library of Lost Things on Goodreads • The Selection on Goodreads • A Thousand Heartbeats on Goodreads • To Love a Prince on Goodreads • Bellegarde on Goodreads • Without Warning on Goodreads • After She Falls on Goodreads
CUTE TITLE
A good book title is also not to be underestimated. It can be cute and fun, or sometimes a little flirty, or one of those plays on words. Some of my favorites include:
Make the Fireflies Dance on Goodreads • Meet Me in the Margins on Goodreads • Brunch at Bittersweet Cafe on Goodreads • To Sir, With Love on Goodreads • The Courteous Cad on Goodreads • How to Love Your Neighbor on Goodreads • Borrow My Heart on Goodreads
FAVORITE AUTHOR
This one is likely a given for most of us. Anytime a favorite author releases a new novel, there’s a high chance, unless they suddenly switch to fantasy or some other loathed trope, I’ll immediately be on board. It’s like the comfort read we all want and love best, no matter how hard or how well we “branch” out.
What things make you want to read a book? Do we share any in common? What things prompt you to immediately want to read a book? Do we share any in common? Let’s talk about them and more in the comments section!
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Linking up with That Arty Reader Girl May 23: Things That Make Me Instantly Want to Read a Book (these can be auto-buy authors, tropes you love, if an author you love blurbed it, settings, genres, etc.)
I agree. The cover and title are so important! Here’s my TTT: https://bonniereadsandwrites.com/2023/05/23/top-ten-tuesday-things-that-make-me-instantly-want-to-read-a-book/
They are! They are that first things to catch my eye!! :)
I love your site redesign! And, yeah, a cute title makes a big difference.
Thanks for stopping by earlier.
Thank you, Lydia! It still needs WORK yet and I need to buy/install a new theme since this one isn’t getting updates yet, but I’m glad I finally went ahead with the change. :) Love a good book title and thank you for visiting here!!
Covers, titles, and authors are all great reasons to pick up a book.
100% agree!! :)
I like a good book cover a a cute title too! Of course favorite authors are always a good choice. Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
Same. One cannot underestimate a good title and book cover. :) Yes! Love a favorite author. They’re always a must.
It’s hard to resist a book with a pretty, eye-catching cover! They definitely draw you in. Even better when it has a plot summary that sounds intriguing.
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YES! It IS hard to resist. Pretty covers are always that “first thing” that draws you in. :)
This is such a great list, and so many of the things you listed are the same things that draw me to a book. I especially love the beautiful dresses theme on book covers – that’s what drew me to The Selection and The Belles!
Right? A pretty dress may be kind of an outdated design theme, but I still love it! :)
Pretty covers are a big thing for me as well. Happy reading! My TTT https://readwithstefani.com/things-getting-in-the-way-of-reading/
YES! I just love a good and pretty cover art. :)
Yes to all of these, Rissi! All those covers look so pretty, of course we’d want to pick them up. A fun title always works and so do favorite authors! :)
YES! We want our bookshelves to be pretty, too!! :) A good title is fun and I think is another thing that helps the book catch my eye. So glad, as always, you stopped by, Lindsey. Thanks.
Favourite author is definitely a top one for me and I do love an eye catching cover too, I’m not so keen on stock images of models or really any kind of people on book covers so that one doesn’t necessarily appeal to me, but I do like illustrations or an eye catching font and some kind of standout colour, though it doesn’t necessarily have to be bright, I often find that black covers can be just eye catching as really colourful ones!
I am liking all of the color lately. But yes, I agree! Any good design no matter than color, does stand out. :) Favorite author, even if this then means I don’t branch out, is always like a comfort read so I’m here for that. :)
A great title can pull me in, as well. Especially one that stands out and is different from other books in its genre!
YES! I agree. A good title is sometimes underrated I think so when I see one, it can draw me in to learn more. :)