JABBIC – Judge A Book By Its Cover

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1. 25 Alive

James Paterson

Maxine Paetro

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Rating:  ★★☆☆☆ Gold tones, a woman with a gun, and big action vibes—but it’s Book 25 in a series we never met. Sorry, Patterson, we’re sitting this one out.

2. King of Envy

Ana Huang

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Rating: ★★☆☆☆ A cool title gets lost in a vague, perfume-bottle-meets-hand-grenade cover. We're confused, and not in a good way.

9. Witchcraft For Wayward Girls

Grady Hendrix

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Rating: ★★★★★ With witchcraft, rebellion, and mysterious retro vibes, the cover gives off the impression of a fun and highly engaging read.

10. We All Live Here

Jojo Moyes

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Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Pleasant but utterly forgettable. If we were looking for a compelling read, we’d probably walk right past this one.

13. James

Percival Everett

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Rating: ★★☆☆☆ This seems to be about a guy named James with a bindle, off on some journey—hardly a thrilling invitation to dive in.

14. Blood Moon

Sandra Brown

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Rating: ★★☆☆☆ We’ll give it credit for an intriguing title, but we wish we could actually see the image. Sandra Brown, tone it down.

15. Far From Home

Danielle Stelle

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Rating: ★★☆☆☆ A pleasant but forgettable cover that doesn’t give us much reason to open the book.

Strangers In Time

David Baldacci

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Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Rain, warplanes, and Big Ben. This cover brings the drama, but not much else. We expected more spark from this time-jumping tale.

Say You’ll Remember Me

Abby Jiminez

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Rating: ★★★★★ This cover gives us nothing but "summer read" vibes—and bland ones at that.