herhandsmyhands ,
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Covers have a purpose: they signal the genre within.

A cartoon cover of two people dressed casually for camping does not--and I cannot stress this enough--signal EROTICA to anyone.

Holy jumping WHAT THE HELL, , WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL--you are setting that book (and its author) up to fail.

@romancelandia @bookstodon

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  • JoanGrey ,
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    @herhandsmyhands @romancelandia @bookstodon

    The vector illo style isn't helping this at all. If you told me this was NA hiking/college romance, with fade to black closed-door intimacy, I'd be more willing to believe it than if you handed this to me and said it's erotica. Oof.

    Jaycee ,
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    @herhandsmyhands @romancelandia @bookstodon OK, but is it erotica or is it women's fiction? Because I'm really struggling with the idea that it's both. Maybe very steamy women's lit? I feel like they are casting way too wide a net here...

    Zumbador ,
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    @herhandsmyhands @romancelandia @bookstodon yes this looks like "Sweet Romance". Setting themselves up for bad reviews

    eyrea ,
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    @herhandsmyhands @romancelandia @bookstodon Plus there's no pursuit -- they're standing with their backs to each other.

    Show one chasing the other and it would already improve somewhat.

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