The ninth semifinal for 2026:
Vote your top (which is to say, bottom) three of these notably bad covers from September!
Because good (bad) work should be recognized.
I’m face-palming right along with the Dark Lord there.
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Magic Today: A Fast-Paced Action-Packed Urban Fantasy Novel (Mathilda Holiday Urban Fantasy Book 1)
Aaagh! Scawy!
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Yup, an illustrated children’s book. Open it up for more of the same.
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It’s like Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” as drawn during detention.
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Mark Anderson: New Orleans Wolf Shifters (Le Beau Series Book 3)
Wow. The subtitle on Amazon tells you something essential about the genre that’s completely missing from the cover.
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I’m glad I’m not the only one whose eyes are tearing up.
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