This is a YA science fiction novel, and the second installment of a series. None of which is apparent from the cover.
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Okay, poll time: If you were looking for a romantic suspense that exposed human trafficking, is THIS the cover you would choose?
If you have to slap a police badge randomly on your cover to make it look like it belongs on a crime thriller…
“Huh. Maybe the typeface will distract from the over-enlarged graphics… Nope.” (Also, it’s a serial killer suspense-thriller, not an epic fantasy.)
Imagine you can’t read English and you’re trying to guess the genre… (h/t Belinda Pepper)