Urban Fantasy Cover Query (Contains cookies!)

[Sophrosyne]

I like both covers, but I don't like the cookie in either one, although it's less confusing on the latest version. I get that it's important to you, but as a reader, it's not important to me, because I have no idea what it means until after I've read the story. It originally made me think there was some kind of video easter egg if you clicked on the cookie.

[ShayneHellerman]

Even though it's important, you don't necessarily need a visual of it.

I would go so far as to say that just because it's thematically important, it doesn't need to be the title, either. Because I'd hazard a guess that the only one it's not confusing to is you. The point of a title is to interest or intrigue people enough that they come and read the blurb of your book. For me, at least, the cover doesn't interest me because the two elements (the atom and the cookie) are at extreme odds with one another. One says sci-fi, one says kid's book. And the title doesn't clarify anything. It doesn't interest or intrigue me, it just leaves me even more confused.

Is there some other thematic element that you could use for the title that would be more clear for your target audience?

[Sean Patrick Fox]

Not a fan of this cover at all. Given your synopsis, I don't think it expresses anything unique to your book, and it seems amateurish. I would get a professional to design a cover for you - if you can afford it - or at least find something more suitable to your book.

[kklawiter]

I got to agree with everything said above me. To me, the cover says Self Help/Spiritual book, or text book. The one scslawin put together, is better, but still not there. There are so many things can could be done based just on the synopsis. However, I do not agree with everyone saying leave the cookie out. If its important to you and part of the story, just find a better way to in-cooperate into the cover.

Good Luck!

[scslawin]

I got to agree with everything said above me. To me, the cover says Self Help/Spiritual book, or text book. The one scslawin put together, is better, but still not there.

I agree, I threw it together without doing a bunch of editing. I know it is better than the original, but it could be MUCH better if some serious thought and effort were put into it. And let's face it: covers sell (or fail to sell) books.

[Rin]

Guys - I'd like to thank you all for your help on this. I've had a decent think about it, and consulted with some other people and decided that I'm going to hire a professional (out of the KB yellowpages ), so look forward to seeing a new cover in a couple of months. ^_^