Cover Snark: Best of 2018

by Amanda · Dec 24, 2018 at 3:00 am · View all 7 comments

NB: This week, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite and our most popular pieces of writing this year. We’ve got a week of best-of posts to share, with reviews, cover snark, sales, and more. We hope you enjoy revisiting our archives, and most of all, we wish you and yours a wonderful holiday and a happy new year – with all the very best of reading.

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These are the top five Cover Snark posts of 2018! We’ll be working our way toward number one/ The top five is measured by the amount of page views and the best reader comments come from the number of heart upvotes a comment gets.

Now let’s see what Cover Snarks made the cut!

The Gamble by Alice Ward. In the background is a city at night. A shirtless hero is front and center and he's unbuttoning his pants. It's clear that he is wearing no underwear. His pecs are covered in big, blue tattooed roses.5. Climaxing to Cannon Fire (February 26)

All you really need to know is that there’s a cover of a man jogging through a field filled with dinosaurs.

Best reader comment is from Ren Benton:

Tattoo Guy had to be talked down from the coconut bra he really wanted. Don’t drink and ink.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winter's Heat by Denise Domning. There's a castle in the background. The hero is facing away from the cover. He is shirtless and his hands are on his hips. The heroine is fully clothed in a green dress. She's facing the reader. She puts a comforting hand on the hero's shoulder while glancing down at his bits and bobs.4. Cover Snark: No Need for Nursing Bras (April 30)

There are confusing holiday elements and a cover that really wants us to wearing some 3-D glasses. Why? I’m not sure.

Best reader comment is from Kathy:

I though it was Winter’s Wheat until reading these comments. Ah well, once you see the the rest of them, it looks rather tame. These naked men always remind me of those early illustrations of buffalo or hippopotamus. As if the artists don’t really know what a man looks like without a shirt on, but have read some travellers’ descriptions.

 

 

 

Memoirs of a Bad Dog by Curtis Moser. The cover is an illustration of a droopy basset hound with a halo. But something awful seems to be happening with the dog's neck skin.3. Cover Snark: A Very Important Poll (January 29)

Haggis, Halloween jaguars, and a very inappropriate optical illusion needed some snarking.

Best reader comment is from Gigi:

In response to our poll on whether this dog looks more like a vagina vs. balls.

Saggy balls? Also why does the dog look like he’s coming off a five day bender?

 

 

 

 

 

Beware Of Worm In Your Anus, a Guide Book About The Danger Of Worm In Your Baby And How To Avoid It by David Jems. A man is facing away from the cover and he's wearing a white shirt and jeans. He's clutching his butt.2. Cover Snark: Beware of Worm (March 12)

This Snark stuck with me. I remember it like we published it yesterday, but no…it was way back in March.

Best reader comment is from Carol S:

Wow my son used to stand just like Beware of Worm when he was potty training. That stance didn’t end well for either of us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Muffin Top by Tabatha Kiss. A headless and shirtless dude stands in a kitchen wearing only a pair of camouflage pants and heavy duty work gloves. A whisk is also photoshopped into the man's hand.1. Cover Snark: Camo in the Kitchen (January 8)

Our most viewed Cover Snark serves as a great warning for wearing proper kitchen attire and keeping warm in cold climes.

Best reader comment is from Ren Benton:

If the cover of Muffin Top made you cringe, check out the description:

She walked into my bakery
and my dough wasn’t the only thing rising…

Long legs, a big chest, and perfect, round buns.
I’d give anything to roll with her and that adorable muffin top she’s packing.

There’s just one problem…
and that’s the Irish mob jerk who thinks he owns her.

To hell with that.

If she’s gonna have a bun in her oven…
it’s gonna be mine.

And that’s our top five! What do you think? Did you have any Cover Snark favorites this year?

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  1. Ren Benton says:
    December 24, 2018 at 9:22 am

    I’m going to put this on job applications where they ask for notable achievements.

    Enjoy your time off, folks!

  2. Katherine says:
    December 24, 2018 at 9:41 am

    Tea, biscuits with chocolate & Cover Snark. Some not so quiet giggles too. Best start to the holiday chaos. Wishing we can all celebrate with a great book and plenty to say about it! Thanks to my tribe for another excellent year of SBTB.

  3. Daohne says:
    December 24, 2018 at 1:21 pm

    I send links to Cover Snark to friends who treasure them as much as I do. I appreciate you publishing one in time for me to have it as a Christmas present for them.

  4. Kathy says:
    December 25, 2018 at 3:34 pm

    I’m glad I wasn’t the only one, Ren, especially since my husband was distinctly underwhelmed.

  5. Louise says:
    December 26, 2018 at 1:57 am

    Ooh, ooh, I remember the Basset Hound coming off the prolonged bender. I hope it’s feeling better by now.

    Years after all these books have been mercifully purged from our collective memories, we’ll remember the covers . . . whether we want to or not.

  6. Katie C. says:
    December 26, 2018 at 6:12 pm

    Not sure if I am the only one that sees an occasional book on cover snark that makes me want to read it??? Or am I the odd one out on that one?

    Anyway, for whatever reason, the cover of The Gamble by Alice Ward looked interesting to me, read the description on Goodreads, yes please and searched for it on Amazon. And no luck???

  7. denise says:
    December 29, 2018 at 2:24 am

    Cover Snark is one of my favorite features.

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