Since I feel bad for making fun of the ugly covers, here are all the best book covers from the year! A lot of them are graphic novels this time around, and a bunch showed up on my The Good list(*)!
This cover really captures the dichotomy in the book between prim Victorian sensibilities and invasive gennome-mapping technology.
*I really like the art style, which I guess is how most graphic novels end up on here.
*This is my aesthetic, basically.
*Of course gorgeous graphic novels have gorgeous covers.
When a woman writes an AU crossover fic, it’s trashy, but when a dude does it, it’s Serious Literature(TM).
This book’s rating probably suffered BECAUSE its cover was so good. It would be hard to live up to this.
This is a book of poetry, which made no impression on me.
Gimme more Kidby Discworld art yes please
*I cannot recommend this book enough. It is completely ridiculous.
*Tony Cliff’s art is amazing!
*More Tony Cliff art
This captures the magical realist weirdness of this book.
*Why is this list mostly graphic novels? Other books need to step up their game.
*What did you expect
*lol Did you think I forgot about the last Delilah Dirk? These are in the order I read them.
Russian summer camp graphic novel!
This one takes place in Florida, and it does a good job at that.
*This book and I are BFFs.
*The last graphic novel on the list, I swear
Another book that couldn’t live up to the coolness of its cover.
Previously: 2018: The Ugly
2017: The Pretty