Book Talk #13: My First Blogger Interview!

Hello, my lovelies! Today, I have a bit of a different post for you all! Recently I was invited to take part in a really cool project so let me tell you all about it if you're interested!

Lisa over at What Is Lisa Reading? (English Translation) emailed me to ask if I would take part in a really neat interview project that she's been doing for a while now. Basically, she interviews different bloggers from all different places in the world and I just so happened to be the first blogger from the USA that she interviewed! It was such a huge honor in my mind and I thought it was such a cool way to find bloggers from around the world. 

She asked me a series of questions to tell more about myself so I thought some of you might like to read the questions she asked me along with my responses as a way for you all to get to know me a little better in case you haven't been following my blog or Instagram for very long. You can check out the interview down below by clicking on the image!

Don't forget to check out some of the other interviews that Lisa did with other bloggers and please be sure to take a look around her blog, it's pretty cool! I think projects like this one are really great as they help to bring bloggers together and help people find their new favorite blogs to follow. If you have any cool blogs you would like to share, please them in the comments down below! I love finding new blogs and you can check out all of my favorite ones in the "Favorite Blogs" tab above. That's about it for today. Read on, bookworms! See you in the next chapter!

Book Talk #11: My Favorite Mental Health Reads!

Howdy, everyone! Since tomorrow on October 10th is World Mental Health Day, I thought I would put together a special post in honor of such an important topic. Mental illness is something that is very important, normal to some and abnormal to others, and it's so important to learn more about the different mental illnesses that affect people all over the world. Mental illness affects so many people and it's rare to come across such topics in YA literature which I find is a shame since it's something that I feel as a reader is very important to address.

I've had my own struggles with such things as anxiety and OCD and have people very close to me who deal with it as well, people who have in the past dealt with eating disorders, depression, and self-harm so it's always been a part of my life in some way. I love seeing any type of mental illness in YA novels especially if it's done without those stigmas that surround mental illnesses. Below, I have put together my favorite novels I've read over the years that talk about many different mental illnesses that I think are great insights on such things. 

I know there are a lot more books that I want to read that talk about mental illnesses so please, leave any suggestions down below because I would LOVE to read more books that deal with such an important topic. I hope you guys enjoy this post!

WARNING: THESE BOOKS MAY CONTAIN TRIGGERS

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Title: The Last Time We Say Goodbye

Author: Cynthia Hand
TOPIC: Suicide, Depression

Synopsis: There's death all around us.
We just don't pay attention.
Until we do.

The last time Lex was happy, it was before. When she had a family that was whole. A boyfriend she loved. Friends who didn't look at her like she might break down at any moment.

Now she's just the girl whose brother killed himself. And it feels like that's all she'll ever be.

As Lex starts to put her life back together, she tries to block out what happened the night Tyler died. But there's a secret she hasn't told anyone-a text Tyler sent, that could have changed everything.

Lex's brother is gone. But Lex is about to discover that a ghost doesn't have to be real to keep you from moving on.

From New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Hand, The Last Time We Say Goodbye is a gorgeous and heart-wrenching story of love, loss, and letting go. 

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Title: Made You Up

Author: Francesca Zappia
TOPIC: Schizophrenia 

Synopsis: Reality, it turns out, is often not what you perceive it to be—sometimes, there really is someone out to get you. Made You Up tells the story of Alex, a high school senior unable to tell the difference between real life and delusion. This is a compelling and provoking literary debut that will appeal to fans of Wes Anderson, Silver Linings Playbook, and Liar.

Alex fights a daily battle to figure out the difference between reality and delusion. Armed with a take-no-prisoners attitude, her camera, a Magic 8-Ball, and her only ally (her little sister), Alex wages a war against her schizophrenia, determined to stay sane long enough to get into college. She’s pretty optimistic about her chances until classes begin, and she runs into Miles. Didn't she imagine him? Before she knows it, Alex is making friends, going to parties, falling in love, and experiencing all the usual rites of passage for teenagers. But Alex is used to being crazy. She’s not prepared for normal.

Funny, provoking, and ultimately moving, this debut novel featuring the quintessential unreliable narrator will have readers turning the pages and trying to figure out what is real and what is made up.

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Title: Paperweight

Author: Meg Haston
TOPIC: Anorexia, Bulimia, Sucide, Depression, Self-Harm

Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Stevie is trapped. In her life. And now in an eating-disorder treatment center on the dusty outskirts of the New Mexico desert.

Life in the center is regimented and intrusive, a nightmare come true. Nurses and therapists watch Stevie at mealtime, accompany her to the bathroom, and challenge her to eat the foods she’s worked so hard to avoid.

Her dad has signed her up for sixty days of treatment. But what no one knows is that Stevie doesn't plan to stay that long. There are only twenty-seven days until the anniversary of her brother Josh’s death—the death she caused. And if Stevie gets her way, there are only twenty-seven days until she too will end her life.

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Title: It's Not Your Journey

Author: Rebecca Lombardo
TOPIC: Depression, Suicide, Self-Harm, PTSD, Anxiety, OCD

Synopsis: In her first published work, Rebecca Lombardo collects her internationally followed blog into the pages of “It’s Not Your Journey”. The memoir candidly details Rebecca’s two year long chronicle of her struggles with Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Self-Injury, and recovery from a Suicide attempt. Rebecca shares her very real, raw feelings on these subjects, as well as addressing other issues that have contributed to her downward spiral and eventual climb out of her own pit of despair. Issues such as the loss of her mother to lung cancer, the death of her brother, abandonment from friends and family members due to her hospitalization, and more.

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Title: Thirteen Reasons Why

Author: Jay Asher
TOPIC: Suicide

Synopsis: Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers thirteen cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker, his classmate and crush who committed suicide two weeks earlier.

On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out how he made the list.

Through Hannah and Clay's dual narratives, debut author Jay Asher weaves an intricate and heartrending story of confusion and desperation that will deeply affect teen readers.

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Title: Dreamland
Author: Sarah Dessen
TOPIC: Abusive Relationship

Synopsis: Wake up, Caitlin

Ever since she started going out with Rogerson Biscoe, Caitlin seems to have fallen into a semiconscious dreamland where nothing is quite real. Rogerson is different from anyone Caitlin has ever known. He's magnetic. He's compelling. He's dangerous. Being with him makes Caitlin forget about everything else--her missing sister, her withdrawn mother, her lackluster life. But what happens when being with Rogerson becomes a larger problem than being without him?

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Book Talk #9: The Book That Got Me Hooked On Reading

Hello, everybody! Today, I'd thought I'd share a little bit of a story with all of you guys about how I first got hooked on reading. I've always been a reader ever since I was little but I was never really hooked on it. I usually just read whatever sounded interesting and that led to some books that I now question why I ever picked up in the first place. Like, seriously, I had very little taste back then. 

But, that all changed when I was fourteen and I decided to check out a specific book from the library because I heard that the movie was coming out in less than four months and I thought 'eh, it sounds like it could be cool'. So I grabbed a bookmark, sat down and read the book thinking it would be an interesting book. Little did I know, I'd finished it in one sitting and die for a couple of days before I could get my hands on the next two books.

It was a little book you might have heard of through the grapevine: Divergent.

Before ever reading the book, I had never really read anything along the lines of a dystopia story, I wasn't even entirely sure what it was or meant for a book to be dystopia and not sci-fi. I was like 'what's the difference?' How cute I was for not knowing that. Anyhoo, I thought the whole idea of the book sounded cool, what with the whole faction thing and the fight training. I thought it sounded very girl power. Before I knew it I was tearing through the series all the way until the very end of the last book. Even though my heart was ripped out of my chest and broken into about a billion pieces, I was hungry for more of the dystopia world and traits. Through Divergent, I ended up reading Delirium, Legend, Matched, and a couple of other series. I started falling in love with reading again and before I knew it, I started learning just what kind of books I liked and I wanted to read more and more now that I was excited about reading again. 

Surprisingly, I never ran into The Hunger Games or even Harry Potter. How that happened is still a mystery to me. But, I did end up finding some of my favorite books and series that I still love to this day and to think it all started with one simple book. My parents had to watch my book collection grow a little bigger every day and even dared to ask if I was reading all the books I was buying. How cute. They were just glad that I was doing something productive so they didn't argue when the time came to buy me a couple of bookshelves after my collection was now too large to fit on a cart I bought from IKEA. That, and I think they were interested in some of the books I owned. 

Seven months after reading Divergent I started this little blog and well, you know the story. I wrote reviews, started talking about other bookish things, followed book-to-movie adaptations like crazy, I eventually got more comfortable with blogging and now here I am taking you all down memory lane. Woohoo! 

I think it's crazy to think that I'd been a reader my entire life and found some of my favorite books through randomly picking up books, not really knowing what I liked when it came to storylines. Once I knew what I liked in books and what I loved about the storylines, characters, and the genres, I enjoyed reading a lot more than I did before and found new ways to express my grief, fangirl moments, frustrations, anger, and every other emotion from reading. Not only that, but I made some new friends through blogging and discovered Goodreads and bookstagram and every other bookish community that was just as in love with books as I was. I thought it was something quite amazing, especially since my friends in real life are readers, but we all have very different tastes in books. Sometimes I feel like I can't talk to them about my new favorite book since they've never heard of it or don't like the idea of the story and I'm left to cry about my feelings to a pillow. 

However, sometimes we do end up finding a book we both really love but through blogging and bookstagram, I can easily find at least one other reader that I can discuss the book with, whether that person loved it as much as I did or not. I've even had a couple of bookstagram friends message me to read a book they saw I owned so they could discuss it with someone! I thought that was so cool to be able to just simply message someone about a book and fangirl over it that easily. Not to mention it helped to push me to finally read a couple of books I was still trying to get around to. 

I'm so happy that all it took was one book to get me hooked on reading and I've never been more in love with it in my entire life. I've gotten to make some really good friends, connect with fellow readers and also get to talk about my love of reading and writing to others who are interested in talking about the same things.

Divergent has a very special place in my heart and it always will. If it hadn't been for that series, I don't think I would've realized just how much I love dystopia novels and I hate to think I would still be kind of iffy about reading had I not fallen in love with the books and with reading. The series will always be my favorite trilogy of all time because I love the characters, the storylines, and everything about it, even loving the very last book despite that others don't really care for it. I adore the movies, and I would rant to you guys about the last movie in the series being potentially released as a T.V movie but that would take FOREVER for me to write and you guys to read through. It would end up being a three hundred page book so I'll just leave you with this GIF to explain my thoughts on the subject : 

So, what book do you credit for making you fall in love with reading? I seriously would LOVE to hear your stories about your favorite books and which ones hold special places in your hearts! Read on, bookworms! See you in the next chapter!

Book Talk #8: Best Things About Being A Bookworm!

Hello, everybody! Today I'd thought I'd share a little positivity in light of recent events and compile a list of things that are awesome when it comes to being a bookworm. Since there are so much more awesome things about being addicted to books than just being that, how about all the little things that can sometimes get overlooked? Like the big comfy chair that's perfect for reading in? Or all the awesome bookmarks that you can collect without being judged because they're all so cool? Those are just examples so let's continue on with even more reasons, shall we?

1. Lots of tea or coffee!

I love this one because it gives me the perfect excuse to get a third cup of coffee for the day. Who would expect you to read without something nice and warm to drink? That's just craziness! It also helps you out with getting your daily exercise to remain healthy, stretching out those legs of yours from being curled up with a good book. Keeping healthy, one cup of deliciousness at a time! 

2. Constant entertainment!

Who ever heard of a bored reader? When it comes to reading or deciding what to read next, you always have something to keep you busy and entertained. Bored in your house? Pick out a book from your TBR and finally get down to reading it. Bored in a car ride? Pull out your mobile device and continue what you were reading. As long as you have a book with you everywhere you go, you'll pretty much never get bored. Just remember to maybe have a backup read in case you finish one and you're left waiting for something for two hours . . .

3. Shopping made easy!

Okay, this one is a bit of a stretch. BUT, if you know what book you're looking for or you want to go to the bookstore to just look around and see what's up with all the new releases, shopping can be a breeze. Find a dust jacket you like? No need to try it on, just take it up to counter and buy it! Find a book but it might be too heavy to carry around? Opt for the paperback binding if available. The only battle you'll need to fight is deciding which books you want more but other than that, you're stress-free. Especially when ordering online and the books come to you instead. 

4. Rewind the clock!

I don't know about you, but I seriously LOVE rereading an old favorite of mine and visiting the characters, the world, and falling in love with the book all over again! It's like visiting an old friend or a place that you haven't been to in a while and sometimes you even learn something new the second or third or fiftieth time you read your favorite book. And they say time travel isn't a real thing. In a world of fiction, anything is possible. 

5. Discover something new!

I think my ultimate favorite thing about reading is that there is literally ALWAYS something new to read! With all the authors out there in the world creating their own stories, characters, and little worlds for you to discover, it's pretty magical when there are new releases every day and there seem to be more books around you than you can read in a lifetime. It's a little overwhelming but at the same time, pretty exciting to know there's something new to discover every single day. 

So, what is your favorite thing about being a bookworm? Let me know in the comments because I know for sure there are a ton of awesome things when it comes to being a bookworm. Speaking of which, read on, bookworms! See you in the next chapter!

Book Talk #7: Popular Books That Fell Flat For Me

Hello, everybody! As you could tell by the title of this post, today I'll be discussing a list of popular books that everyone and their mother has read that just didn't live up to the hype for me personally. I'm really sorry if anyone gets offended if you're favorite book is in this post, I know I get a little sad when my favorite book is someone else's least favorite but we're all entitled to our own opinions. 

As a side note, have no shame in loving one of these books or all of them. I don't about you guys, but I always get a little agitated when other readers make fun of someone for loving a book they personally didn't like. For me, these books just weren't what I was hoping for, expecting, or just weren't my cup of tea. If these are some of your favorite books, good for you! Now, let's get started!

1. Throne Of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (TOG #1)

Review: Throne Of Glass

Why It Fell Flat: Even though I did like the characters and the storyline and the world building in this book, based on the hype this book was getting I was expecting it to be spectacular, the best book I could ever read in my lifetime. That was sadly not the case.

I don't really know why I didn't end up loving it, maybe because I just couldn't connect with the characters or I felt that there weren't enough fantasy elements. I did think it was a cool book but since I was let down by it, I don't really have the drive to continue the series at this time. I do plan on picking up the second book in this series but it's not my top priority.

2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (THG #1)


Review: The Hunger Games

Why It Fell Flat: I will admit, I got pretty annoyed with this series when the movie first came out. I get that a ton of people were excited about it but when it came to turning around at the store and seeing Hunger Games this and Hunger Games that, it got a little overwhelming. Which is why I think I avoided the series for so long until I was sure I could give it a fair chance.

Fast forward three years and I finally picked up the book. As with the whole point of this post, it just didn't live up to the hype. I found it boring and didn't like any of the characters nor did I really care what happened to them. Since reading the first book, I've gotten around to reading the second one but I'm still struggling to bring myself to read the last one. One day I'll read it . . . hopefully.

3. The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken (TDM #1)


Review: The Darkest Minds

Why It Fell Flat: First off, now that I look at my review for this book, I couldn't disagree with it more. I think at the time, I really did love it but now that I've discovered other books and kind of figured out exactly what I like about a book, I no longer feel the same about it.

I honestly don't remember a single thing from the story, the characters names, or even what the plot of the book is. The only thing I remember is that it's dystopian and had a decent ending. Other than that, I'm not sure how I feel about it anymore. Since reading it, I've given the book away to a friend who really wanted to read it so maybe one day I'll consider rereading it? Maybe even continue to the series?

4. If I Stay by Gayle Forman (If I Stay #1)


Review: If I Stay

Why It Fell Flat: Once again, not an accurate review anymore. At the time, I think I liked it and I still really wish I loved it but now that I've read other books over the years, I just don't feel the same anymore about this book. Has that ever happened to anyone else? I feel like it's happened to me plenty now that I think about it.

I just find the story boring now and no longer care about the characters. They seem really annoying to me and I think I realized that when I actually saw the movie when it first came out. I think the movie honestly ruined it for me which a sad thing. I don't know if I'll ever read the second book but what we'll see what happens, right?

5. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey (The 5th Wave #1)


Review: The 5th Wave

Why It Fell Flat: Luckily, I read this book before I started hearing the hype so I salvaged as much of my honest feelings about it as possible. Still, this book just wasn't all that for me. I just thought it rambled on a little too much and thought Cassie's entire section of the book was boring. I much preferred Ben's POV since, well, it was actually exciting. That goes for the movie too.

Once again, I don't know at all if I'll ever read the next books in the series so I'm still debating whether to just move on with my life or give it another shot with reading the next book.

So I hope you all enjoyed this post! Is there a popular book that just fell flat for you for some reason? If so, which one was it? Read on, bookworms! See you in the next chapter!

Book Talk #5: How To Deal When In A Book Slump

Whether we like it or not, there's always that moment in a book lover's life when the first signs of the dreaded 'Book Slump' comes creeping in on us like a thief in the night. Sadly, I've been battling my reading slump since May and it hasn't been easy. I was able to fight it off and escape the slump in June, but for the last two weeks of July the fight was back on and I went down hard.

Very, Hard.

This is how to deal with the dreaded . . .

BOOK SLUMP. DUN DUN DUUUUUNN!

Step 1: Shut the world out.

Step 2: Relax.

Step 3: Watch Netflix.

Step 4: Hang out with friends.

STEP 5: Don't focus on your reading slump.

STEP 6: CRY.

Step 7: Keep yourself busy.

Step 8: Talk about your feelings.

Step 9: Start a blog.

Step 10: Tell your book slump how you feel.

And there you have it! Ten full-proof ways to get over your book slump! CAUTION: Side effects may occur (excessive caffeine intake, less sleep, more sleep, headaches, etc.) 

Fight on bookworms! See you in the next chapter!

Book Talk #4: Boy vs. Girl POV

So recently I was going through my books on my shelf and realized two things: (1) I own a lot of Dystopian books (2) and most of the books I own are from girl POVs. It's not strange to own more of one POV than the other but I decided that this could be a chance for me to list my reasons for reading more books from a female POV than from a male's and which one I prefer at certain times and what exactly comes into play when I feel like reading from a boy's POV more than a girl's. Now that I've rambled enough, it's girls vs. boys time! Let the showdown begin!

 

1. Relativity

Obviously, being able to relate to a character is important for enjoying the story. When it comes to POVs, however, I always tend to relate to female characters more when the story is told by them. I can relate more by not just gender wise but also some of the insecurities and "girl problems" they face. Such as crushes, self-consciousness, friendships, way of thinking etc. Most times I enjoy the story more when I can relate to the character that's telling the story because of those things. I definitely think that's one of the reasons I tend to be a little more iffy if a story is told from a guy's POV. However . . .

 

Sometimes you need to get away from the drama. I love having a few books on the side that are told by a guy's perspective when I've just finished a book with a really annoying storyline or female protagonist. Sometimes I can actually relate to the guy characters more than others. For example, one book I loved was The Maze Runner for multiple reasons. One was that I related to the fact that Thomas was in an environment that surprisingly had nothing but boys living in it. My life has always been full of boys at my side what with a brother, nephews, cousins, uncles. The majority of my friends are boys and the characters reminded me of them because of their leadership habits, funny jokes, sarcastic personalities and even loyalty.

 

2. Storytelling

When it comes to storytelling, it really does all come down to which you're in the mood for. Lately I've been in the mood for more action-packed and fast-paced books. Something sci-fi or futuristic. It's a bit more difficult to find a book- in my own personal experience- that has those factors without it being from a girl's POV. Now, I love a kick-butt female protagonist but sometimes, I just want the book to focus on the action and world, which tends to be the trend with books told from guy POVs.

 

When it comes to contemporaries, however, a girl's POV is preferred. Considering the fact that I'm a teenage girl with issues (we all have them) I love reading a nice and fun contemporary told from a girl's perspective because I can imagine the feelings she might be having towards a cute guy she wants to be with. I can also relate to her way of thinking more than I can if I read a contemporary told by a guy's perspective. I can relate more to the things she says, does, or thinks when it comes to her wanting a guy to notice her or get the message.

 

3. Writing

Finally, the last reason just comes down to the option of whether or not I like an author. Now, female authors can write a really good book told from a guy's perspective (Asylum by Madeline Roux) and a male author can sometimes write a great book told from a girl's perspective (The Fault In Our Stars by John Green) but sometimes books can fall short.

 

Not to be sexist or anything, but I sometimes gravitate to buying books by male authors when I want a book told from a male POV and gravitate towards buying books written by female authors when I want a book told from a girl's POV because of one reason: authors of the same gender as their character POV can sometimes understand their ways of thinking a little better and thus create a more realistic character. Even though I'm a writer myself, I know for a fact that I could never write a story from a guy's perspective because I don't think like a guy and couldn't even begin to understand what a guy would do in certain situations. Not only that, but it just connects back to the second reason. Boys tend to skip the drama which can be really refreshing and girls tend to have a little drama and more complications with friends and boys.

 

Everything really comes down to personal taste of genres, characters, storytelling, world building etc. Some people only read girl POVs, some read only boy POVs, some read an equal amount of both or read more of one than the other. I fall into the latter one sadly. I would love to read an equal amount of both POVs because both are entertaining and can be really interesting and a lot of fun to read. Once again, these are my personal reasons when picking whether to read a girl or guy's perspective. So what falls into your reasoning when it comes to choosing? Do you look more for world building, amount of action, romance, relativity or something else entirely? Or does it even matter what perspective you read? Please let me know what your thoughts are and if you have an awesome book written from a boy POV, leave your suggestions in the comments! I want to stock up!



Book Talk #2: Bookish Pet Peeves

 

So we all have those awful book pet peeves that show no signs of going away any time soon but they vary for us all. Whether it's the ones listed below or ones not mentioned, we all have them and there's honestly no getting over them or even coping with them. It's a daily war we have to face and we as book lovers need to vent about these things sometimes. So read on for a very understanding rant!

 

1. Bent Pages.

One thing that always annoys me more than anything is dog-earing pages! Every time I open a book, I want to take in the beauty of it's perfect and white pages that are still fresh and crisp without having to see the ugliest line on the corner of my page. Not only does it damage the book page (seriously, once the crease is there, it's there for all eternity) but it makes no sense to dog-ear a page when it's so easy to reach into your pocket or purse and pull out a receipt or gum wrapper to mark your place in a book. Also, bookmarks are, what, 49 cents? Even a leaf can work as a bookmark! Please, mark your place in a book with anything around you but whatever you do, don't dog ear my page! Thank you and good day.

 

2. Damaged Spines.



Another kind of damage that drives me bananas, is a damaged spine. Not only can it be damaged on the actual spine of the book, but it can also be damaged on the spine of the dust jacket, which could honestly be worse. Imagine a beautiful and perfect dust jacket that couldn't be any more perfect and then you see a small tear on the top or bottom. I've had it happen to me multiple times. It's a true nightmare.

3. Stickers.
There's nothing more annoying for some people when you buy a brand new book or a used book from a bookstore with a sticker or two on the cover or back and no matter hard you try to peel it off as smoothly as possible, the sticker just won't come off! It leaves behind sticker residue and you have to scrape off the stuff with your nail or wet cloth and it would make life a lot easier if the stickers weren't on there at all. Let's face it, stickers are not going away anytime soon and we just have to learn to live with that fact as best we can. No matter how many stickers you're able to peel off without a problem, eventually you're going to have that one sticker that doesn't want to come off and wants to forever connect to your book. Just scrape and scrape and eventually you'll get it off. Until you run into that problem, my very best bookish wishes are with you.

 

4. More stickers, but worse.

This is a problem that occurs mostly at the library for me. Don't you just hate it when a book catches your eye and you turn the book over to read the synopsis and you can only read about half of it because there's a sticker covering the words? Most times when this happens, I have to look on Goodreads to read the synopsis when it'd really be nice if the sticker was placed in a better place and I can read what it says right then and there. You'd think people would want to strategically place the sticker where it's not covering anything important. Just saying.

 

 

 

 

5. Mismatched books.



This is a pet peeve that's pretty much the number one among book lovers and readers. There's so many series and trilogies that have only a few books that match both in height and cover and look beautiful together because of that. And then a publisher decides ten books into a series to change the look of the rest of books and your chance of having that series to all match goes completely goes down the drain. You can only hope with everything you have inside of you that one day in this lifetime the books will all match by being republished in the same look and/or format (hint, hint, Shatter Me by Taherah Mafi).

 

6. Covers that don't cover?

Okay, so this one I just don't get. Covers are made to cover the whole book from front to back. Not MOST of the front and back. It makes no sense to have a random little strip of paper peeking out, like, what's that supposed to do? Cover the whole front of the book for goodness sake! It's annoying to see that random slice of paper peeking out at the edge of the "cover" and does nothing for the book or for me. What's the point of it? If you're trying to hint at the fact that there's something cool on the inside, I'm going to open the book to check for that regardless if I know there's something cool inside or not. There's just too many books like this in the world and I demand that they get a full cover or be published in hardback to make everyone happy. Please, make a full cover for a book. That's all I'm asking for.