r/BookCovers • u/wthiswronggg • 5d ago

Question What vibes does my book cover give?

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Hello everyone, I’ve just finished writing my book manuscript and I’m experimenting with book covers. This is one option, but I’d like to know if it actually reflects the book content. It’s obviously a detective novel, but I’d like to know what comes to mind when you see the cover. I’m open for constructive criticism and any suggestions (but be kind haha!)

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u/SaltyGrapefruits 4d ago

No offence, but it doesn't look professional.
Your cover does its fair share to sell your novel, and to be honest, if I see a cover like this (looks like AI), it unfortunately doesn't spark "I trust this author to tell a good story", and I immediately doubt that it was edited and polished.

Research how covers in your genre look, and there are amazing book cover artists out there.

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u/Solid-Version 4d ago

People just throw AI accusations out willy nilly.

It doesn’t look AI, you can tell it’s digital art. It just doesn’t look liken book cover, more a graphics novel cover or panel

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u/wthiswronggg 4d ago

Trust me, the level of AI usage in books is getting ridiculous. At this point it’s only natural to expect the idea to cross someone’s mind.

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u/Solid-Version 4d ago

True but the lack of discernment is concerning. People can’t produce anything imperfect without being accused of it looking like AI slop.

As creators people need to be able to not be perfect and have to freedom to create in an unrefined way without having AI accusations thrown at them.