We here, have some examples of some covers that don't necessarily scream 'read me'! That's exactly what you DON'T need, your reader putting down your book. ​

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1. ​ The Mysterious Man in the Black Coat. Ok first of all, I don't know about you, but this doesn't sound that captivating at all, well to us. The man in the picture (Handsome Chris Evans), does NOT look mysterious here, and well, the black coat, eh, we'll leave it there. Another thing, the title is long! BIG NO NO! Something like, 'the Black Coat' could suffice. Lastly, think to yourself, does the title intrigue you? Do you think you could have an idea of what its about? If not, then something's wrong with the title, not you. Now, if it were 'The Black Coat', would that get your attention? Think about it. 
2. The Ryan Lochte picture. What does it mean? No title? First error. A celebrity? Second error. At least nice effects? Third error. Ok, so what does the cover want to say? You can't just put a cover to make the book have one. Its part of the book, a very important part. This picture has no title. What if the story had nothing to do with swimming? What if it was the main character, portrayed by Lochte? So many questions, NO answers. What more is there to say? GET A TITLE AND A GOOD PICTURE!  
3. Ok, we honestly have nothing against the third cover. It is actually one of the most popular and most read stories on Wattpad. But that's not the point, the point is, this cover, of 3 "celebs" doesn't exactly get much attention. The title, is a bit long, but does have that touch in some readers, could spark curiousity. We sincerely think this story had its luck on Wattpad to be so popular. If you're interested in the story, mouse over the cover and click 'go to link.' Other than that, we consider this cover a DON'T. 
4. Really? The fourth cover had us... blank. Here's why: We go back to our 2 picture. No title, so we have no idea whatsoever what the story is about. Unless you have a really good imagination to create a story of who knows what, that can go hand in hand with the cover, then props to you. It's ok for you to use abstracts, like the one shown, but its really difficult to get a story around that. If you do, good luck! Who knows, maybe you can prove us wrong...