07-21-2010, 11:15 AM
(07-20-2010, 11:05 PM)lostintwilight Wrote: Regarding the cover art, yes, it is beautiful. But as a male, I'm certain I am seeing it differently than how a female sees it. I'm not exactly sure what I mean, as I don't want anyone to get the wrong idea (hey, I'm happily married), but there is something about the beautiful woman desperately fleeing the castle/ house with the frightened expression on her face, glancing back.
Anyone else feel like this? Perhaps someone else can explain it better.
Perhaps it is the foreknowledge that the story inside the book will solve her problem positively. Reading the book effects this, and the happy ending provides a sense of satisfaction that the reader has rescued the heroine from her plight.