By Eddy Book back covers are like trailers to me.  I love taking a look at them even if I don't plan to read the book.   The reason I love them so much is that I can't fathom how hard it is to fit a synopsis of a novel compelling enough to attach a new reader without giving away too much of the book at the same time.  In essence, it is a telemarketer cold call, and just like those calls everything has to be perfect in order to make the sale.  We see it fail all the time in movie trailers; it is already cliché to say "all the best jokes were in the trailer". Just substitute jokes with action scene, plot twist etc and you could cover every major movie release of the past couple of years. Yet, the most disappoint is when the back covers do not live up to the expectations that they create.  In my eyes it's a bit of false advertising, or a bait and switch. While Dead Man's Boots doesn't fall all the way to this level, I am sorry to say that my expectations were … [Read more...]