Of course, while all this sounds like a mere lack of attention on my part – an assumption that all YA covers look one way while adult novel covers look another – it is interesting to note that I, like many others, often have a tendency to associate illustrated covers with YA, or with romance novels. Our editor Kelly has written an excellent analysis on the illustrated cover trend in romance, and what that says about women’s interests, so you may want to read it as a thought-provoking addition to this quiz. But onto the quiz! Because, after my steamy scene incident (which I consider a happy accident), I started to pay more attention to covers and learned to assume less and look for signs more. And I’ve been seeing some progress in my game of spotting YA vs Adult based on the cover alone. Are you willing to test your own detecting senses? The rules of this quiz are simple: each slide features two book covers, one YA novel and one not, and you have to spot (or guess) the YA one! AND… there’s one tricky question in the middle too, to test your senses. You have your results, but you’re still eager to find out which covers are YA or not? Check the titles below (and because this quiz is all about covers, I’ve added the cover designers I was able to find)!
Adult Novels
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston Dominicana by Angie Cruz The House In The Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley, cover design by Michael Morris The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, cover design by Tiffany Estreicher Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert A Girl Called Rumi by Ari Honarvar, cover design by Ari Honarvar
Young Adult Novels
Home Is Not A Country by Safia Elhillo, cover design by Shaylin Wallace Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough We Were Liars by E. Lockhart Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir The House Of The Scorpion by Nancy Farmer Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott, cover design Lisa Perrin Yolk by Mary H. K. Choi, cover design by ohgigue White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante Our Last Echoes by Kate Alice Marshall Enjoyed this quiz? Book Riot has a bunch of cover-related quizzes for you, like this AI-generated covers, and even a cover-recognition expert edition.
