The Page Turners discussion

Head Stuck in a Book wrote: "Have any of you ever been embarrassed to read a certain book in public? I find that a lot of my books feature half naked men on the covers. I always find myself thinking twice about taking those bo..."

Yeah, people might come to the wrong conclusions....

Probably the City of Bones--cliche half naked guy with his head cut off lol. I remember leaving it out on the counter and my dad just gave me this disapproving frown for a good minute. But I also hate it when my friend brings her Fifty Shades of Gray books to school and just sits there and reads it next to me. I'm like, I don't know this person!

I've felt the same way with The City of Bones. Haha, I left it on the counter at my dad's and he called me later asking, "You left your book with the half-naked man on it."

I completely agree! I barely ever leave my books around in my house without the cover facing down

OMG City of Bones was definitely embarrassing!!! As well as Let The Sky Fall :D Well that one not so much as City of Bones, but still!

just... awkward to read in public.

some of the adult romance novels all seem to have the same covers featuring an extremely buff shirtless man on them. That look doesn't even appeal to me in real life. I mean nobody looks like that in real life not with a little help, if you know what I mean

Most of the Mills and Boon books have embarrassing covers....:P:P

idk why, but I was embarrassed to carry around Maximum Ride with me to school. Anyone else? :D Probably not..

I was too, and I'm not sure why either.

I realize that quite a few people have already mentioned this, but I was embarrassed to carry around the Mortal Instruments books due to the covers. My mom actually didn't want me reading the series when she saw the covers, but I managed to find time to read them when she wasn't around.

Usually not in public but when i'm around my grandparents lol books with weird names like demonglass and soul screamers and crazy pictures i feel weird carrying around when i'm staying with them or something haha

city of bones! I read it on my e-reader but still...

I hate the fact that some books have half-naked guys and I'm walking around school with it. I would never put it in my backpack because I'm afraid it would get squished but still. I feel like people think reading a dirty book so i hold it so the cover is facing me. My friends would give me questionable looks but then i would fangirl over the guy on the cover and they would be fine.

the reason i held back on read City of Bones was because the cover but I read the summary on the back and gave it a try. Best idea ever.

I agree with regard to City of Bones. The cover made me slightly uneasy and hesitant to purchase the book. In the end, I don't regret suffering through a few days of carrying around the book and attempting to hide the cover each time someone passed.

I try to put a book cover on any embarrassing novels I read. The covers of romances for example are always so risqué, and I know a lot of people sneer at those of us who indulge in books of that sort, figuring they're dirty or inappropriate. ;)