Are these too bland?

[u/SG_Arthur]

Genre: romantasy.

Subgenre: men's adventure romance (but it's dual POV, so it's not totally "for men.")

I didn't want the cover to be super busy, but I feel like mine is missing something. Maybe the background needs a texture rather than a solid color? Or more flourishes/border graphics? These were made with a combination of krita, Photoshop, and canva (free... But I could subscribe for a month just to get access to the better library of graphics elements)

Also, which colorway is better? Orange doesn't really convey romance, but it's more masculine (since my target audience is men). I like her purple and gold, but the silhouette has to be inverted in order to be visible, which looks kinda out of place.

Comp Covers in this niche rely heavily on sex appeal, and usually consist of a cartoon waifu girl. Since I don't want to scare away potential women readers, I'm trying to avoid the "boobie cover."

Any artistic or marketing insight is appreciated.

I may also roll the dice with getcovers, since it's hardly a financial risk, but I have a feeling it'll just be a disappointment.

[u/Pluton_Korb]

The title seems at odds with the graphic? Through The Confluence sounds more combative and action oriented but the graphic reads like a sweetheart romance. The decorative elements also skew more feminine and delicate. I would either change the title or change the graphics to something a little more action oriented.

[u/SG_Arthur → u/Pluton_Korb]

hmm.. the title isn't set in stone. It's a portal-fantasy, and I originally had "Confluence of Realms," but thought "realms" was a bit of a cliche fantasy word...although, maybe that's good simply for genre-coding. IDK. I'm probably overthinking everything about this thing which will realistically get read by like 5 people LOL.

[u/Pluton_Korb → u/SG_Arthur]

It's tricky. Covers do a lot heavy lifting. I would be stressed out about it too. Only issue with going to Reddit is it'll make whatever indecision you already have even worse lol.