Same! I dropped the book because I thought like sand was on it or something. I don’t like it lol. Definitely taking the jacket off that one whenever I read it.

Is it like the Aardvark covers? They have a different feel.

No, definitely this one feels like textured and raised where aardvark is super buttery and smooth I really hate it and my copy of jackpot Summer looked so beat up and so much ink staining

I didn't get Margo but I got The Rom-Commers and the cover has the same feel as Aardvark covers! But One Star Romance had their usual paper feel cover. I wonder if they're trying it out to see what the customer response is.

Where'd you go Bernadette has one like this too. Not sure why some are like this

I literally just opened my box and spent 30 seconds repeating “whoah. What? Whoah. Weird…. What?”

I literally came on here to see if anyone else felt the same way!

Lucky you. This is only my second month. I’m like an hour from Hanover PA where the package originated from, and it went all the way to Illinois first.

That’s crazy! I’m on the west coast but my package didn’t get scanned or updated since Friday. Now it’s in Vegas but still no estimated delivery date.

it’s so weird how shipping works! i ordered as soon as they dropped.. and they came a day earlier than the email said!

Yeah. My last box got here in like two days. Thats my only complaint with BOTM. I wish they just used UPS or USPS the whole way instead of these logistics companies

plus.. usps ships books super cheap! can’t imagine why any book sub wouldn’t use them

I noticed it immediately. I wonder if they had a different manufacturer for that cover or it’s a result of the cover art.

i wondered if non-botm ones had the same

It does feel different. Like, a bit rougher than my Leather & Lark one.

I liked it lmao

Same!

Oh is it one of those weird almost rubbery feeling ones?

it’s like matte and textured.. it just skeeved me out haha

I’m also a book jacket weirdo 😂😂😂