The Infamous Perfect Book

I know they say never to judge a book by its cover, but the first thing I look at is a books cover and title. Being a serial fantasy fan I almost always find myself looking at the obviously fantasy titles. I mostly look for mysteries types ghost stories are my thing so I sniff them out like a hound. So I will admit covers matter.
The second thing I do once I have found a book with a satisfying cover and title is flip it over and read the back. When I read the back I look at the main character. I like stories with a strong interesting lead. I also like a story with a good mystery. A good supernatural mystery I should say... because I find the real world a snore fest. But the one thing I really look for on the back is interesting wording and a creative story. I like something I’ve never heard before... something new and exciting.
Lastly I read the first page or two to see if I like the narration of the story. My personal favorite for narration are the Percy Jacksons I like the wit and humor Rick Riordan brings. Some stories I just can’t get into because they lack a good narrator. I think the narrator wether on of the characters or not should be just as interesting as the characters.
This is my system for finding that impossible good book. It doesn’t always work, I have enough failed attempts to tell you that, but it does work once in a while. If you want to know a secret though... the best source for a good book is probably my best friend Rady don’t you can steal her though... I’ll find you. My point is though if you really want to find a good book chances are the person sitting next to you has read one... at one point or another.