Sometimes you just have to risk it. This is the old way people picked out books. Look at the cover, read the back, flip through the pages or a sample if availab

Sometimes you just have to risk it. This is the old way people picked out books. Look at the cover, read the back, flip through the pages or a sample if available, then tell themselves "huh, this looks good." Then you hope it's good. Usually you don't get stung with real stinkers but it can happen. Once you read enough you'll get a 6th sense for books you might enjoy. I can usually with a quick scan of the prose style and the back of the book blurb tell if something seems interesting or not