Birthstone Book Covers: April 2025

Hi everyone, hope you’re all having a good week so far! Mine has been really… meh, I suppose. Like, it hasn’t been even close to the worst week I’ve ever had, but my allergies have been acting up the past few days, which has sucked. But other than that, this week’s been fine.

Anyway, Leslie @ Books Are the New Black created a fun monthly post called Birthstone Book Covers. Each month, she features book covers that are either the same color of that month’s birthstone or include the color in the title.

April has one birthstone – Diamond. Which is a precious stone that’s generally colorless on its own (though there are variations). Because of this, the general consensus for book cover color this month is white.

This also tends to be one of the harder months to do, but I honestly haven’t struggled with it yet. Famous last words, I know. So! Book covers that are mostly white, here we go!

Rules:
📚 Mention the creator (Leslie @ Books Are The New Black ) and link back to her so she can check out your post.
📚 Pick 5+ book covers that match the current month’s Birthstone.
📚 HAVE FUN!
📚 Nominate people if you want!

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Malice by John Gwynne
Dragon’s Kiss by E.A. Winters
The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi
Lightbringer by Claire Legrand
The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid

What are your favorite books with white or mostly white book covers? If you participated in Birthstone Books, which books did you choose this April?

Thanks for reading, and I hope you have the most amazing day/night!

See ya ~Mar

Birthstone Book Covers: March 2025

Hey everyone, Happy Spring!! 🌸🌱🌼🌿 It’s official – yesterday was March 21st! (I also meant to post something yesterday on the actual first day of spring, but I completely forgot. And it was a Friday post too, so it’s not gonna happen now, lol.)

Anyway, Leslie @ Books Are the New Black created a fun monthly post called Birthstone Book Covers. Each month, she features book covers that are either the same color of that month’s birthstone or include the color in the title.

March has one birthstone – Aquamarine. So the color is… aquamarine. Or light blue. I actually struggled a little bit with this one for whatever reason, which is why it’s later in the month than I normally post it. But I did it!

Rules:
📚 Mention the creator (Leslie @ Books Are The New Black ) and link back to her so she can check out your post.
📚 Pick 5+ book covers that match the current month’s Birthstone.
📚 HAVE FUN!
📚 Nominate people if you want!

Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
Unite Me by Tahereh Mafi
The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa
One Tough Cookie hy Delise Torres

What are your favorite books with aquamarine and blue book covers? If you participated in Birthstone Books, which books did you choose this March?

Thanks for reading, and I hope you have the most amazing day/night!

See ya ~Mar

Birthstone Book Covers: February 2025

It’s earlier in the month than I’ve done it lately – which I’m very happy about – but here’s another Birthstone Book Covers post.

Leslie @ Books Are the New Black created a fun monthly post called Birthstone Book Covers. Each month, she features book covers that are either the same color of that month’s birthstone or include the color in the title.

February has one birthstone – Amythest. It’s purple time! Woohoo!

Rules:
📚 Mention the creator (Leslie @ Books Are The New Black ) and link back to her so she can check out your post.
📚 Pick 5+ book covers that match the current month’s Birthstone.
📚 HAVE FUN!
📚 Nominate people if you want!

The Beasts We Bury by D.L. Taylor
The Starlight Heir by Amalie Howard
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco
And I Darken by Kiersten White

What are your favorite books with purple book covers? If you participated in Birthstone Books, which books did you choose this February?

Thanks for reading, and I hope you have the most amazing day/night!

See ya ~Mar

Birthstone Book Covers: January 2025

It’s a bit later in the month again, though nothing compared to last time I participated in this post. I mean, December 2024 was honestly ridiculous.

Anyway, Leslie @ Books Are the New Black created a fun monthly post called Birthstone Book Covers. Each month, she features book covers that are either the same color of that month’s birthstone or include the color in the title.

January has one birthstone – Garnet.

Rules:

📚 Mention the creator (Leslie @ Books Are The New Black) and link back to her so she can check out your post.
📚 Pick 5+ book covers that match the current month’s Birthstone.
📚 HAVE FUN!
📚 Nominate people if you want!

Fire by Kristin Cashore
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Shadowland by Alyson Noël
Redshirts by John Scalzi
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Phantasma by Kaylie Smith

What are your favorite books with red book covers? If you participated in Birthstone Books, which books did you choose this January?

Thanks for reading, and I hope you have the most amazing day/night!

See ya ~Mar

Birthstone Book Covers: December 2024

Jeez, this last week. It was so busy and whipped by so quickly that it barely feels like any time at all has passed since I last posted. Wow. Anyway, Birthstone Book Covers.

Leslie @ Books Are the New Black created a fun monthly post called Birthstone Book Covers. Each month, she features book covers that are either the same color of that month’s birthstone or include the color in the title.

December has three birthstones – Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise. So shades of blue for this month! Yay!

Rules:

📚 Mention the creator (Leslie @ Books Are The New Black) and link back to her so she can check out your post.
📚 Pick 5+ book covers that match the current month’s Birthstone.
📚 HAVE FUN!
📚 Nominate people if you want!

Prince of Fortune by Lisa Tirreno
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Book Lovers by Emily Henry

What are your favorite books with blue-ish book covers? If you participated in Birthstone Books, which books did you choose this December?

Thanks for reading, and I hope you have the most amazing day/night!

See ya ~Mar

Birthstone Book Covers: November 2024

It’s another month, so it’s time for some more Birthstone Book Covers. Since it’s November, that means novels with yellow and gold on their covers!

Leslie @ Books Are the New Black created a fun monthly post called Birthstone Book Covers. Each month, she features book covers that are either the same color of that month’s birthstone or include the color in the title.

November has two birthstones – Topaz and Citrine.

Rules:

📚 Mention the creator (Leslie @ Books Are The New Black) and link back to her so she can check out your post.
📚 Pick 5+ book covers that match the current month’s Birthstone.
📚 HAVE FUN!
📚 Nominate people if you want!

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
The Golden Tower by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

What are your favorite books with golden book covers? If you participated in Birthstone Books, which books did you choose this November?

Thanks for reading, and I hope you have the most amazing day/night!

See ya ~Mar

Birthstone Book Covers: October 2024

Another month, another post about book covers and birthstones! This time it’s for October, so it’s time for some pink and white cover art.

I had fully intended to post this yesterday, but this weekend ended up getting out of control. Saturday we went to a Renaissance Faire and yesterday was a very special anniversary, so I unfortunately ran out of time. I’ve not deliberately been skipping posting on the weekends, I promise!

Anyway, Leslie @ Books Are the New Black created a fun monthly post called Birthstone Book Covers. Each month, she features book covers that are either the same color of that month’s birthstone or include the color in the title.

October has two birthstones – Opal and Tourmaline.

I ended up going with book covers that were primarily pink this time. Honestly, I struggled a little bit this time, lol. You can tell because there’s a CoHo book on the list this time. (I’m so ashamed. 😭😭 That book does not deserve to be represented here.)

Rules:

📚 Mention the creator (Leslie @ Books Are The New Black) and link back to her so she can check out your post.
📚 Pick 5+ book covers that match the current month’s Birthstone.
📚 HAVE FUN!
📚 Nominate people if you want!

Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White by Amélie Wen Zhao
Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White by Amélie Wen Zhao
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Believe Me by Tehereh Mafi
Believe Me by Tehereh Mafi
Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong
Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

What are your favorite books with pink and/or white book covers? If you participated in Birthstone Books, which books did you choose this October?

Thanks for reading, and I hope you have the most awesome day/night!

See ya ~Mar

Birthstone Book Covers: September 2024

Whew – I’m really late in the month this time! But it’s still September, so I’m gonna enjoy doing another Birthstone Book Covers post.

Leslie @ Books Are the New Black created a fun monthly post called Birthstone Book Covers. Each month, she features book covers that are either the same color of that month’s birthstone or include the color in the title.

September has one birthstone – Sapphire. And it’s another blue birthstone month – yay!

Rules:

📚 Mention the creator (Leslie @ Books Are The New Black) and link back to her so she can check out your post.
📚 Pick 5+ book covers that match the current month’s Birthstone.
📚 HAVE FUN!
📚 Nominate people if you want!

The Wren in the Holly Library by K.A. Linde
The Wren in the Holly Library by K.A. Linde
Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter
All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The Ghostkeeper by Johanna Taylor
The Ghostkeeper by Johanna Taylor

Birthstone Book Covers: August 2024

Ugh. So far August has been a bit… I dunno. Anyway, I always look forward to participating in Birthstone Book Covers, so…

Leslie @ Books Are the New Black is the creator of Birthstone Book Covers. Each month, she features book covers that are either the same color of that month’s birthstone or include the color in the title.

August has one birthstone – Peridot.

Out of May and August, this is the more difficult green birthstone for me. I don’t know why really, but I’m guessing it’s ’cause I want to differentiate the two months somehow. So I usually go for darker and more grassy greens for May, and lighter and lime greens for August, the latter of which I tend to find a bit more difficult.

So this is what I got this year. (Also, somehow Cinda Williams Chima made it on here twice, lol. Mostly ’cause I’m not sure which of the last two books I chose are greener, so I just decided to put them both here.)A

Anyway…

Rules:

📚 Mention the creator (Leslie @ Books Are The New Black) and link back to her so she can check out your post.
📚 Pick 5+ book covers that match the current month’s Birthstone.
📚 HAVE FUN!
📚 Nominate people if you want!

Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #2) by Maggie Stiefvater
The Wizard Heir (The Heir Chronicles #2) by Cinda Williams Chima
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Splintered (Splintered Series #1) by A.G. Howard
Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth
The Demon King (The Seven Realms #1) by Cinda Williams Chima

Birthstone Book Covers: July 2024

This is earlier than last month – thank goodness – and almost a year to the day of July 2023’s Birthstone Book Covers post. Wow. I didn’t even intend to do that.

Anyway, Leslie @ Books Are the New Black created a fun monthly post called Birthstone Book Covers. Each month, she features book covers that are either the same color of that month’s birthstone or include the color in the title.

July has one birthstone – Ruby.

Rules:

📚 Mention the creator (Leslie @ Books Are The New Black) and link back to her so she can check out your post.
📚 Pick 5+ book covers that match the current month’s Birthstone.
📚 HAVE FUN!
📚 Nominate people if you want!

The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson
The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson
Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland
Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland
The Battlemage by Taran Matharu
The Battlemage by Taran Matharu
The Crimson Crown by Cinda Williams Chima
The Crimson Crown by Cinda Williams Chima
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
Dragonwatch by Brandon Mull
Dragonwatch by Brandon Mull