Birthstone Book Covers: May 2026

Birthstone Book Covers is a monthly meme hosted by Leslie @ Books Are The New Black.

The rules are:

  • Mention the creator and link back to her so she can see your post!
  • Nominate people if you want
  • Pick 5+ book covers that match the current month’s Birthstone.
  • HAVE FUN!

May’s birthstone is: Emerald. Here are my picks for this month:

1. Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs (TBR)

2. Aunt Dimity and the Heart of Gold (Aunt Dimity #24) by Nancy Atherton (TBR)

3. The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (TBR)

4. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (TBR)

5. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (5 stars)

6. Voyager (Outlander #3) by Diane Gabaldon (4 stars)

7. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (5 stars)

8. A Heart so Fierce and Broken (Cursebreakers #2) by Brigid Kemmerer (5 stars)

9. Ex-Mas by Kate Brian (4 stars)

10. The Runaway King (Ascendance #2) by Jennifer A. Nielsen (5 stars)

11. Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson (5 stars)

12. Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon (Aunt Dimity #14) by Nancy Atherton (5 stars)

Fun fact: I purchased my copy of this book on eBay for around $5, with shipping included, and it came signed and stamped by the author!


Happy birthday to all the May babies! I think you guys have one of the prettiest birthstones out there.

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