Birthstone Book Covers: May 2026

Birthstone Book Covers is a monthly meme hosted by Leslie @ย 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 monthโ€™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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Places My Books Have Taken Me | April 2026

Places My Books Have Taken Me is a Monthly Meme hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog where we take a look at all the places that our books have taken us that month. Click on the book titles to see my reviews for each.

1. Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment #1) by Rebecca Ross

Places: Oath, Cambria & Avalon Bluff, Cambria (Fantasy)

Rating: 5 stars

2. Pride Comes Before a Fall (Miss Prentice’s Protogees #3) by Virginia Heath

Place: Regency Era Bath, England, UK & Mayfair, London, England, UK

Rating: 3.5 stars

3. Ruthless Vows ( Letters of Enchantment #2) by Rebecca Ross

Places: Avalon Bluff, Cambria; Oath, Cambria; River Down, Cambria & Hawk Shire, Cambria (Fantasy)

Rating: 4 stars

4. A Deal with a Debutante (London’s Most Eligible #1) by Chelsea Bobulski

Places: Edwardian Era Hampshire, England, UK & Mayfair, London, England, UK

Rating: 4 stars

5. Without a Clue by Melissa Ferguson

Place: Miami, Florida, USA; Luxury Cruise Boat to Barcelona, Spain

Rating: 4 stars


Have you read any of these books? What was your favorite book you read in April?

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Birthstone Book Covers: April 2026

Birthstone Book Covers is a monthly meme hosted by Leslie @ย 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 monthโ€™s Birthstone.
  • HAVE FUN!

April’s birthstone is: Diamond. I went for white book covers and book covers that reminded me of diamond’s refraction quality. Here are my picks for this month:

1. Crush (Crave #2) by Tracy Wolff (4 stars)

2. Glass Sword (Red Queen #2) by Victoria Aveyard (1 star)

3. Big Little Lies (Big Little Lies #1) by Liane Moriarty (4 stars)

4. Broken Prince (The Royals #2) by Erin Watt (4 stars)

Fun fact: Erin Watt is the pen name for writer duo Elle Kennedy and Jen Frederick.

5. Mask of Shadows (Mask of Shadows #1) by Linsey Miller (3 stars)

6. The One (The Selection #3) by Kiera Cass (3 stars)

7. Trapped by Michael Northrop (1 star)

8. The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur (TBR)

9. Rule of Wolves (King of Scars #2) by Leigh Bardugo (TBR)

10. A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander #6) by Diane Gabaldon (TBR)


Happy birthday to all the April babies!

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