Birthstone Book Covers: September – Sapphire | 2026

The original creator of this book tag is **Leslie @ Books Are The New Black** so go check out her blog!

THE RULES

Mention the creator (Leslie @ Books Are The New Black ) and link back to me so I can see your post!
Pick 5+ book covers that match the current month’s Birthstone.
HAVE FUN!
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The Wicked Sea by. Jordan Stephanie Gray

*****

The Ruins Beneath Us by. Sasha E. Sloan

*****

Fury Bound by. Sable Sorensen

*****

The Ragpicker King by. Cassandra Clare

*****

The House Saphir by. Marissa Meyer

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Birthstone Book Covers: August – Peridot | 2026

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The Verdant Cage by. Jess Lourey

*****

Nikki St. Crowe by. West of Wicked

*****

The Magic of Untamed Hearts by. Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

*****

Fallen Stars by. Imani Erriu

*****

In Your Dreams by. Sarah Adams

I nominate everyone! It’s a fun and easy tag to do so try it out. ☺️

Birthstone Book Covers: July – Ruby | 2026

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Blood Bound by. Ellis Hunter

*****

Us Dark Few by. Alexis Patton

*****

Heir of Twisted Lies by. L.J. Andrews

*****

The Gravewood by. Kelly Andrew

*****

A Stage Set for Villains by. Shannon J. Spann

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Birthstone Book Covers: June – Alexandrite/Moonstone/Pearl | 2026

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Let’s find some book covers in this color: (I’m going with Alexandrite)

Heart’s Gambit by. J.D. Myall

*****

Light Wielder by. Rachel Schneider

*****

The Lion & the Deathless Dark by. Carissa Broadbent

*****

Graceless Heart by. Isabel Ibañez

*****

Once a Villain by. Vanessa Len

I nominate everyone! It’s a fun and easy tag to do so try it out. ☺️

Birthstone Book Covers: May – Emerald | 2026

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Jealous Rage by. Sav R. Miller

*****

Fallen Stars by. Imani Erriu

*****

A Curse of Ashes by. Sariah Wilson

*****

Mate by. Ali Hazelwood

*****

Poison in Their Hearts by. Laura Sebastian

I nominate everyone! It’s a fun and easy tag to do so try it out. ☺️

Birthstone Book Covers: April – Diamond | 2026

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Empire of the Dawn by. Kay Kristoff

*****

The Burning God by. R.F. Kuang

*****

The Cruel Prince by. Holly Black

*****

King of Envy by. Ana Huang

*****

The Frozen River by. Ariel Lawhon

I nominate everyone! It’s a fun and easy tag to do so try it out. ☺️

Birthstone Book Covers: March – Aquamarine |2026

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Let’s find some book covers in this color:

King of Beasts by. Catherine Doyle

*****

Catch Her if You Can by. Tessa Bailey

*****

King of Ravens by. Clare Sager

*****

Hollow by. Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti

*****

A Curse of Shadows and Ice by. Catharina Maura

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Birthstone Book Covers: February – Amethyst | 2026

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Let’s find some book covers in this color:

A Touch of Poison by. Clare Sager

*****

My Blade, Your Back by. K.M. Moronova

*****

Song of the Stars by. Kaiti Mills

*****

Bitten by. Jordan Stephanie Gray

*****

The Glorious Rivals by. Jennifer Lynn Barnes

I nominate everyone! It’s a fun and easy tag to do so try it out. ☺️

Birthstone Book Covers: January – Garnet | 2026

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Let’s find some book covers in this color:

A Kiss of Iron by. Clare Sager

*****

Oxford Blood by. Rachael Davis Featherstone

*****

The Wolf and the Crown of Blood by. Elizabeth May

*****

Red as Royal Blood by. Elizabeth Hart

*****

To Cage a Wild Bird by. Brooke Fast

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The End of the Year Book Tag – 2025 Edition

It’s that time again Friends, where we look back on the year with The End of the Year Book Tag!

Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish?

Our Vicious Oaths by. N.E. Davenport – don’t know why I haven’t finished this one. I think because it was when I was reading too many romantasy and needed a switch up.

Neverthorn by. Shannon Mayer – a similar problem with the above title, but I was reading too many dark academia and needed a switch up! I think I was hoping to get an audiobook version of this so I could finish but never saw it on Libby.

Reckoning by. Gillian Eliza West – I think I started this one on a plane ride and never finished it!

Do you have an autumnal book to transition into the end of the year?

Good Spirits by. B.K. Borison was a cute book to transition into the holidays.

Is there a new release that you’re still waiting for?

Nope, I think all the new releases for 2025 I’ve read as an arc. There are some pre-orders of books that I will be waiting for though, like for We Who Will Die.

What are three books you want to read before the year ends?

I, Medusa by. Ayana Gray
A Winter of White Ash by. Lucia Damisa
A Language of Dragons by. S.F. Williamson

Is there a book that you think could still shock you and become your favourite of the year?

Fallen Stars by. Imani Erriu which is book two in the Heavenly Bodies series, I’m listening to the audiobook right now so maybe it will be a favorite? We’ll see!

Have you already started to make reading plans for 2025?

Here are some plans:

read more indie authors – I’ve been finding a few on tiktok that reach out to me so I’m excited to share their work.
request less on NetGalley (this is a plan for EVERY new year)
read less than 200….I went overboard this year and am at maybe 230 now? But I think 175 is a nice number.

And speaking of planning, here is the new Reading Planner I got from The Book Sisters! I loved the 2025 planner I used this year and wanted to get their newest planner. I love it!