May 2026 Coloured CoverKIT: Colour Turquoise Cover Jewellery

Turquoise has two meanings: a blue-green gemstone and its colour. It's a word I learnt from reading (I more naturally refer to the colour as bluish green or greenish blue and my family were not part of the turquoise-owning classes) and so have never been entirely sure of the pronunciation. However, it seems I'm not alone in this as my old, pre-internet, Concise Oxford Dictionary lists 3 possible pronunciations.

Your mission should you choose to accept it, is to find a book with the colour turquoise as one of the elements and/or a piece of jewellery (not necessarily a turquoise) on the cover.

The turquoise range:



Some options from my TBR shelves:



Please enter your reading in THE WIKI if you feel so inclined

I will be reading The House of Four Winds which has turquoise water and sky on the cover and the person is wearing a gold ornament and chain.

I am going to read Tune in Tomorrow by Melanie Benjamin. It has a cover that is mostly turquoise and shows a woman wearing a pearl bracelet.

I'm going to be reading Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg. I can't look at the actual cover as it's an e-book, but it looks like there's turquoise to me.

I plan to read Rules of Civility by Amor Towles (2011), which is set in the 1930s. The lettering and accent color are turquoise, and the woman in the photo is wearing a necklace and bracelet.

Serving Up Scripture has a sort of faded turquoise cover:

>3 MissBrangwen: I think I will read this one too.

The horse on the cover for The Invisible Parade tends more toward the green end of turquoise:

I read Ticker by Lisa Mantchev. The color might be more teal than turquoise, but she is wearing a necklace, so that fits for jewelry.

I read Angels at Moonglow which has a beautiful turquoise color background and a golden angel (could be a pendant?) in the foreground.

I read Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a dead man by Jesse Q. Sutanto.

Vera wears a bracelet on the cover. It's turquoise but not enough colour for that section of the prompt.

Starting Six Tudor Queens Katherine Parr, the Sixth Wife by Alison Weir. The cover has a turquoise background and shows a locket

>3 MissBrangwen: I read Tune in Tomorrow, which was an interesting insight into the early days of television.

>7 JayneCM: I'm looking forward to your comments about the story.

I also read Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell and my edition has the title in turquoise lettering on the cover.

I have two more:
A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny has a pocket watch which I think would count as jewelry and The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas, there is turquoise in his wings, and he is wearing a crown which could also be considered a type of jewelry.

I recently read Beth O'Leary's The Name Game, which has jewelry on the cover if you look closely...the woman's earring is visible when you zoom in!

COMPLETED Six Tudor Queens: Katharine Parr, the Sixth Wife by Alison Weir

Starting Journey to the Centre of the Earth

I read The Astral Hacker by Brian Terenna which has a turquoise cover

I completed my read of The House of Four Winds by MercedesLackey and alrhough I usually enjoy stories by this author, this one fell short for me.

COMPLETED Journey to the Centre of the Earth

I'm reading Autopsy of a Boring Wife by Marie-Renée Lavoie. The character certainly was not a boring divorcée!

On the cover she is wearing a turquoise top with pearls.

Forgotten Memories by Cecilia Agetun ★★★


When Jax gets summoned by his best friend and asked to protect his only child, Cassie, who’s been hidden away in the human world, he agrees. He thought it would be simple – protect the girl while she learns the truth about herself and the abilities she holds. What he hasn’t counted on is the shock that runs through him when they touch, immersing him in feelings and memories he can’t place. As he tries to figure out the nature of the bond that connects them, he realises that something else is at play – a magic that could be working for or against them. Will he be able to honour his promise and keep Cassie safe?

A YA novel that kept my attention, but not enough to continue reading more of the series. The characters are one-note and typical teens.

I read this book for the cover portion, since the crow on the cover is holding a necklace.

Found a turquoise cover in my TBR pile - The Serpent's Shadow by Mercedes Lackey.

I've just finished An Extravagant Death by Charles Finch which has a sky that is turquoise enough for me.

The June thread is up! https://www.librarything.com/topic/384309

I finished up the Sunbearer duology with Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas which also features the turquoise wings on the cover:

I listened to The Winter Bride by Anne Gracie, which also fits here. There is a woman wearing a necklace of pearls on the cover, and the title has letters of a dark turquoise.

Jackaby by Willaim Ritter ★★★★


This thrilling novel pits R.F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplainable, and his new assistant, Abigail Rook, against a supernatural serial killer. Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary, including the ability to see supernatural beings. Abigail has a gift for noticing ordinary but important details, which makes her perfect for the position of Jackaby’s assistant. On her first day, Abigail finds herself in the midst of a thrilling case: A serial killer is on the loose. The police are convinced it’s an ordinary villain, but Jackaby is certain the foul deeds are the work of the kind of creature whose very existence the local police seem adamant to deny. While Abigail finds herself drawn to Jackaby’s keen intelligence and his sensitivity to phenomena others barely perceive, her feelings are confused by the presence of Charlie, a handsome young policeman willing to help Jackaby and Abigail on the case. But is Charlie’s offer a sincere desire to be of service, or is some darker motive at work?

This YA paranormal mystery drew me right in. The characters are quirky, and the paranormal creatures are described in an enjoyable, believable manner. This is one of those enjoyable reads that makes you say, "Why has this been on my shelves so long?"

Look at that beautiful turquoise cover

>27 lowelibrary: That was such a fun read, and I agree, a great cover!

I recently read Waltz into Darkness by Cornell Woolrich. On my cover, the woman is wearing a light turquoise dress:

>28 christina_reads: Mine was an ARC, and I enjoyed it more than I expected. I have the next in the series on my wish list.

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe features a turquoise doorway and window trim.

Web of Love features a heroine wearing a necklace, earrings, and a rather turquoise dress:

Eine brillante Masche by Jan Zweyer has a woman wearing a gold necklace with an ornate pendant on the cover.

I read two more books with turquoise covers:
How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior and The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

I hope everyone had fun in May. Thank you for participating.