June ColoredCoverKIT: Purple / Food or Drink

Welcome to the June ColoredCoverKIT! This month, your challenge is to read a book with a shade of purple on the cover, food or drink on the cover, or both. Here are a few options from my own library:

Purple:


Food or drink:


Please share your choices for this KIT below, and update the wiki if you’re so inclined!

I will read the third book in the Pebble Cove Teahouse Mysteries by Eryn Scott, A Score to Kettle.

I was hoping for something purple to eat or drink but alas it was not to be.

For purple I will read Empire: A Very Short Introduction by Stephen Howe.



For food I will read You May Also Like by Tom Vanderbilt

I plan to read Troy Chimneys by Margaret Kennedy:



It's a strange cover: the lower portion is a dust jacket, and when removed the cover is all purple/lavender.
Haven't yet found a food cover that I want to read.

I am planning on reading Crazy Imperfect Hearts by Samantha Christy which has lots of purple on the cover and Grapes to munch on:

My book about Maria Tallchief has a purple cover. It will count for several challenges.

I am ahead of the time with Mörderischer Mistral by Cay Rademacher. A mystery set in Provence, the front cover shows a lavender field, and the spine and back are deep purple.

My copy of Who was Maria Tallchief? has a purple cover.

I'll be reading Tea With Milk and Murder by H.Y. Hanna

I finished The Telling Room by Michael Paterniti about one of the world's most expensive cheeses. It's hard to tell from the cover, but there is a glass of wine and a wedge of Paramo de Guzman.

I have completed my read ofCrazy Imperfect Hearts by Samantha Christy. Unfortunately I found this a ho-hum romance read.

Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels
Michaels the poet laureate shows clearly in the lyrical writing of this novel. Seven year-old Jakob Beer, buried himself in muddy marshes to escape the Nazis after they killed his family and the Jews in his village. He would have been lost if Greek geologist Athos Roussos had not found him. This exceptional novel pieces together their fleeting moments of memories in beautiful prose. The final section, narrated by Ben, who knew Jakob briefly before his death, lost that poetic quality and was at odds with the earlier part. Nevertheless, like all Michaels’ books, this is well worth reading. I recommend print over audio.

I just read Corpse Diplomatique by Delano Ames, which features a bottle and glass of wine on the cover:

I read Code To Zero by Ken Follett where the people on the cover look purplish on paper

I read We are the Gardeners bu Joanna Gaines and kids. It features veggies on the cover.

ETA I also read Who was Maria Tallchief? in the nonfiction series for children. The cover is purple.

Tea Is For Traitor by Karen Sue Walker ★★★


April May needs a new hobby—something other than finding dead bodies! Running a tearoom keeps April May busy, but as the tourist season slows, she decides it’s time to explore a new interest. A painting class seems like the perfect way to unwind, and she’s delighted to befriend a lively group of women who make her feel welcome. For once, it’s nice to have a social life that doesn’t involve solving murders. But trouble has a way of finding April, whether she’s looking for it or not. During a peaceful walk along the shore, she sees something fall from a small plane into the ocean. At first, no one believes her—until a body washes up on the beach. Even more shocking, the victim is the husband of one of her new painting-class friends. As the investigation unfolds, April realizes there’s more to the case than meets the eye. With a suspicious pilot, a grieving widow with secrets of her own, and a growing list of unanswered questions, she’ll need all her wits—and maybe a little help from the other side—to untangle the truth before the killer strikes again. Can April uncover the murderer’s true colors before it’s too late?

These are quick, easy cozy mysteries with not a lot of plot or deep crime details. A perfect read when I need to have a brain refresher. However, I am still enjoying the characters and intend to finish the series.

This was read for the cover part of the challenge, since it has a teapot on the cover and takes place in a tearoom (mostly).

July'sThread is up and can be found here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/384928#n9216683

>17 DeltaQueen50: - Is it that time already?? Where has the month gone?

I've read Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi which has cups of coffee on the cover:

I finished A Writer's Eye: Field Notes and Watercolors by Paul Horgan. Full of beautiful watercolors by Horgan, who made these while researching for some of his books.

That mountainous rock in the background is more lavender on the actual cover of my book. And the text on the cover on my copy is lavender, too.

Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests by KJ Whittle has food on the cover.

Starting Empire: A Very Short Introduction by Stephen Howe

I recently finished Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas, which has a predominantly purple cover.

COMPLETED Empire: A Very Short Introduction by Stephen Howe

I finally got a book for this month with Moonlight and Mischief by Rhonda Woodward.

I read The Dark Vineyard by Martin Walker which has a purple title and I'm pretty sure there are grapes on there for food.

I read Amanda Peters' Waiting for the Long Night Moon The cover is stunning and the stories heartbreaking.