I love seeing the books I have set out on my bookshelves. Their colours are aesthetically pleasing to me – especially those books that have beautiful covers and spines. I have noticed that a number of new releases are competing with some of the older copies on my shelf. And the spines of Fantasy books? Sometimes they have no competition from the other genres.
THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE by Samantha Shannon
I fell in love with this spine from the first moment I saw it on Instagram. The beautiful orange contrasts well with the blue. The hint of a dragon across it definitely adds to its beauty. When I received my pre-order, I saw that the spine looked as beautiful in my hands as it did on social media.
ENCHANTEE by Gita Trelease
I love anything related to Paris – a city I have spent a year in and that I loved visiting. This beautiful spine highlights the colours of the French flag and seems to fit perfectly the story within. I have not read the book yet but the spine will encourage me to pick it up when I am in the mood for something French related.
THE CERULEAN by Amy Ewing
From the first moment that I read the synopsis for this book, I knew that I wanted to read it. What a bonus when I saw the beautiful cover – and the spine certainly looks attractive amongst the other books.
THE SWORD OF SUMMER by Rick Riordon
The Magnus Chase books all have beautiful spines. My daughter has the entire collection on her shelf and they look stunning together. I have put the first in the series on my TBR shelf as I have been curious about these stories for a while now.
NIGHTBLOOD by Elly Blake
The spine of the third book in the series by Elly Blake looks absolutely stunning next to book 1 and 2. The Frostblood Saga is yet another series that I am hoping to read during 2019. I had the opportunity to hear Elly Blake speak last year and could not resist getting to know her more through her story.
I know I will get to read these beautiful books sometime but, until then, I will admire their beauty on my shelf.
Which book spines are among your favourite?
© Colline Kook-Chun, 2019
(This post is linked to Bionic Book Worm and the Top 5 Tuesday challenge. This week we are listing the top 5 books that beautiful spines).
Interesting question, Colline. I have to admit I try to line mine up in a pleasing fashion. 🙂 🙂 Peering across at the bookshelf, I really like The Peacock Emporium by Jojo Moyes and Victoria Hislop’s The Sunrise alongside Amitav Ghosh’s River of Smoke. All good reads 🙂 Have a nice week!
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I haven’t read anything by Jojo Moyes. I will need to rectify that someday.
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A cover does make you pick up or not, the book..
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And the spine does entice you to remember to read it 😊
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Colors and designs of book spine inspire readers. A wonderful post, Colline!
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Thank you so much Amy. I am glad that you enjoyed it.
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I have three separate book shelves, and I enjoy seeing the spines that add color and shape to the arrangement…
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They certainly do John. The covers give almost as much pleasure as the written text.
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I agree!
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What a lovely collection.
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Thank you. I am looking forward to reading them.
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This looks like a great collection, Colline. I hope you enjoy reading them too.
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Thank you so much Patti. I am hoping that I have chosen well.
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