Red White and Blue

Top Ten Tuesday: Red, White, or Blue Book Covers

July 3, 2018 By Long and Short Reviews 56 Comments

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This week in honor of the 4th of July in the USA the theme is red, white and blue book covers! I decided to approach this topic the same way I did for my post about books with my favorite colors and limit myself to books that are physically on my shelf in shades that are very close to those on the American flag. I even managed to come up with an equal number of reds, whites, and blues, and one book that had all three!

Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales-This book is a lovely shade of red.

Grimm’s Fairy Tales-Another beautiful hard cover collection of fairy tales

The Icelandic Sagas I-I couldn’t resist adding one more gorgeous hard cover, and this picture really doesn’t do it justice (the blue is brighter than it appears here). Though the blue leans toward navy and the white a bit gray, I’m still counting it as having all three colors.

Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson #7) by Patricia Briggs-A mostly white cover from one of my favorite series.

Darkness Unbound (Dark Angels 1) by Keri Arthur-I really need to get around to reading this series.

Sunshine by Robin McKinley-I should revisit this book sometime.

Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson #4) by Patricia Briggs-Another great cover from the Mercy Thompson series

Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss-A fun book about punctuation!

Full Moon Rising (Riley Jenson Guardian #1) by Keri Arthur-An older series, but definitely a good one.

A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein-Another mostly white cover to round out the list!

My list is a little eclectic, but I think they work well for the theme this week! Do you have a favorite out of the bunch?

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1 Star – We currently do not review any story with a 1 star rating. If it’s DNF or a “wall-banger” we decline to review.

2 Stars — Not wonderful, but tolerable. There may be some minor editing glitches but not enough to stop you reading. Not a wall-banger, but nothing you’d re-read. This is a book you would borrow from the library – not buy- and never check out again. You might recommend it to a friend with a mention of the glitches, knowing that something in the plot or story would still appeal to them regardless.

3 Stars — Good. Mostly enjoyable. You made it through and didn’t consider it a waste of time or money. The story was strong enough or the conflict tight enough, so even when the book faltered, it was able to draw you back in and keep you. There’s a chance you’ll recommend it to a friend, but it wouldn’t go on your keeper shelf.

4 Stars — Very Good. You’re glad you were the one who got to review the book. You would probably buy it and would definitely recommend it to your friends. You liked the characters and the plot. The writing style was good and the editing clean.

5 Stars — Great! You would definitely buy this book. You would definitely recommend it to your friends. You really loved the characters and the plot and would consider looking for this authors back list or making her an autobuy. The writing and editing were superb.

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