When I was in high school, I was once on the phone with a friend, and he was trying to guess the color of my shirt. Purple used to be my least favorite color (I really don’t know why, I’ve now realized the error of my ways and appreciate it for the beautiful color it is), so when he guessed it, I said, “Eww, I hate purple.” He kept guessing and guessing, venturing into more specific and unusual color territory, getting increasingly frustrated. Finally he gave up, and I told him my shirt was purple. He was like, “You said you it wasn’t!” And I smugly responded, “I said I hated purple. I never said I wasn’t wearing it.”
Anyway, today we’re talking about purple book covers!
This color was particularly difficult to find, partially because purple is a very in-between color that often veers into blue or pink. So for some I had to use a specific format or out of print covers, and I even had to cheat a bit and use a couple covers that have a bit of more pinkish or blueish in them, but I tried to keep it sort of similar and mid-range, just for the collage aesthetic 😛
I’ve also linked the covers to Amazon this time (affiliate links), in case anyone wants to check the books out!
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My favorites are Corpse & Crown and The Burning God, and I really like the dragon on Unleash the Storm. I also especially like how The Burning God and Blackwing do the color splash, with everything being mostly black and white with just that little pop of purple (versus the others which obviously don’t have other colors but have more purple). These are all lovely though!
Purple is such a hard color to find on bookcovers! I can think of one purple cover for sure on my shelves. Great collage!
It really is hard to find! Thanks 🙂
Purple is an unusual colour on a cover. There’s really only Unleash the Storm that stands out for me. And maybe The Demon Ride.
Having said that, I think they all look really pretty together in your collage.
Thanks, I always like making the pretty collages! Unleash the Storm is a fun cover, the dragon really makes it lol.
These look like they’re right up my Deep Purple alley! Ha!
Oh no, if that’s a reference I don’t get it 😬 But I’m glad you like the purple covers!
Those book covers are gorgeous. I love purple.
Glad you agree! It’s a pretty color.
Ohhh they are all so pretty!! Now i’m curious of if my selection of novels has more purple in it than yours? 🤨 mmh- I don’t get why they wouldn’t have more tbh, it does look really pretty on a cover in my opinion.
Hard for me to give a favorite.. but I think The demon tide.
I haven’t read all these, just found them on the internet lol. But these were surprisingly hard to find! That’s a really pretty one.
Purple covers are the bomb. I like The Burning God and Off Balance a lot.
It’s a nice color! There’s just something great about the Burning God cover. Off Balance has such a neat sci-fi vibe.
These are beautiful! I love how they all work together. I think my favourite might be Ripper but these are all so good
I’m glad you also like them! I made sure to arrange them to look as pretty as possible together 😁
I love purple so I was curious what you would come up with. I can’t decide whether I like it or not lol
I love the color combos just not sure they grab my attention as book covers. But well done on a beautiful collage!
Karen @For What It’s Worth
Lol that’s so odd that you love purple but not purple covers! Thank you, I don’t know if people realize I actually arrange the covers purposefully to make the collages balanced and extra pretty 😁