13 Books With A Color In The Title

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Lacey Christiansen

January 3, 2026

Read The Rainbow - Color Titles

This list was inspired by the reading prompt: Read a book with a color in the title in the Playing Card Reading Challenge (2 of Diamonds). Curating a gift of items using your bookish friend’s favorite color? Or doing a project where you need a book with a color in the title? Whatever brings you here, you’ll find thirteen books with color in the title. Here they are in rainbow order:

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Pierce Brown
Red Rising

In a dystopian future, a lowly Red worker infiltrates the elite ruling class to seek justice and bring down the oppressive society from within.

Also fulfills: Read a fantasy novel. Read an Epic series starter. 

Samantha Shannon
Priory of the Orange Tree

A queendom’s survival hinges on an heir, but assassins lurk as an ancient enemy awakens, forcing a mage, a dragonrider, and divided factions to confront chaos.

Also fulfills: Read a fantasy novel. Read an Epic series starter. 

R.F. Kuang
Yellowface

After witnessing her rival’s accidental death, a struggling white writer steals and publishes a Chinese American author’s manuscript about WWI Chinese laborers, assuming a false ethnic identity.

Mark Sullivan
The Last Green Valley

In 1944 Ukraine, German-heritage farmers Emil and Adeline Martel must choose between Soviet occupation and fleeing with Nazi forces, pursuing their dream of freedom despite brutal wartime challenges.

Coco Mellors
The Blue Sisters

Three estranged sisters—a lawyer, a boxer, and a model—who return to their New York family home after their sister’s death to prevent its sale while confronting grief, addiction, and self-discovery.

Also fulfills: Read a story with siblings at the center. Read a book about grief/loss. 

Devney Perry
Indigo Ridge

Sparks fly between the new police chief and a charming local as they reluctantly team up to solve a murder in their small town.

Also fulfills: Read a romance. 

Hazel Gaynor
A Memory of Violets

An unforgettable historical novel that tells the story of two long-lost sisters—orphaned flower sellers—and a young woman who is transformed by their exp

Jennifer Cruise and Bob Mayer
Lavender’s Blue

Liz Danger returns home, encounters an intriguing cop, and navigates family dysfunction, romance, crime, and an abundance of teddy bears.

Also fulfills: Read a romance.

Stacy Green
Girl in the Pink Shoes

Eight-year-old Kailey disappears after school, and private investigator Lucy Kendall races against time to find the missing girl before it’s too late.

Talia Hibbert
Get a Life Chloe Brown

A woman who’s tired of being “boring” recruits her mysterious, sexy neighbor to help her experience new things.

Also fulfills: Read a romance.

Rebecca Roanhorse
Black Sun

A blind passenger and disgraced captain sail towards a holy city during a prophetic eclipse, where forbidden magic and political intrigue await.

Also fulfills: Read a fantasy novel. 

Anne Brontë
Agnes Grey

Agnes Grey exposes the harsh working conditions of a young governess who’s hired by multiple families, including the overly critical Bloomfields and the delusional Murrays.

Ken Follett
Whiteout

A pharmaceutical director’s success with a lethal virus drug is threatened by family jealousies, hidden rivalries, and a violent trio of thieves.

Have other suggestions for amazing books with color in the title? Leave a comment so we can check it out!

May your life be as full as your bookshelf and as long as your TBR list.
Happy Reading!
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