Welcome to the lovely month of March!

Because of St. Patrick’s Day, the approach of spring, and my obsession with organizing everything in life by color (even months of the year) I associate the month of March with Green. Does anyone else do this?

A couple weeks posted about reading the rainbow, where I talked about having a well-rounded reading life. Today I’ve chosen a few book I highly enjoyed, all of varying genres, with green covers. Green is probably my favorite color and I had so much fun gathering up books of green from my collection and around my house. My family members were kind enough to let me borrow some of their books for this post. I hope you like seeing all the green books together as much as I did.

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

If only I could meet Anne Shirley! We’d be best of friends. I’ve read this book a couple times and it’s currently on my TBR list again. This classic is priceless, and one of the sweetest books I’ve ever read. If books were chocolate, this would be true Teuscher Switzerland chocolate; the absolute best there is. Anne of Green Gables will always have a special place in my heart because it always makes me think of my mom, who’s favorite book is this lovely work of literature. (While writing this review I’m thinking maybe I should do a whole Anne post — or maybe a few!) And in addition to this copy having a lovely green cover, today’s color in subject is even part of the title itself.

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Last year when the prequal to the Hunger Games trilogy came out I was cautiously excited. I’m not going to lie; I was genuinely worried that a book about a younger version of President Snow could be disturbing  and an unnecessary addition to the trilogy. But I really loved this book! It pulled me in just as much as the other three books. Catching Fire will probably forever be my favorite, but if you’re a Hunger Games fan you should definitely read this addition. I liked that it cast a new light on the series, and showed the progression of Snow and how he became the kind of leader he was. I thought it was interesting to see Snow before and during his rise to power. He could’ve been such a force for good if he’d taken that path, and the whole time you’re reading the book you’re hoping in the back of your mind that he will choose good, but if you’ve read the other books in the series, you sadly know he doesn’t.

Matched by Ally Condie

Lastly, but quite possibly my favorite, is Matched by Ally Condie. This is the first book in the Matched trilogy. The book takes place in a society where officials decide your job, who you marry, and track your life for data. When there’s a glitch in the society’s system, the main character, Cassia, starts to question what she’s believed her whole life and wonders if the officials really do know best after she receives an illegal poem that starts a chain of events that can’t be stopped. Is it better to blindly follow their instruction and believe that the officials know best, or should there be the right to choose for one’s self? Matched is a YA book, but I would even recommend it to middle grade students if they are interested. If you’re a fan of The Giver series, Hunger Games, or a good love triangle and revolution you will love Matched.

Do you have a favorite book with a green cover? Let me know in the comments below!