Top Ten Tuesday used to be a weekly post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, but was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl. “It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.” This is definitely something I can understand and want to participate in.
Today’s topic is book titles that sound like they could be Crayola crayon colors. Crayola crayon color names have only gotten zanier over the years, but there are also some book titles that could work as crayon colors, even if the only people who would really understand would be my fellow bookworms.
- Iron Gold by Pierce Brown — clearly this one would be a silvery-gold color.
- Jade City by Fonda Lee — for this, I picture a rich, jade green crayon.
- Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse — this would have to be a black with gold flecks, which is in line with those newer crayons they have now (the kind I didn’t have as a kid).
- The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi — I kind of picture a sparkly silver color for this.
- The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang — clearly this would be a bright red.
- A Violet Fire by Kelsey Quick — I can’t help but think of a reddish-purple for this one.
- The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw — this would have to be the darkest shade of blue, like the deep sea.
- Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas — a very deep gray, almost black would be perfect for this.
- Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore — I think the name speaks for itself, but clearly it would have to be a very rich, dark red color.
- Cinder by Marissa Meyer — a flat, warm gray color, kind of like what you’d see in ashes.
What do you think of these?
Categories: Top Ten Tuesday
Leah's Books 
Super fun choices. You are so creative. My TTT list today
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Thank you!
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Wasn’t this one fun?? Love your choices. Especially A Violent Fire! ❤
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This one was fun! It really forced me to get creative.
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I hadn’t thought about sparkly crayons, it’s been decades since I used any, they have certainly got fancier.
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Right? Kids today are so lucky and probably don’t even realize it!
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I had Jade City on my list this week too! I can’t believe I didn’t think of The Wicked Deep though, such a perfect name for a dark blue. Great list 😊
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Thank you!
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Black Sun is a great answer.
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-literature-themed-colouring-books/
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Thank you!
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Great choices!
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Thank you!
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Love your choices, Leah! I can definitely see loads of these being crayon colours and if I used crayons these days, I’d definitely want to have them 🤣
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Thanks Dini! I appreciate that. 😘
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Some great choices! I went for a different topic this week as I wasn’t really feeling this one but I love how creative everyone has been with it.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2021/04/13/top-ten-tuesday-311/
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Thanks! I was a bit intimidated by the prompt but ended up enjoying it a lot.
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I’m glad!
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Violet Fire would make a great crayola color.
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Thanks! Now I want book themed crayons!
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I think we all do!
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Great choices Leah! Jade City would be a fantastic crayon name & I love the idea of the Black Sun one… as if they have snazzy crayons like that nowadays! 😀
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They do! I missed out as a kid – they just started coming up with fun names when I was growing up but they’ve really outdone themselves!
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