Welcome to this week's edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week the theme is May Flowers (This is a companion to the April Showers topic from last month. Interpret however you’d like: books with flowers on the cover, colorful covers, books set in springtime, books where flowers/plants are a common theme, titles with flower names in them, characters named after flowers, covers that are as pretty as flowers, books featuring gardens, etc.)
However, I have done a flowers on the cover theme for the last couple of years now, so I am turning my thoughts to the 20 Books of Winter which is hosted by AnnaBookBel this year. So here are 10 of the 20 books I am planning on reading for at some point between 1 June and 31 August. I'll be back next week with the next 10 (assuming that I have completed building my list!)
This list is subject to change but at this stage, this is the plan
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Charlie's Last Angel by Maggie Christensen - I read a lot of Maggie Christensen's books that are part of series, but this one is a blog tour for a standalone novel.
Secrets of the Italian Guesthouse by Sue Moorcroft - I do enjoy Sue Moorcroft's books. It's been a while since I read one of her books set in Italy. This is also for a blog tour
Escape to the Turquoise Seas by Carrie Walker - My final blog tour book is this one which is the fourth book in the Holiday Romance series. I am due to review this in July but it looks like publication has been pushed back to October so that date might change.
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J Ryan Stradal- This is the next Cook the Books selection
Three Juliets by Minnie Darke - The next three books are all books that I meant to read last year but I ended up swapping out so they are back on the list for this year. I actually read at least a third of this book but I will have to start again now.
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The Kings Jewel by Elizabeth Chadwick - It's been so long since I read an Elizabeth Chadwick so I need to prioritise this one.
The Story Collector by Evie Woods - I have had mixed results with Evie Woods books so far, so I am interested to read this one to see where it lands for me!
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy - Last year I was trying to read War and Peace and I was doing pretty well until I started work again in August at which point I stopped. I think I have about 300 paged to go so my plan is to finish it. This will also count for a Goodreads challenge.
The Maid by Nita Prose - Both this and the next book are for Goodreads challenges
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon - This book has been on my TBR pile for a long time now. I plan to read it before the end of June.
Are you planning to participate in the 20 Books of Summer/Winter?
The Frozen River is on my TBR list. I really hope to get to it this year.
ReplyDeleteI’ll have to find time to organise this, thanks for sharing your #TTT
ReplyDeleteI organized a community read of The Frozen River and although the author could not join us in person to discuss, she Zoomed with us and was very charming and interesting. We also gave two bookstore gift certificates to attendees. The following week, I invited a local history professor to give a talk on the history behind the book. This was not as well attended but was still a successful event.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy it! I liked The Maid as well.
I read Kitchens of the Great Midwest (I felt it my duty as a Midwesterner) and I really liked it. Secrets of the Italian Guesthouse sounds good!
ReplyDeleteGood luck finishing War & Peace!
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy these when you get the chance! Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy reading all of these! I found The Maid to be an okay read, and Kitchens of the Great Midwest was a DNF for me, I struggled to connect with the story in any way.
ReplyDeleteHere's my TTT for the week: https://readbakecreate.com/even-more-may-flowers-book-covers-with-flowers/
Nice list! I have a couple of these on my own TBR!
ReplyDeleteMy Post:
https://thegentlechapter.blog/2026/05/12/top-ten-tuesday-may-flowers/
A lot of these books have flower/foliage on them anyway, so good job doing the theme without trying to do the theme! I really enjoyed THE MAID. I hope you do as well.
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT (on a Wednesday)!