
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.
This week’s topic is books with nature on the cover. Flowers, trees, landscapes, animals, you get the idea. Since this is a pretty broad prompt, I decided to narrow it down a little and stick to books with some type of plant on the cover.
- Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo. This huge tree on the cover is gorgeous, and I loved how it tied into the story.
- This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron. I haven’t read this one yet, but the gorgeous vines threading throughout the cover and how much I loved Bayron’s previous book has me super excited for this one.
- The Lost Warriors by Cait Marie. The cover is stunning, and I absolutely loved the short story.
- Small Favors by Erin A. Craig. I seriously love the old-fashioned look of this cover, with the flowers around the edges, and I am looking forward to reading this book soon.
- Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender. This is obviously the first book that comes to mind when I think of books with flowers on the cover, and aside from the gorgeous cover, the story itself was just as gorgeous.
- The Shadow Man by Helen Fields. The creepy roses on the front of this book perfectly matched the creepy tone of the story.
- A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer. I love the deep green cover with thorny vines and a single flower, and figured it definitely fit the bill here. Plus, this one was my favorite book in the trilogy.
- The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow. I loved everything about this book, and the cover is so pretty! The flowers along the bottom makes it a shoo-in for this week’s prompt.
- Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco. I remember when this ARC fell into my lap, and I loved the cover. The combination of the skull with the snake and rose is the perfect mix of tough, scary, and beautiful, which is a lot like how I viewed the story in this book.
- Uprooted by Naomi Novik. The pretty flower on the cover of this book drew my attention and originally compelled me to pick it up. It’s still one of the prettier covers that I’ve grabbed on a whim, and I truly enjoyed the story too.
What are some books that you love that feature plants on the cover?
Categories: Top Ten Tuesday
I honestly don’t pay attention to covers very much unless they are very colorful and different. You have some good examples. Books I Recommend About Nature and Trees
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Thank you!
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This Poison Heart and Small Favors are two of my fave covers in 2021 and ugh I cannot. So much beauty in this post 😍 Great list, Leah!
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Thanks Dini! Is it just me, or are book covers getting prettier?!
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Out of these ten Small Favors has to be my favourite. The honey dripping off the letters and the overall cover is gorgeous!
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I do love that book cover, and can’t wait to get into the story!
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Love this list! This Poison Heart and Small Favors are probably my favorite. The details are amazing!!
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Aren’t they? I’m clearly a sucker for pretty book covers, and I’m not even a little bit sorry about it.
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Great list! I love The Once and Future Witches so much.
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Thank you! It was one of my favorite reads of last year.
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This poison heart is soo pretty!
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Right? I’m really hoping to fall in love with it as quickly as I did with Cinderella is Dead.
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Uprooted is on my TTT list too, and what better book than a book about a magically usurping forest! And I’m dying to read Small Favors, because I really liked Craig’s House of Salt and Sorrows. ~Lex
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So true! I loved House of Salt and Sorrows too, which is what motivated me to request Small Favors too.
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I love the cover for This Poison Heart.
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-with-mountains-on-the-cover/
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That one seems to be the clear favorite for this week!
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I think my favorites from this list are Once and Future Witches and Felix Ever After!
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I loved those so much!
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The Shadow Man looks interesting.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
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It was, but be prepared for an incredibly creepy story!
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Great choices! I can’t wait to read This Poison Heart! It sounds fantastic!!
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Thank you! It really does sound like a great story.
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Great picks! I think This Poison Heart is my favorite. I took my Top 10 in a little different direction this week: Lisa Loves Literature’s Top 10
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Thank you! Everyone has been saying how much they love This Poison Heart’s cover.
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These are so pretty! A Heart so Fierce and Broken is so perfect for this one!
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Thank you!
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Honestly, the cover for This Poison Heart may be one of my all time favourites, it’s just so beautiful! Also love Uprooted & Once and Future Witches, great choices 😀
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Thank you! I honestly thought I’d have a harder time picking covers for this prompt, but there were so many to choose from.
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I’m glad to know that the tree on the Rule of Wolves cover ties into the story because I was so confused when it was first revealed as to what a tree had to do with the story! This Poison Heart is one of my FAVOURITE 2021 book covers, I have an e-ARC but if I enjoy the book I would definitely be tempted to buy a copy for that cover. I was a tad disappointed with Kingdom of The Wicked as a book, but the cover is lovely.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2021/05/11/top-ten-tuesday-315/
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It definitely does tie into the story, I promise! And I can absolutely see wanting to buy the hard copy of This Poison Heart just to have that pretty cover on my bookshelf!
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Good! Oh absolutely, it’s so, so pretty.
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The Once and Future Witches is on my tbr and the cover of it is very pretty!
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It was on my TBR for so long, and I was so glad when I finally got around to reading it.
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Great choices! I can’t wait to get to Rule of Wolves. 🙂
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Thank you! I hope you love Rule of Wolves!
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kingdom of the wicked is my favorite, even though i am terrified of snakes and had two in my yard last week.
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Eeek! I don’t mind the snake on the cover of a book, although I’d probably feel very differently if it was in my yard!
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yes. pretty in art, but creepy IRL
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Great list! I can’t believe I forgot about A Heart So Fierce and Broken.
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Thank you! I’ve seen so many great books that I missed, everyone is always so creative with their posts!
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