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 prompt was submitted by Angela @ Reading Frenzy Book Blog, and it’s books with one-word titles. It’s finally starting to look like we’re moving on from the “A ____ of ____ and ____” book title trend, and while I don’t think we’re going to have a one-word title trend yet, there have been some really amazing books with one-word titles. Here’s some of my favorites:
- Babel by R.F. Kuang — if you haven’t heard of this one, I don’t know where you’ve been for the last six months, but check it out.
- Vicious by V.E. Schwab — this fantasy turns the idea of heroes and villains on their head with a cast of morally gray characters.
- Belladonna by Adalyn Grace — a girl who is impervious to Death is the basis for this YA fantasy.
- Chlorine by Jade Song — this coming-of-age/horror novel worked it’s way into my brain and is currently taking up space rent-free.
- VenCo by Cherie Dimaline — this fantasy centers around a young Métis woman who finds a magical spoon that links her to a coven of witches.
- Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher — if anyone can make the Sleeping Beauty story interesting, it’s Kingfisher, and she has by turning this story on it’s head.
- Weyward by Emilia Hart — this multigenerational story of three women at very different periods in time who find their way to the same family-owned cottage to escape various circumstances and discover their true power.
- Maame by Jessica George — I loved this belated coming-of-age story about this Ghanaian woman in her 20s who is just starting to learn how to live her life for herself and find a balance between her family obligations and her own needs and wants.
- Speechless by Lindsey Lanza — this romance featuring an MC with a physical, chronic pain condition, and a LI with a mental health condition, and the most adorable service dog ever was so sweet and cute I fell in love with the story and the couple (and the dog).
- Shutter by Ramona Emerson — this is a mash-up of crime thriller and paranormal horror novel without being *too* scary, and has a Navajo MC and a Navajo author.
What are some of your favorite books with one-word titles?
Categories: Top Ten Tuesday
Leah's Books 
Much as I love a multi word string title that tells us something about the book, sometimes one word tells us something interesting too!! Such a fun topic. 🙂
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So true. Sometimes a one word title just grabs my interest and makes me curious enough to pick up a book!
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Some great choices there.
My TTT
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Thank you!
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Some great punchy titles! I have missed out on the hype for Babel, but definitely want to check it out.
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Thank you! I’m usually not one for the hyped books, but Kuang is always a hit with me. I hope you love it when you read it!
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Weyward looks really good. Here’s my TTT: https://bonniereadsandwrites.com/2023/07/18/top-ten-tuesday-books-with-one-word-titles-and-weekly-book-haul/
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Weyward is a really good read! I loved it, and hope you give it a read sometime.
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Thornhedge sounds good!
Here is my Top Ten Tuesday post.
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I loved it! I think you’d enjoy it.
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Several of these are on my TBR. Excellent list!
I can’t really pick a favorite. There are so many with one-word titles that I like, and only a fraction of those are on my post today.
Happy Tuesday!
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Thank you, Lisa! I honestly thought this post was going to be impossible, but it wound up being way easier than I thought!
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I have Vicious, and Belladonna on my TBR. I’m currently reading Babel and loving it. Here is my post- https://paigesofnovels.com/2023/07/18/top-ten-tuesday-most-anticipated-releases-for-the-last-half-of-the-year/.
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All of those are great books – I think you’ll really enjoy them.
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I’ve been eying Shutter lately!
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
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That’s a great one – give it a shot!!
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Babel, Vicious, and Thornhedge will be being added to my never ending TBR
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I am so excited to hear this – you just gave me the best compliment I’ve received all month!
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That Weyward cover is really cool.
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It is! That’s what initially caught my attention.
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I’ve heard great things about MAAME. It does sound excellent.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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It was an excellent read!
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