Top 10 Nature-Themed Book Covers & Titles | TTT

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Hello, everyone! In an attempt to maximize my efficiency in terms of this blog and in my life otherwise, I’ve recently taken to planning and scheduling my posts ahead of time. In doing so, I noticed that several of the upcoming Top Ten Tuesday prompts are nature-related (flowers-related, rain-related, etc.). Because of that, I was a little skeptical that I’d be able to come up with enough books to not repeat myself. Luckily, I surprised myself! Some of these books I’ve read, others are on my TBR, and I’m ready to talk about all of them. 🙂

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

1. Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear by Robin Wasley

I’ve been talking about this book for a few months now–highly anticipating its February release–and I’ve finally gotten my hands on a copy. I haven’t started reading it yet but suffice it to say I’m extremely excited!

2. The Things She’s Seen by Ambelin & Ezekiel Kwaymullina

I read this one several years ago now and had slightly mixed feelings about it. Mostly, I was hoping it would’ve leaned more into the fantasy elements but even so, this is an excellent novella that tackles quite the load of heavy issues — and does it well. And I love the cover!

3. Demon in the Wood (Grishaverse, #0) by Leigh Bardugo

As a huge fan of the Grishaverse, I couldn’t wait to get a copy of this gorgeous graphic novel. When I finally picked one up last year, I savored every panel, every morsel. It doesn’t have too much going on plot-wise but I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it to other Grishaverse fans!

4. Dear Evan Hansen by Van Emmich with Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, & Justin Paul

My first introduction to the story of Dear Evan Hansen was through this book adaptation of the stage musical, and I enjoyed it for the most part. It seemed well-done as a story by itself, and I liked that it served as a segway into finding more out about the musical (I didn’t love the music at first but it has exponentially grown on me since). I believe the novel implemented a bit more of Connor into it, and I recall actually being drawn more to his character than Evan’s. Overall, I enjoyed it when I read it years ago!

5. She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

I’ve not read this one yet but I do have a copy of it waiting patiently on my shelf. The cover is so gorgeous, and I’ve heard good things about this once! I’ve not read much historical fantasy but I’m looking forward to picking this one up.

6. The Hazel Wood (The Hazel Wood, #1) by Melissa Albert

While I had some mixed feelings about this book (I felt like I should’ve loved it but there was something I couldn’t quite pin down that didn’t gel with me), I can’t deny that this book’s cover is so gorgeous (mostly why I picked it up, to be honest)! I know a lot of people loved this one, though, so don’t take my word as gospel — I put my copy in a Little Free Library and next time I checked, someone else had taken it which I’m glad to have seen. 🙂

7. The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

I’ve yet to pick up this middle grade fantasy but–like She Who Became the Sun–it waits on my bookshelf. I’ve heard good things about this one, and I adore the cover and title. Definitely looking forward to it!

8. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

It’s been many, many years since I picked this one up but I remember enjoying this story as a child, be it this novel or its 1993 film adaptation. It’s a story so cemented at least in my mind that I’m prone to think of it whenever spring blooms.

9. Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1) by Leigh Bardugo

This may be a teensy bit of a stretch as being “natured-themed” but, hey, bones are found it nature, right? And the newer edition has the stag on it which is definitely related to nature! Anyways, while I do prefer the Six of Crows duology over the original Shadow and Bone trilogy, I do feel this series gets dunked on a bit too much. I didn’t personally care for Siege and Storm but I quite liked the books sandwiching it, making this series a worthwhile read (in my mind, at least)!

10. The Magician’s Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1) by C.S. Lewis

I can’t even begin to describe how much I adore this book! Having grown up with 2000s film adaptations of The Chronicles of Narnia, I held those stories and characters near and dear to my heart. So when I embarked on reading the books and picked up The Magician’s Nephew, my heart just swelled. It laid the groundwork for Narnia as a whole, featuring its creation as well as everything that went into that process — the characters, the places they traveled, etc. Seriously, don’t get me started. The imagery in this is so striking in parts, it has ample potential for a mesmerizing graphic novel in my opinion. The magic rings, the various worlds and their collision, incantatory poems — just sublime! Now I want to reread it which is a little bit tragic considering all the other books I’m in the middle of presently…

Have you read any of the books on this list? Did you like them? Why, or why not? What books did you mean to read/finish last year that you didn’t get to? I’d love to hear your thoughts below!

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4 thoughts on “Top 10 Nature-Themed Book Covers & Titles | TTT”

  1. We have such similar reading tastes! I completely get what you mean about The Hazel Wood, there was just something lacking! It’ll be interesting to see what you think of The Girl Who Became the Sun when you get around to it – I definitely have thoughts!!

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    1. It’s so nice finding people with similar tastes! I hope I can get to all the ones I’ve mentioned — even if I don’t always end up loving every book, it’s nice to try different things and find what does and doesn’t work for someone. 🙂

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