Hey bookworm friends. May is here and the flowers are on their way…they might be taking their time since it’s been a bit colder than usual this season. Last time I did the ‘May Flowers’ TTTopic, I focused on the most recent flowery covers I had added to my tbr. So this time around I thought it’d be fun to look through the oldest books on my tbr, find flowery covers and see if I’m still interested in reading them or not.
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Oldest Flowery Covers On My TBR
1. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Added: 2013
Still Interested?: No. I just don’t care for contemporary romance, wish it was historical.
2. Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Added: 2016
Still Interested?: Yes. There’s a dragon and I haven’t read any Novik yet!
3. Heart of the Fae by Emma Hamm
Added: 2018
Still Interested?: Yes. Beauty & The Beast Meets Irish Mythology? What else could I need?
4. The Hidden City by Michelle West
Added: 2019
Still Interested?: Yes. I am craving Fantasy from the 2000s written by a woman.
5. The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson
Added: 2019
Still Interested?: Yes. Historical Fantasy set in Muslim Spain and there’s a cool map-based power.
6. Throne of Eldraine: The Wildered Quest by Kate Elliott
Added: 2019
Still Interested?: Reluctant Yes. Other MTG books have disappointed me in the past but I still want to give it a chance.
7. The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
Added: 2020
Still Interested?: Yes. I’ve heard polarizing things about it which makes me curious.
8. The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
Added: 2021
Still Interested?: Yes. I have loved other stories by this author and need to read more.
9. The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
Added: 2021
Still Interested?: Yes. The premise is compelling.
10. World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Added: 2021
Still Interested?: Yes. Sounds like a lovely nonfic that celebrates the natural world and teaches lessons.
Let’s chat in the comments!
What’s your favourite flower? Mine is the Sunflower 🌻! Or, have you read any of these? 🖤
Beauty and the Beast in Ireland is an interesting premise! Mercedes Lackey has a novel called Beauty and the Werewolf that was..entertaining to a degree.
Yes, that is what caught my attention! And oh thank you for the recommendation, you know I’m about to add it to my tbr 😃!!
Fab list! I love the covers for the Lost Apothecary and World of Wonders!
I read The Language of Flowers with a local library bookclub and enjoyed it, butni really thought it wouldn’t be my thing at all.
World of Wonders sounds right up my alley.
Yes I’d still like to read the Harrow and Penner books. I like how you have looked at your TBR and decided what you wanted still to read and what you wanted to jettison. Good idea.
Once and Future Witches is a perfect spring read. I enjoyed listening to the audiobook while walking along the river in the spring.
Here’s my TTT for the week: https://readbakecreate.com/even-more-may-flowers-book-covers-with-flowers/
I have the Grace of Kings too – picked it up on kindle because it looks really huge! I’ve heard mixed things also.
I loved Uprooted. I haven’t read anything else by the author, but I really enjoyed this one. The Bird King looks really interesting. I think it’s on my TBR. I read a couple of volumes of Ms. Marvel was she was doing them.
Once and Future Witches is a favorite – enjoy!