Top Ten Tuesday: Literary/Bookish Candles I’d Make

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.

This is a really fun topic, and unfortunately I didn’t have time to do ten! So here’s five books and what sort of candles I’d make for each!

Full Prompt: Literary/Bookish Candles I’d Make (Pick a book and assign it a fragrance or fragrance combo that would make a nice candle.)

Top Five Literary/Bookish Candles I’d Make
(Submitted by Heather @ The Frozen Library)

The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet
Lindz McLeod

Genre: Historical Romance
Age: Adult
Format: Paperback
Published: April 29th, 2025

Candle: A flowery range of candles, include Wild Rose, Cornflower and Violets.

Enchanted Wales: Myth and Magic in Welsh Storytelling
Miranda Aldhouse-Green

Genre: Nonfiction – History – Mythology
Age: Adult
Format: Hardback
Published: October 5th, 2023
Review

Candle: Smokey fire and cooking meat, evoking the sensation of gathering around a firepit and listening to stories to deep into the night.

A Midnight Kiss on Ever After Street
Jaimie Admans

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age: Adult
Format: ebook
Published: July 4th, 2023
Review

Candle: Roses with a hint of spices beneath it, and a tinge of freshly baked bread to capture that fairy tale themed shop smell of Ever After Street.

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires
Grady Hendrix

Genre: Horror
Age: Adult
Format: Audiobook
Published: April 7th, 2020
Review

Candle: You know when heat has that smell in the air? That, mixed with the smell of a full, all-meat-on-the-grill BBQ smell.

Rise to the Sun
Leah Johnson

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age: Young Adult
Format: Paperback
Published: July 6th, 2021
Review

Candle: The kind of smells that evoke summer – the warmth of the sun on your skin, that little hint of sun cream, and a fruity hint of oranges and apples.

I found this topic to be really fun, and I’d love to hear about the bookish candles you’d make, too!