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.
Yes, I am (finally) jumping back into Top Ten Tuesday! And I’m excited! This is a bookish meme I really do love, and I hope with my Feb hiatus, it’s one I can now keep up with better. This week’s theme is, of course, in honour of St Patrick’s Day today.
Top Ten Green Book Covers
The Gods Must Burn
T.R. Moore
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Age: Adult
Format: ebook
Published: February 24th, 2026
Review
War hero Basuin doesn’t know what to believe in anymore. All Basuin knows is life as an army captain and the pain, loss, and disgrace it has brought him. Demoted and humiliated by his legion commander, he is led into the forest for one more mission: capture a god.
The Wedding Witch
Erin Sterling
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Age: Adult
Format: Paperback
Published: October 15th, 2024
Review
Bowen Penhallow has always been a loner, studying dark and ancient magic on a mountaintop in Wales. He prefers it that way, but when his friend Declan—who happens to be a ghost—asks him to attend a Yuletide wedding at a grand estate deep in the Welsh countryside, Bowen reluctantly agrees.
Sage and King
Molly Ringle
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Age: Adult
Format: ebook
Published: May 18th, 2021
Review
Zaya expected to be the irresponsible youngest prince his whole life. But when his two older siblings are killed by an unidentified magician, he finds himself crowned king of Lushrain—the end of his liberty as he knows it. As part of his training, he’s sent to Heartwood for a month, the house of the sages high in the mountains. There, to his shock, the sages tell him he must learn about magic—which is illegal to practice, but has nonetheless been among Heartwood’s secret studies for centuries.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Suzanne Collins
Genre: Sci-Fi – Dystopia
Age: Young Adult
Format: Audiobook
Published: May 19th, 2020
Review
It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the 10th annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to out charm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute.
Saga, Volume 7
Genre: Sci-Fi Fantasy
Age: Adult
Format: Graphic Novel Paperback
Published: April 4th, 2017
Review
From the worldwide bestselling team of Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan, “The War for Phang” is an epic, self-contained Saga event! Finally reunited with her ever-expanding family, Hazel travels to a war-torn comet that Wreath and Landfall have been battling over for ages. New friendships are forged and others are lost forever in this action-packed volume about families, combat and the refugee experience.
The Christmas Swap
Talia Samuels
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age: Adult
Format: ebook
Published: January 1st, 2023
Review
Margot Murray is a newly single, high-flying businesswoman with no interest in a cutesy seasonal romance.
Ben Gibson is an unlucky-in-love sweetheart in need of a woman to bring home for the holidays.
Together, they make a pact: Margot gets two blissful weeks away from London in a picture-perfect manor, in exchange for posing as Ben’s girlfriend.
The story can only go one way. Margot is sure to fall in love for real.
And she does.
With Ben’s sister, Ellie.
Once Upon a Christmas Eve
Elodie Nowodazkij (Elodie Now)
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age: Adult
Format: ebook
Published: August 7th, 2023
Review
He’s my brother’s best friend, a grumpy billionaire CEO colder than the North Pole. Probably couldn’t find me with a GPS. Not that he’s tried. She’s my best friend’s sister, the one who melts my icy exterior. Resisting her? It’s like turning down the biggest deal of my life. But this Christmas Eve? Get ready.
The Rose Daughter
Maria Lewis
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Age: Adult
Format: ebook
Published: January 2st, 2021
Review
She never meant to be a hero…
In fact, Dreckly Jones has made a point her whole life to be exactly not that. The daughter of a forbidden union between an earth elemental and a selkie, her rare powers have meant she has always had a target on her back.
So Dreckly – a 40-something oyster shucker according to her fake documents, 140-something sprite if you’re going to get all nit-picky about it – has become an expert at many things. Chief amongst them: hiding.
When she meets a determined group of rebels who desperately need her help, she finds herself wanting to stick her neck out for the first time in a long while. Yet is she ready to be noticed? Is Dreckly willing to use her powers to stand up when it could cost her everything?
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Genre: Gothic Horror
Age: Adult
Format: Audiobook
Published: June 30th, 2020
Review
After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find—her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region.
Half a Soul
Olivia Atwater
Genre: Historical Fantasy
Age: Adult
Format: ebook
Published: March 29th, 2020
Review
It’s difficult to find a husband in Regency England when you’re a young lady with only half a soul.
Ever since she was cursed by a faerie, Theodora Ettings has had no sense of fear or embarrassment – a condition which makes her prone to accidental scandal. Dora hopes to be a quiet, sensible wallflower during the London Season – but when the strange, handsome and utterly uncouth Lord Sorcier discovers her condition, she is instead drawn into dangerous and peculiar faerie affairs.
I’d love to hear about your favourite green covers! It doesn’t feel like it’s overly common on book covers, but I think when it works, it tends to work brilliantly. And there’s such a variety of genres it works in. If you’ve taken part in Top Ten Tuesday this week, I’d love to read your post!
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