Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.
The rules are simple:
- Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want.
- Everyone is welcome to join but please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.
- Add your name to the Linky widget on that day’s post so that everyone can check out other bloggers’ lists.
- Or if you don’t have a blog, just post your answers as a comment.
This week’s topic is a freebie on the theme of love given it’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow. As it happens, today is my wedding anniversary. My husband and I got married in Barbados, in the magical Hunte’s Gardens (well worth a visit if you’re ever fortunate enough to travel to the island) so my list has a botanical theme.
Links from the title will take you to my review or the book description on Goodreads.
- The Fair Botanists by Sara Sheridan
- Where the Hornbeam Grows by Beth Lynch
- The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
- A Single Rose by Muriel Barbery
- A Wedding in the Olive Garden by Leah Fleming
- The Olive Garden Choir by Leah Fleming
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- A Fenland Garden by Francis Pryor
- The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
- The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
What Cathy Read Next... 
Lovely post! I so enjoyed Where the Hornbeam Grows which your review tempted me to read.
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Oh, that’s so good to know. More than a few of your reviews have led me to great books.
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Happy anniversary, Cathy! 🥂
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Thanks!
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Happy anniversary!! And lovely covers!
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Thanks!
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Fabulous idea!
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Thanks!
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Happy anniversary! How lovely.
Here is my <a href=”https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-about-chocolate/“>Top Ten Tuesday</a> post.
Lydia
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I shall have some chocolate to celebrate. Actually, it will be runm cake!
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Happy anniversary! I love how you tied your theme to your wedding! I’m going to have to remember that. My anniversary is a few days after.
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Happy anniversary!
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Love, love, love this idea! When we go to NC, we visit some of the gardens. Thanks for sharing these. Appreciate your blog visit earlier.
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What a great take on this week’s topic! Happy Anniversary! Here is our <a href=”https://www.longandshortreviews.com/miscellaneous-musings/top-ten-tuesday-quotes-about-love/“>Top Ten Tuesday.</a>
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Ooohh, Happy Anniversary! I love the botanical theme! I loved The Secret Garden and I’ll check out the others, they look really good!
Haze @ The Book Haze
https://thebookhaze.com/
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Happy Anniversary! And what a fantastic list of books!
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/favorite-romances-read-in-2023/
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Aww, love the theme you have gone with – Happy Anniversary! I really like the sound of The Fair Botanists x
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wow, great idea, and great list! I so loved your #4 (I don’t often see it on lists!), 7 and 10.
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I love a good botanical theme!! Happy Anniversary!!!
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What a great idea for this week’s freebie, and I really like the reasoning behind it. It’s so romantic, and I’ll definitely keep that in mind – I’ve always wanted to travel more extensively in the Caribbean. The islands are so pretty, and the pictures you included reinforce that idea even more.
Out of all the books on your list, the only one I’ve read was The Secret Garden, and that was a long, long time ago, but it made a really strong impression on me. The covers for the other books are so pretty, and it makes me want to look into them more, so thanks for giving me something else to add to my TBR!
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