Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week you compile a list of ten books which coincide with that week’s theme. You can find everything you need to know about joining in here!
This week’s theme is ‘Books that Make Me Hungry’, so I’m talking about novels that involve food in some way or another!
Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev: The heroine of this contemporary Persuasion retelling is a chef, and I’d really like to try it!
The Land Where Lemons Grow by Helena Attlee: This is a history of Italy via lemons, and as someone who loves history and loves Italy it’s crazy that I still haven’t read this.
With the Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevedo: I’ve heard wonderful things about this novel, in which the heroine is an aspiring chef, and that cover is gorgeous.
Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim: After her mother dies, Natalie Tan discovers she’s inherited her grandmother’s restaurant in San Francisco’s Chinatown. I love the sound of this novel, so it’s about time I read it!
Welcome to Rosie Hopkins’ Sweet Shop of Dreams by Jenny Colgan: This is such a fun adult contemporary novel, about a woman who moves to the country to care for her great aunt and ends up taking over her sweet shop.
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder: I read this novel years ago and never continued the series, but I did enjoy it. The heroine, Yelena, is taken from death row to become a food taster for Ixia’s Commander.
Chocolat by Joanne Harris: I’ve seen the film adaptation of this plenty of times, but I’ve never read the book!
A Dash of Trouble by Anna Meriano: The heroine of this fantasy MG series is from a family of brujas who own a bakery and it sounds adorable.
The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections by Tina Connolly: I adore this fantasy novelette about a woman and her husband, who just so happens to be a baker, who decide to overthrow a tyrant.
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen: I’ve had this novel about a family of witches with a talent for making life-altering delicacies on my TBR for years. One of these days I need to cross it off my TBR.
Which books made your list this week?
A great list and a lot here I haven’t heard of! Looking forward to checking out some new books (and foods…)
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With the Fire on High is so very good. And will definitely make you hungry! 😉
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I’ve never read Chocolat either – I like the movie though! 🙂
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The movie’s great! 🙂
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Garden Spells made my list today, too. That book made me so hungry when I was reading it!
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I really need to cross that one off my TBR!
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Great list – I see that we listed some of the same books, yay! 🙂 I can’t believe I forgot to put Recipe for Persuasion in my list though!
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Great minds think alike. 😉
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A Dash of Trouble sounds so stinkin’ cute! Recipe for Persuasion sounds great as well; thank you for such a lovely list!!
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Thanks! 😀 They’re two I’m really looking forward to trying.
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I heard great things about With The Fire On High as well! And Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune sounds like a great read too!
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I don’t think I’ve seen a single bad review for WtFOH!
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Ooooh… I’d like to try Garden Spells and Recipe for Persuasion.
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I hope we both enjoy them!
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WITH THE FIRE ON HIGH is a great book for lots of reasons. It does have some amazing descriptions of food. Yum!
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I keep hearing so many good things about it!
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I thought it was cute that With the Fire on High actually included some recipes. I haven’t read any others on this list.
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Ooh I love that!
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We have a few books in common, including Recipe for Persuasion! I have a different Jenny Colgan book on my list, but so many of her books revolve around sweets or baking, and they always leave me wanting to try everything. I haven’t read the Rosie Hopkins book yet, but I think I need to add it to my TBR. 🙂
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Haha yes Jenny Colgan’s books always have me craving snacks! The Rosie Hopkins books are really sweet, I’d definitely recommend them.
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The book version of Chocolat is quite good. Hope you like it.
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Glad you enjoyed it!
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The Land Where Lemons Grow sounds interesting.
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It does!
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I’ve seen With the Fire on High on a couple of other lists today, so it must be good!
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I’ve heard so many good things about it!
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I need to read With the Fire on High, apparently! Also, love how many of these covers have food on them in addition to being about them.
Great list!
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Thanks! Yep, all of these books definitely put me in the mood for a snack.
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Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune made my list this week – it was a good read, and it definitely made me hungry!
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I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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Somehow I missed Garden Spells so long ago, and I’ve always regretted it.
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There’s still time to pick it up!
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Ugh, I love it when books involve lots of food. Definitely always makes me hungry!
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Yes, there are so many fictional feasts I’d love to eat!
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These all look delicious!!
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Omnomnom.
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I keep meaning to read Chocolat, heard good things! That Persuasion retelling sounds interesting too
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Saaame! I love the film, but I still need to read the book.
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I have Sarah Addison Allen on my list, and With the Fire on High. Good call on Jenny Colgan too! Lots of her books have great passages on food, and books too.
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Jenny Colgan is a dangerous author if you’re trying not to snack while reading!
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Based on what I’ve heard about WTFOH, I will definitely get hungry reading that 😂 A Dash of Trouble sounds like a really cute read as well. Haven’t heard of it before now but on the TBR it goes! Great list 🙂
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Hooray! I hope we both enjoy A Dash of Trouble when we eventually get to it–it does look really sweet, and I need to read more Middle Grade.
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I’ve heard good things about Sarah Addison Allen’s books. The LAst Banquet sounds fun.
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The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections is such a good novelette, definitely one I’d recommend!
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Recipe for Persuation looks so cute! I’m worried I’ll get too hungry the whole time. Great list!
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Haha yeah, I imagine I’ll want to snack all the way through it. Thanks!
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I really want to read With the Fire on High as well.
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I hope we both enjoy it!
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