Happy May!
Welcome to this week’s Top Ten Tuesday.
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It was born of a love of lists, books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
This week’s prompt is called May Flowers. For this one, I made a post featuring books with flowers on the titles. Still, instead of more information about the books, I added information about the flowers mentioned.
Let’s start.
Book Title: The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
Genre: Historical Fiction, Classics, Mystery
Flower info: “Pimpernel also called poor-man’s weatherglass, is an annual native to Europe but is naturalized elsewhere, including North America. It grows 6 to 30 cm (2.4 to 12 inches) tall and has red or blue flowers.” Source: britannica.com
Book Title: White Oleander by Janet Fitch
Genre: Coming-of-age, Contemporary, Drama
Flower info: “Common oleander also called rosebay is a native of the Mediterranean region, this plant is characterized by its tall shrubby habit and its thick lance-shaped opposite leaves. All parts of the plant are very toxic if eaten, and contact with them may cause skin irritation.” Source: britannica.com
Book Title: Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Genre: African Literature, Historical Fiction, Contemporary
Flower info: “Hibiscus genus of numerous species of herbs, shrubs, and trees in the mallow family (Malvaceae) that are native to warm temperate and tropical regions. Several are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy flowers, and a number are useful as fibre plants.” Source: britannica.com
Book Title: The Lure of the Moonflower by Lauren Willig
Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance, Mystery
Flower info: “Moonflower genus Datura, is one of the most striking plants you can grow. The large, trumpet-shaped flowers unfurl in the evening and stay open until the sun rises. Several varieties of moonflower also give off a lemon fragrance when their flowers are open.” Source: bhg.com
Book Title: Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Crime, Mystery, Fiction
Flower info: “Foxgloves are native to Europe, the Mediterranean region, and the Canary Islands, and several species are cultivated for their attractive flower spikes. All parts of the plants contain poisonous cardiac glycosides and are considered toxic if ingested.” Source: britannica.com
Book Title: Zinnia by Jayne Castle
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery
Flower info: “Zinnias come in many shapes, sizes, and colors (excluding blue) and are some of the toughest annuals you can plant. Zinnias are a favorite with pollinators such as hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies that land on the flowers and drink their nectar.” Source: bhg.com
Book Title: Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
Genre: YA, Romance, Fantasy, Gothic, Paranormal
Flower info: “Belladonna is a tall bushy herb of the nightshade family (Solanaceae), the source of the crude drug of the same name. The highly poisonous plant is a native of wooded or waste areas in central and southern Eurasia.” Source: britannica.com
Book Title: Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim
Genre: Historical Fiction, African American
Flower info: “Crocuses are native to the Alps, southern Europe, and the Mediterranean area and are cultivated in temperate areas worldwide.” Source: britannica.com
Book Title: Arsenic in the Azaleas by Dale Mayer
Genre: Cozy Mystery, Contemporary, Mystery Thriller
Flower info: “Azaleas are grown as ornamentals for their showy flowers, and most of the cultivated varieties have been bred from species that are native to the hilly regions of Asia and North America.” Source: britannica.com
Book Title: Black Orchid by Neil Gaiman
Genre: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Fiction
Flower info: “Orchid, (family Orchidaceae), any of nearly 1,000 genera and more than 25,000 species of attractively flowered plants distributed throughout the world, especially in wet tropics. The word orchid is derived from the Greek word (orchis) for testicle because of the shape of the root tubers in some species of the genus Orchis.” Source: britannica.com
Woah. So many flowers.
I got this idea from a scene in the movie The Age of Adaline where this dude gave Adaline “flowers” but with books. I saw oleander in the title and I wondered what that flower looked like. I’ve always found that scene romantic and cool.
I just noticed how many books have roses in the title. I tried my best to look for different flowers for variety’s sake.
I’m curious, what is your favorite flower?
Mine is Lily but to be more specific Tiger Lily. I remember when I first saw that flower and thought that it looked like an insect. Little me was fascinated.
Ok, enough flower talk. Thank you so much for reading!
As always, feel free to leave a link to your Top Ten Tuesday post in the comment section. I would love to read it.
Have a good week ahead and I’ll talk to you again this week for a new book or anime review.
Keep safe!
The Cat with a Book 
I love azaleas! I was so excited to see them on a list!
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Oh yes! Azaleas are so beautiful. ♥️ i’m glad you liked it.
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Oh cool idea!
I love lilacs & daffodils 💕
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Thank you! Ohh lilacs are beautiful.🥹 i wish we can plant some here in the tropics.
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