top ten tuesday

Greek Mythology retellings I want to read

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. 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 The Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.

This week is a genre freebie so I’m going with Mythology Retellings I Want To Read

Margaret Atwood – The Penelopiad
Pat Barker – The Silence of the Girls
Susanna Clarke – Piranesi
Stephen Fry – Mythos
Natalie Haynes – Pandora’s Jar


Claire Heywood – The Shadow Of Perseus
Luna McNamara – Psyche & Eros
Madeline Miller – Circe
Jennifer Saint – Ariadne
Scarlett St. Claire – A Touch Of Darkness

top ten tuesday

top ten books with one-word titles

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. 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 The Artsy Reader Girl in your own Top Ten Tuesday post.

This week’s topic is ‘Books With One-Word Titles which actually turned out to be a lot easier than I thought it was going to be, once I started poking my shelves!

Peter Ackroyd – Tudors
Kelley Armstrong – Bitten
Louise Bagshawe – Sparkles
Gail Carriger – Soulless
Mira Grant – Feed


Matthew Reilly – Temple
Jennifer Saint – Ariadne
Mary Shelley – Frankenstein
Bram Stoker – Dracula
Xanthe Walter – Ricochet