
It’s Cover Freebie on Top Ten Tuesday! I’m very excited to see what type of covers all of you decided to feature today. With so many creative people in this community, I’m sure I’ll find some very fun and unexpected posts! ❤
Joining Top Ten Tuesday meme hosted by Jana @ThatArtsyReaderGirl, I decided to combine two of my favorite things: TBR lists and sea. For someone who lives so close to the ocean, I rarely go to the beach, but that doesn’t mean I don’t love the sea itself. I’m just not a huge fan of roasting on the beach. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
There are only a few days of summer left and I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to share with you my TBR list of all books sea-inspired. The rules are (that I made up myself) all books count as long as they have sea or something sea related on the cover, or even the word “sea” in the title!
We all know that I love making huge To-Be-Read piles of books I never read. So to make this more or less manageable for the future me, I’m only going to pick the top 5 books with sea-inspired covers.

deeplight by frances hardinge
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea meets Frankenstein in Frances Hardinge’s latest fantasy adventure
The gods are dead. Decades ago, they turned on one another and tore each other apart. Nobody knows why. But are they really gone forever? When 15-year-old Hark finds the still-beating heart of a terrifying deity, he risks everything to keep it out of the hands of smugglers, military scientists, and a secret fanatical cult so that he can use it to save the life of his best friend, Jelt… more

salt to the sea by ruta sepetys
While the Titanic and Lusitania are both well-documented disasters, the single greatest tragedy in maritime history is the little-known January 30, 1945 sinking in the Baltic Sea by a Soviet submarine of the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German cruise liner that was supposed to ferry wartime personnel and refugees to safety from the advancing Red Army. The ship was overcrowded with more than 10,500 passengers — the intended capacity was approximately 1,800 — and more than 9,000 people, including 5,000 children, lost their lives… more

the deep by rivers solomon
The water-breathing descendants of African slave women tossed overboard have built their own underwater society—and must reclaim the memories of their past to shape their future in this brilliantly imaginative novella inspired by the Hugo Award nominated song “The Deep” from Daveed Diggs’ rap group Clipping.
Yetu holds the memories for her people—water-dwelling descendants of pregnant African slave women thrown overboard by slave owners—who live idyllic lives in the deep… more

the book of dust by philip pullman
Malcolm Polstead is the kind of boy who notices everything but is not much noticed himself. And so perhaps it was inevitable that he would become a spy…
Malcolm’s father runs an inn called the Trout, on the banks of the river Thames, and all of Oxford passes through its doors. Malcolm and his dæmon, Asta, routinely overhear news and gossip, and the occasional scandal, but during a winter of unceasing rain, Malcolm catches wind of something new: intrigue… more

the house in the cerulean sea by tj klune
A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.
Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages… more
There are a lot more “sea-inspired” books on my TBR, but these five are the ones I’m the most excited about. To be honest, this whole post was inspired by «Deeplight» by Frances Hardinge. I’m dying to read it and hopefully, I’ll be able to get to it soon!
Have you read any of these books? What “sea-inspired” books would you recommend? Leave your comments down below! 🌊

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Alex, you MUST read The House in the Cerulean Sea. Please. It’s so so so good (I’m going to stop gushing now since I haven’t stopped since I read that book but it’s just… *chefs kiss*)! 😍 I love all these covers and have most on my TBR. Deeplight’s cover is so beautiful, I can stare at it all day!
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I think I will just get it on my Kindle and read it! 😀 Although, the cover is beautiful and if I love it, I’d prefer to have the physical copy instead. D: Choices… choices… Lol
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These covers are so calming! I love the choice of covers to cover!!
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Thank you! Deeplight was the one that started it all 😀
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The House of the Cerulean Sea is especially beautiful.
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I hope I’ll love it, as it would be a beautiful addition to my shelves. 🙂
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I love the word Cerulean. https://pmprescott.blogspot.com/2020/09/ttt-091520.html
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I adore the sea as well. Great list!
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Thank you! 🙂
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Nice choice of topic for this week!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2020/09/15/top-ten-tuesday-281/
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Thank you so much! 🙂
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🙂
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Great topic choice! I really want to read The House in the Cerulean Sea, I’ve heard only amazing things about it!
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Same! Dini here especially persuaded me to give it a chance:)
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I absolutely love your cover theme choice! I have really loved the cover for Deeplight (and the book is so much fun as well!). The House in the Cerulean is also a must-read! 🙂
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Thank you!! I only read one short story by Frances Hardinge so far, but I have a feeling that I will love her books. And The House in the Cerulean Sea is also very high on my TBR. Thank you for commenting ❤
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What a fun take on this week’s theme!
Here’s my Top Ten Tuesday!
Happy Reading! 🙂
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Thank you so much!! 🤩
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I have always loved that Salt to the Sea cover, but it hits me harder after having read that book. So fitting.
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Aww, I know it will absolutely break me. Maybe that’s why I’ve been putting off Ruta Sepetys’ books even though I know that I will love them so so much…
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I get that. It’s the only one I’ve read for that reason!
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I LOVE each of the covers, they’re super beautiful and I’m dying to read the house in the cerulean sea! I’ve heard the best things 😍✨👏🏻
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I always make so many TBR lists with Top Ten Tuesday memes. I need to start actually reading them. Ahaha
Dini has been gushing about The House in the Cerulean! And I’ve been hearing only good things about it as well, so hopefully, we will read it soon and love it! ❤
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These covers look great!
I really want to pick up The house in the cerulean sea!
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The House in the Cerulean definitely winning the “comment” vote here 😀 everyone seems to be very excited about it!
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What a neat theme for this week’s topic! Here is my Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
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Love the cover theme!
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Gorgeous covers! There is something so calming and alluring about a blue/oceanic cover.
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Great list! I loved The Book of Dust when I read it! I hope you enjoy it too. I also hope you enjoy Salt to the Sea! That was a good, good book! 😃
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Ruta Sepetys books are always amazing (heartbreaking but amazing!). I’m kinda scared of reading it, because I can already see that it will break my heart. The book of Dust looks like a monster! but the font is actually quite big, so it should be alright 😀
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I still hope you enjoy the Ruta Sepety book!
Oh yes, when I read Book of Dust a few weeks ago I found I was flipping through it and I read it faster than it looks haha!
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Love the cover of House in the Cerulean Sea. I read the Deep but didn’t like it as much as everyone else did.
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Yeah, I’ve been hearing a lot of mixed reviews about the Deep. Very interested to see what I think of it 🙂
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Very nice theme! The House is the Cerulean Sea is a great read, hope you can get to it soon1
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Thank you so much! Everyone is so excited about the House in the Cerulean Sea! It’s the book that is mentioned in almost every comment, lol. I definitely need to pick it up asap! 😀
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Yes, it is one of THE books for this year I am sure 😀
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I love the ocean, too, but the closest one is 1000 miles away. These book covers are great. Salt to the Sea is one of my favorite historical fiction books.
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I rarely go to the ocean, but I think if I ever move, I will really miss it. I should go to the beach a bit more often, even if just for a walk 🙂
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All of these covers are so so beautiful!!!!!
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I haven’t read any of these books but these covers are BEAUTIFUL!!! I always seem to love sea-inspired covers (totally unbiased hahaha)
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Ahaha, totally 😀 This reminds me, that I haven’t been to the beach in over a month! now that tourists all went back home, it’s a perfect time to go for a little walk 🙂
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I love the sea inspired book covers you chose! Deeplight is especially so freaking gorgeous!! I have a few of these on my TBR already and can’t wait to read them. 🙂
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Now I just need to read them 😀 and not wait for the next summer to do so. Lol
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Very late here, but I still had to comment…. I love your theme for this week. I haven’t read any of these yet, but several are on my tbr. Deeplight is so gorgeous!
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