Welcome to this week's edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme is "Destination Titles (titles with name of places in them. These places can be real or fiction!) (this was a topic Rachel @ Sunny Side came up with for a freebie week last year and has let me steal it!)".
Now I have done this topic numerous times in one variation or another and I probably could just do another whole post with Paris in the title and not duplicate from the last time I did it, but I will save that for Paris in July next year.
Instead, this week, I am going to keep it simple. These are the last ten books I have read where one or both of the main characters has moved to a new location. Most of these will be escape lit - set in other countries like France and Italy but others are just new starts in the character's home country:
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Poppy's Parisian Patisserie by Daisy James - Poppy is a baker who goes to Paris to help out in the patisserie owned by her brother's friend. (review)
An Island Promise by Kate Frost - Three friends come back together in Ibiza ten years after a momentous holiday. (review)
A French Country Escape by Jennifer Bohnet - A brother and sister move to France for a new start (review)
Falling for Provence by Alison Roberts - Ellie agrees to stay in Provence to renovate the cottage that she and her sisters have inherited (review)
The Little Provence Book Shop by Gillian Harvey - Adeline and her daughter move to France after finding out that she was adopted as a child (review)
One Winter at the French Chalet by Mandy Baggot - Journalist Orla accepts a last minute job in a small village called Saint-Chambéry to write a story about a mute man and a pregnant reindeer. (review)
In Italy for Love by Leonie Mack - Jules moved to Italy for love, but it didn't work out. Now she is going to work on a homestay farm for as long as it takes for her to be able to head back to Australia. (review)
A Recipe for Christmas by Jo Thomas - Clara takes a risk and moves to Switzerland where she is going to do a fun course in chocolate making. I am planning to review this one shortly
The Bookshop at the Cornish Cove by Kim Nash - Dennis is visiting his grandmother in Driftwood Bay when he meets Nancy who runs the local bookshop (review)
A Little Place in Prague by Julie Caplin - Anna is moving to Prague for a few months for a cultural exchange. She doesn't expect to meet her ex, Leo, there. (review)
Do you enjoy a new start romance?
A book I read this year with a similiar theme was Second Chance Hotel. While it started as a vacation, she ends up owning a hotel in Greece.
ReplyDeletePam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/traveling-through-the-usa-with-ten-book-titles/
I haven't heard of any of these, but they look amazing! A Little Place in Prague and A Recipe for Christmas look interesting :)
ReplyDeleteIf you'd like to visit, here's my TTT: https://thebooklorefairy.blogspot.com/2024/11/top-ten-tuesday-destination-titles.html
Moving is such a common trope. I strongly dislike it in real life, but reading about it is fun. :)
ReplyDeleteMy post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-destination-titles/
I call these moving-and-starting-over books. I enjoy both fiction and nonfiction in this category.
ReplyDeleteGreat twist!!
ReplyDeleteHere is mine: https://wordsandpeace.com/2024/11/12/my-top-10-books-with-a-destination-title/
Fun take on this week's destination topic! All these covers are so wonderful and also feel very festive :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a creative twist on the prompt. Bravo for pulling it off.
ReplyDeleteMy list is here: TTT
Good work! And a Jo Thomas in Switzerland should be fun. You should suggest this as a topic for everyone to do!
ReplyDeleteCute twist on the theme! Moving always makes for an adventure.
ReplyDeleteHere is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
Fun topic for a list! I do love a good new start story. They always appeal to me.
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Some of those look like they'd be great additions to my 12 Books of Christmas reading challenge. I may have to keep them in mind. I hope you have a wonderful week. - Katie
ReplyDeleteHere's my TTT if you wish to visit - https://justanothergirlandherbooks.blogspot.com/2024/11/top-ten-tuesday-destination-titles.html