Top Ten Tuesday: May...The Unofficial Start of Summer

May 12, 2026

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Artsy Read Girl.
Each week features a book related topic to spotlight your Top Ten.

Topic:

May...The Unofficial Start of Summer


This weeks prompt was supposed to be May Flowers, however I featured that in April, because I love books with flowers on them. Now, here in Texas, May is the unofficial start of Summer. 

April and May are a little drunk. 

April can be cold, rainy, full of tornados, but the flowers are blooming beautifully.

 May, it can be rainy, hailing, or sun shinning and creeping up to the mid 90's. Swim lessons are going, school is letting out, and we know that Summer will be here and bearing down on us in all of it's hundred degree heat misery in a matter of minutes. 

But there are a few moments where you hope this summer might be nice (for a brief two second window, not going to lie). There is that amazing summer golden glow happening, baseball is in full swing, time out by the pool is nice (slathered in SPF 50, because the sun is not kind), and the grass isn't dead yet from the heat. 

So, without further ado, here are the covers that make me think of that sweet spot for the  start of Summer.
Whose Waves These Are by Amanda Dykes
The Joy of Falling by Lindsay Harrel
If For Any Reason by Courtney Walsh
Hurricane Season by Lauren K. Denton
The Nature of Love by Toni Shiloh
Loyally, Luke by Pepper Basham
Love & Baseball by Jaime Jo Wright w/ Chloe JoAnne
The Marriage Bargain by Stephanie Dees
Light My Fire by Susan May Warren


What books were on your list today?
Are there many books that make you go, Yes! This one here is a perfect summer read?


6 comments

  1. Wishing you a wonderful summer!
    Thanks for sharing your #TTT

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  2. Hurricane Season has a great cover.

    Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.

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  3. May has been chilly in Toronto so far!

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  4. I have to say one of my favorite things about living in Canada is escaping the 100 degree temperatures and 90% humidity that I grew up with in Virginia. LOL! I hope your summer is a warm and gentle one.
    Here's my TTT for the week: https://readbakecreate.com/even-more-may-flowers-book-covers-with-flowers/

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  5. Right now, summer is far far away here. Today it only was 10 or 11 degrees Celsius, a bit too cold for May! I want to get my summer clothes out tbh.

    My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2026/05/12/top-ten-tuesday-colorful-titles/

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  6. We're definitely already into summer here in Arizona. We're having 100+ temps, everyone is in their pools, and there's only a week left of school. We won't have nice weather again until around November, sadly.

    Happy TTT (on a Thursday)!

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