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The original topic for this week was “Books or Covers that Feel/Look Like Summer.” I followed the prompt exactly last year, so this time I’m going to be a little creative with it.
There may not be any real mermaids in Lake Ontario, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, or any other large bodies of water, but it’s always fun to stare out at those endless waves and imagine what might be swimming around happily just out of sight on a warm summer day.
Being an adult doesn’t mean you have to stop imagining beautiful things after all, and now is a great time to do it.
Here are ten books with mermaids or mermen on their covers.
If Greg @ Book Haven happens to read this post, answer #7 reminds me of the kind of stuff you blog about. I included it specifically to amuse you.
1. Nen and the Lonely Fisherman by Ian Eagleton
2. The Mermaid in the Millpond by Lucy Strange
3. The Merman by Dick King-Smith
4. Tides by Betsy Cornwell
5. Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings (Real Mermaids, #1) by Helene Boudreau
6. The Deep by Rivers Solomon
7. The Merciless Mermaids (Agent 0008, #11) by Clyde Allison
8. The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
9. The Little Mermaid by Deborah Hautzig and Hans Christian Andersen
10. The Call of the Deep (The Matchless Deep, #1) by Tracy Lane
Great idea for this topic!
I had no idea there were so many books about merfolk! Probably more fun than vampires..
heh, probably! And, yeah, there are a lot.
What a great twist on the theme! I love anything to do with mermaids😁
Thank you. Mermaids are the best.
Oh my goodness! This was so fun to read. And fun covers. Mermaids are so interesting.
Aww, thanks. I love mermaids, too.
Wonderful idea!
Thank you.
Ohhh, this is such a cool take on the topic! I need to add some sea fantasy to my TBR.
Thank you. Happy reading.
Great timing with this theme! I really like mermaid books but I think the only one I’ve read here is The Deep. Great list.
Thanks. Wasn’t The Deep good?
Number 7 is very Greg, ha! I enjoyed your take on the topic!
Heh, I’m glad you think so. 🙂
Oh, wow, these are so fun!
Thank you.
Loving your different take on this week’s topic!
Thanks. 🙂
Mermaids! One of my favorite summer tropes, need to look for the synopsis.
🙂
I totally agree. I love staring out at th water and wondering what if. And oh my gosh thanks for the shout out!!! I love the look of that book. 🙂
I’m also a big fan of Tides. One of my favorite covers and I almost used it but then ran out of time and didn’t do a TT. How funny if I had!
Oh, that’s great, Greg! We were on similar wavelengths then. 🙂
Fun post! I can’t remember if I did this one last year or not, probably, LOL! Maybe I should compare the books I shared last year with the ones from this year.
That would be cool!
This is such a fun take on the topic, gotta love a good mermaid cover!
Thank you. 🙂
What a great post! My daughter loves mermaids.
Thank you. How neat.
Using mermaids for the topic is a great fit for this week. A good mermaid story is always fun. 🙂 Thanks for visiting my website this week.
You’re welcome. Thank you for your kind words.
Mermaids totally feel like Summer! Great Idea
Thanks!
I love the mermaid theme you did for summer – all the covers are gorg.
Thank you!
Very cool spin on the topic! I love seeing all of these. It’s funny– I read The Magic Fish earlier this year and didn’t spot the mermaid on the cover until seeing it here. I can’t believe I missed it now! Thanks for sharing these.
You’re welcome. Thank you for your kind words.
oh my gosh i need some mermaid books after watching the little mermaid! one of my favourites is The Surface Breaks!
I hope you find some. 🙂
Great list! Mermaids are a perfect pick for this week’s theme.
My TTT: https://bookwyrmknits.com/2023/06/06/top-ten-tuesday-sunny-books/
Thank you. 🙂
I love your choice of topic, I need to read more mermaid books!
fun topic!
Thank you!
Very creative take on the topic! I didn’t realise how many mermaid-themed books there were.
There are so many of them!
What a great spin on this week’s idea! I haven’t read (or heard of) most of these, but I absolutely adored The Deep. I’m going to have to check out some of these.
Thank you. Yeah, The Deep was amazing. I hope we get a film out of it someday.
I feel like I need to read more books featuring mermaids.
They’re super fun. 🙂
Who knew there were so many books about merfolk, and not just for the kids? I read a romance trilogy a few years ago about a mermaid named Fred, who was also a marine biologist. It was written by Mary Janice Davidson. So much fun!
Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/celebrate-pride-with-a-list-of-ten-books/
There are a ton of them! I was surprised ,too.
That trilogy sounds interesting.
This is a fabulous and fun spin on covers! 🙌 Carol @ ReadingLadies
Thank you.
Oh, I love this selection of books. I’ve been wanting to read books with mermaids in them. The Little Mermaid (which I haven’t seen yet) has sparked my interest in them lately. I love all things magical…witches, fairies, mermaids (which I recently learned are also known as water witches). 🙂
I haven’t seen the new The Little Mermaid yet either, but I’m curious about it.
I didn’t know mermaids were also called water witches. So cool.
I love this take on the summer book covers.
Beautiful covers.
Thank you.
I love your take on this theme! I love mermaid novels I love that different cultures have different takes on their tales (tails😂) as well. I haven’t read any of the ones here besides The Little Mermaid but The Deep is on my TBR.
Thank you. The Deep was amazing. Hope you like it.
They are beautiful covers – who knew that there were so many mermaid stories?!
Have a great week!
Thank you. Yes, there were far more of them than I would have guessed!
Nice work! Merman!
Thank you. 🙂
I love your twist on the topic! So fun. #7 is definitely a cover Greg would post. LOL.
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Thank you!
Love that you twisted this topic! Mermaids are definitely summery to me.
Thanks. 🙂
Great topic! I love mermaids and books about mermaids.
Thank you. Yeah, mermaids are great.
I like this idea for the topic, and those covers are all lovely.
Thank you. 🙂
You’re absolutely right! We should never stop using our imaginations. The idea of mermaids is so fascinating! I’ve been intrigued since I saw Splash as a kid. 😉 Great twist, Lydia!
Thank you very much!
What a fun twist on the theme this week!
Thanks for stopping by my wintery TTT this week!
You’re welcome. I’m glad you liked my post.
I love this post because I love mermaids! <3
Very cool!
wow, what a fun twist!