Book Bingo: Flower on the Cover
Here are some suggestions for your 2025 Book Bingo NW category: Flower on the cover/in the title. Book Bingo is our annual adult summer reading program presented in partnership with Seattle Arts & Lectures and King County Library System.
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Family Lore
Fiction. The colorful adult debut from Acevedo explores the bonds connecting the women of a Dominican family in New York City, some of whom have magical powers. (Publishers Weekly)
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The Twilight Garden
Fiction. Adams’s delightful sophomore novel revolves around a garden shared by two London houses and the relationships formed by the tenants who tend to it over several decades. (Publishers Weekly)
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Flowers and Their Meanings
Nonfiction. Uncover the secret meanings behind your bouquets and floral arrangements with this stunningly illustrated exploration of the Victorian language of flowers, including the multicultural history, rituals, and mythology behind over 600 flowers, herbs, and trees. (Publisher description)
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When We Were Birds
Fiction. A gravedigger and a mysterious, powerful young woman are drawn together when the worlds of the dead and the living collide in Trinidad. With skill and heart, she [Banwo] has created a world readers will happily return to, even if they don’t usually gravitate toward fantasy. (Kirkus)
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Probably Ruby
Fiction. A bighearted portrait of an Indigenous woman whose transracial adoption spurs a lifelong quest to discover—or perhaps create—her identity. (Kirkus)
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The Dangerous Ones
Teen Fiction. Set during the U.S. Civil War, in an alternate universe where the real-life horrors of chattel slavery and the supernatural coexist. Beneath the story’s bloody and brutal trappings lies a tender romance about survival, agency, and liberation. (Kirkus)
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Big Chicas Don't Cry
Fiction. Four cousins spend a year resolving old issues and healing past wounds in this addictive family drama. (Publishers Weekly)
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Bloom
Fiction. What begins as a sweet romance quickly becomes something much darker. Beautiful language with expertly placed details that inspire both wonder and dread will leave readers breathless, and a shocking third act is the cherry on top of a horrifying sundae. (Library Journal)
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Late Bloomer
Fiction. Eddings marries laugh out loud humor with sweet romance in this sexy standalone. Readers will luxuriate in the loving bond these women build together. (Publisher’s Weekly)
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Love in Bloom
Fiction. A publicist inherits her estranged grandparents’ farm—and discovers that the town’s residents are hiding a big secret. A sweet and sexy romance, perfect for readers who want a Hallmark movie but with more spice. (Kirkus)
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