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Sirena by Donna Jo NapoliHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingIngo by Helen DunmoreThe Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz KesslerThe Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen
Sea Creatures
744 books — 996 voters
Of Poseidon by Anna BanksThe Little Mermaid by Hans Christian AndersenForgive My Fins by Tera Lynn ChildsIngo by Helen DunmoreRising by Holly Kelly
Best mermaid books
440 books — 955 voters

Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonRebecca by Daphne du MaurierRobinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellLord of the Flies by William Golding
Down by the Sea
742 books — 560 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Books Set on Islands
1,052 books — 348 voters

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloA Land Remembered by Patrick D. SmithThe Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan RawlingsSwamplandia! by Karen Russell
Best Books Set in or About Florida
811 books — 335 voters
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle HodkinImaginary Girls by Nova Ren SumaOn the Fringe by Courtney King WalkerA Blue So Dark by Holly SchindlerThe Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
Swimmers on the Cover
287 books — 282 voters

Stealing the Wind by Shira AnthonyBlood in the Water by Megan DerrIce Massacre by Tiana WarnerLove Rising by Piper VaughnThe Deep by Rivers Solomon
Queer Merfolk
262 books — 278 voters
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneSphere by Michael CrichtonThe Dragon Dreamer by J.S. BurkeMeg by Steve AltenDragon Lightning by J.S. Burke
Oceanic/marine science fiction
165 books — 270 voters

Jaws by Peter BenchleyThe Demarcation of Jack by Dana BennettThe Beach by Alex GarlandDelicious Desires by Jackie WilliamsTreasured Dreams by Jackie Williams
Takes you away...to the beach
381 books — 267 voters
The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte
The Natural World: Natural Science and Natural History for Adults
779 books — 253 voters

Jaws by Peter BenchleyMeg by Steve AltenThe Trench by Steve AltenBeast by Peter BenchleyThe Loch by Steve Alten
Sea Monster Books!
158 books — 231 voters
A Night to Remember by Walter LordTitanic by Don LynchThe Discovery of the Titanic by Robert D. BallardThe Night Lives On by Walter LordThe Watch That Ends the Night by Allan Wolf
Best Titanic Books
168 books — 229 voters

Rising by Holly KellyForgive My Fins by Tera Lynn ChildsSiren's Secret by Debbie HerbertTempest Rising by Tracy DeebsSweetest Curse by Susan D. Taylor
Mermaid Romances
156 books — 222 voters
Silence by Becca FitzpatrickStarcrossed by Josephine AngeliniTorment by Lauren KateHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingSo Shelly by Ty Roth
Water
890 books — 185 voters

Voyage on the Great Titanic by Ellen Emerson WhiteThe Girl Who Came Home by Hazel GaynorThe Second Mrs. Astor by Shana AbeFateful by Claudia GrayRaise the Titanic! by Clive Cussler
Fiction about the Titanic
135 books — 182 voters
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
Oceans, Water, Ice
715 books — 171 voters

Keeping Mr. Right Now by Robin BielmanSomeone Like You by Sarah DessenFallen Too Far by Abbi GlinesHer Accidental Husband by Ashlee MalloryBlue Jeans and Coffee Beans by Joanne DeMaio
Beach Covers
413 books — 121 voters
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanA Town Like Alice by Nevil ShutePicnic at Hanging Rock by Joan LindsayThe Secret River by Kate GrenvilleThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Fictitious Australia
463 books — 115 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelWatership Down by Richard AdamsWide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Title Challenge - Water
1,780 books — 112 voters
Death on the Nile by Agatha ChristieMurder in Mesopotamia by Agatha ChristieThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithAppointment with Death by Agatha ChristieCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Death in a Warm Climate
322 books — 106 voters

Of Poseidon by Anna BanksThe Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle HodkinWake by Amanda HockingLies Beneath by Anne Greenwood BrownForgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
Seaweed Hair - Drowning Girls on Covers
208 books — 104 voters
Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneMaster & Commander by Patrick O'BrianTwo Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr.
Maritime Classics
277 books — 98 voters

The Little Mermaid by Walt Disney CompanyThe Forbidden Vial by Nathalie LaineFlipping the Scales by Pete TarsiMermaid Tales from Around the World by Mary Pope OsborneThe Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
Mermaids
174 books — 98 voters
Listening to Whales by Alexandra MortonBeneath the Surface by John HargroveDeath at SeaWorld by David KirbyInto Great Silence by Eva SaulitisThe Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey
Shores, Coasts, Deltas, Estuaries, Bays, Open Ocean, and Deep Sea
273 books — 98 voters

Unthinkable Consequences by Bob RectorDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneSeaside Seduction by Sabrina DevonshireThe Reef by Nora Roberts
Suspense/Romance Novels set in Tropical Locations
50 books — 91 voters
Rising by Holly KellySelkie's Revenge by Rosanna LeoGoddess of the Sea by P.C. CastThe Shape of Water by Guillermo del ToroInk by Melanie Karsak
Heart of the Ocean: Fantasy Romances with Selkies, Mermaids, Sirens and More
210 books — 89 voters

Anne of the Island by L.M. MontgomeryThe Birth House by Ami McKayCome from Away by Genevieve GrahamIsland by Alistair MacLeodThe Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
Nova Scotia
340 books — 84 voters
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David WyssPandora by Joshua GrantThe Assiduous Quest of Tobias Hopkins by James Faro
Fictitious Shipwrecks
147 books — 71 voters

Life of Pi by Yann MartelLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas AdamsThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Story of My Life by Helen KellerIf Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits? by Erma Bombeck
This is the.......life
1,189 books — 63 voters
The Beast of Cretacea by Todd StrasserThe Assiduous Quest of Tobias Hopkins by James FaroThe Assiduous Quest of Tobias Hopkins by James FaroThe Code by James FaroHomecoming by James Faro
Ship ahoy!
148 books — 57 voters

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