Today I’m participating in Top Ten Tuesday. This meme was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each week there is a new theme/topic, and participants choose ten books that fit it.
This week’s theme is Books with the Word “Dark” in the Title. I chose this word for a couple of reasons. First, it was the only word I searched that had ten books I’d actually read and liked. lol. Second, the mix of books with the word dark in the title was more diverse than I expected. My choices come from such a wide range of genres, including fantasy, middle grade, science fiction, nonfiction, literary, and Star Wars books. The titles link to my review, if available, and the covers link to the Goodreads page of each book in case you want to learn more about them!
Dark Disciple by Christie Golden, Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski, The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper, One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig, The Dark Queens by Shelley Puhak
Dark Water Daughter by H.M. Long, The Fractured Dark by Megan E. O’Keefe, Into the Dark by Claudia Gray, Dark Moon, Shallow Sea by David R. Slayton, A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft
There you have it! Ten Books with the Word “Dark” in the Title. Have you read any of my picks? Let me know down in the comments!
Ooh this is a good choice. I’m pretty sure I have lots of “dark” books too, but I went with a different word😁
I really liked the mix of stuff this word gave me. I never realized how widespread the use of “dark” is in titles.
Ooh, what a fun word choice!
I definitely had some great options from this choice. It was a lot of fun. 🙂
Dark has been such a popular pick this week. I think that’s cool.
It definitely provided a lot of books to choose from.
Great word choice! I went with Love because I ran out of time and I was sure I’d find 10. haha.
Thanks! I tried a few words before finally finding this one that had 10+ choices. Lol.
Finally someone is mentioning Swimming in the Dark! It feels like this book has flown under the radar which is such a pity.
My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2025/04/29/top-ten-tuesday-books-with-the-word-sun-in-the-title/
I’m not the original poster but I totally agree with you about Swimming in the Dark. It’s such a beautiful and beautifully written story, and should be more well known!
I know! I almost never see it mentioned anywhere, and it is such a great book.
Ooo this is a great list. I LOVED Swimming in the Dark – such a good read.
My TTT: https://memorymeetsimagination.wordpress.com/2025/04/29/top-ten-tuesday-books-with-the-word-people-in-the-title/
Thanks! It is such a great book that deserves way more love than it gets. I never see anyone talking about it.