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Top Ten Tuesday – Books with Nationalities in the Title

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Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl!

I am not going to lie, I had to look up most of these. Surprisingly, I only had two in my lists that actually matched the prompt.

The challenge was picking out all different nationalities out of the books I think I would actually read lol. The research was quite fun nonetheless!

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My reviews for the two I have read:

Short synopsis over the other books:

  • Murder in the Scottish Highlands – amateur sleuthing to solve murders in Scotland
  • Norwegian by Night – two unlikely companions are on the run across the Norwegian wilderness
  • American Princess – Teddy Roosevelt’s daughter wants to stand out and solidify herself in US history
  • A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow – a Miami girl finds unexpected love in an English town
  • The Belgian Girls – split timeline covering the atrocities of both world wars
  • Chinese Whiskers – contemporary Beijing, China through the perspectives of two cats
  • The German Girl – split timeline featuring German exiles from WWII
  • French Pastry Murder – tracking down a murderer in France

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What Nationality books do you have on your lists?

46 responses to “Top Ten Tuesday – Books with Nationalities in the Title”

  1. Astilbe Avatar
    Astilbe

    Norway seems like a cool place to visit.

    https://thegentlechapter.blog/2026/09/01/top-ten-tuesday-books-with-nationalities-in-the-title/

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Norway is a beautiful country for sure! I would love to visit myself someday.
      Thanks for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  2. Pam @ Read! Bake! Create! Avatar
    Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!

    Great job! I hope you enjoy reading the ones you add to your TBR.
    Here’s my TTT for this week: https://readbakecreate.com/books-with-real-place-names-in-the-title/

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Thank you for visiting 🙂
      On the way to your post!

      Reply
  3. lindseyreads Avatar
    lindseyreads

    The Roman Holiday Rule and A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow sound like fun reads!

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      The Roman Holiday Rule definitely was! I love the sound of the Cuban Girl’s Guide for sure. It sounds a bit like a fairy tale lol.

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  4. Carrie Avatar
    Carrie

    you’ve got a great mix of titles here! My TTT

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Thank you Carrie!
      On the way to your post 🙂

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  5. Rissi Avatar
    Rissi

    Ooo! I think I have The Romance Holiday Rule (but haven’t opened the box yet) and it does look like a super fun read. 🙂 Thank so much for visiting my list!

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      I hope you enjoy it when you get to it!
      Of course and thanks for visiting mine 🙂

      Reply
  6. lydiaschoch Avatar
    lydiaschoch

    Norway sounds lovely.

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      I agree! The chilly weather and picturesque landscapes..It is truly out of a dream I think.
      Thanks for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  7. Dini @ dinipandareads Avatar
    Dini @ dinipandareads

    Ooh, I totally forgot about A Cuban Girl’s Guide! That’s been on my TBR for so many years. Great list 🙂

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      I just discovered the book through this prompt so I hope we both enjoy it eventually lol.
      Thank you for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  8. nickimags @ Secret Library Book Blog Avatar
    nickimags @ Secret Library Book Blog

    Fab selection! I had to look up quite a few as well!

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Thank you!
      I always enjoy the more research heavy prompts as you tend to discover so many more great reads that way.
      Thanks for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  9. oliviabeck Avatar
    oliviabeck

    I have Norwegian by Night on my list too. This was quite the research project wasn’t it?

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Awesome!
      It was but I personally enjoy the research heavy prompts myself.
      Thank you for visiting 🙂

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      1. oliviabeck Avatar
        oliviabeck

        I do too. You never know what book treasures you’ll find!

  10. agreatreviewer Avatar
    agreatreviewer

    Nice picks! These are new to me ones. Even after thinking on it some more, I only managed a total of 4 books that I know I’ve read! Lol.

    Thanks for visiting my TTT!

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Some prompts can be rather tricky for sure but you can discover so many great reads for sure!
      Thanks for visiting me back 🙂

      Reply
  11. shanaqui Avatar
    shanaqui

    I definitely struggled with this one, haha. Are you planning to read some of the others you found?

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      It seemed a bunch of us struggled but we got through the struggle bus together lol.
      Chinese Whiskers looks and sounds cute so I definitely plan on reading that one. The other ones, I will give a try as well. The one I am most hesitant about is probably American Princess, since it sounds like it could get kinda physical lol.
      Thanks for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  12. Cindy Davis Avatar
    Cindy Davis

    This was harder than I thought it was going to be. I found two that I had read and struggled to get a list together, so I went a different route. You did great.

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      I enjoyed your “F” books so no worries! Sometimes its better to change the prompt than stress out too much about it.
      Thank you for visiting back 🙂

      Reply
  13. Bree @1girl2manybooks Avatar
    Bree @1girl2manybooks

    The first 2 look really fun! Oh I forgot that I’ve read A Cuban Girl’s Guide, I could definitely have used that one.

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Thanks! I would say I enjoyed The Roman Holiday Rule quite a bit more than An Irish Bookshop Murder but that is just me.
      It is always after I post that I forget one or another lol.
      Thanks for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  14. curlygeek04 Avatar
    curlygeek04

    Nice list! A Cuban Girl’s Guide is on my TBR too, and I’m intrigued by Chinese Whiskers.

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Thank you! I am surprised at how many people knew about the Cuban Girl’s Guide as this was the first time I heard about it.
      Apparently Chinese Whiskers is the cat version of A Dog’s Purpose which sounds very cute to me.
      Thank you for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  15. Susan Avatar
    Susan

    I had a bit of trouble with this topic as well, but I got there in the end. There are a few books on here that I hadn’t heard of before that look good to me. I’ll have to take a closer look at them!

    Happy TTT!

    Susan
    http://www.blogginboutbooks.com

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Awesome! Well I hope you can find some you enjoy.
      Thank you for visiting and on the way to your post 🙂

      Reply
  16. Emily Jane Avatar
    Emily Jane

    I struggled this week. I had to go back to the beginning of my Goodreads (2021) and only found 9 😂

    These sound good though!

    Have a great week!

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      It truly makes you so very aware of how few books you have actually read when these prompts pop up lol.
      You did good though.

      Have a great week as well!

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      1. Emily Jane Avatar
        Emily Jane

        Haha it does! I think the next few weeks of prompts will be hard…

        Thank you 😊

  17. WordsAndPeace Avatar
    WordsAndPeace

    Fun, you also got Norwegian, with a different book from mine

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Yes! I was honestly pleasantly surprised with how many Norwegian titled books I found.
      Nice list and thanks for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  18. Erin @ Cracker Crumb Life Avatar
    Erin @ Cracker Crumb Life

    Norwegian by Night looks really good!

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      I thought so as well! I have always loved silhouettes on covers lol. The synopsis sounds interesting as well.
      Thanks for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  19. Nicole Santana Avatar
    Nicole Santana

    Aside from The Roman Holiday Rule, which I loved, I haven’t read any of these books. I may have to check a couple out. Hope you are having a great week!

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Awesome! Well I hope you can find at least one other book to love as well.
      I am having a pretty week, thank you.
      I hope you have a good remainder of your week as well and thank you for visiting 🙂

      Reply
  20. Haze Avatar
    Haze

    I haven’t read any of these books but they look fun! Love your picks!

    Haze
    https://thebookhaze.com/

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Thank you and thanks for visiting Haze 🙂

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      1. Deb Nance at Readerbuzz Avatar
        Deb Nance at Readerbuzz

        I had a lot of titles with “French” but very little from any other nationality. You did well!

      2. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
        Ashley Kittrell

        Thank you!
        I enjoyed your list as well so no sweat 🙂

  21. Laurie Avatar
    Laurie

    I haven’t read any of your picks, but A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow is on my TBR. And my list.

    My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2026/09/01/top-ten-tuesday-nationalities-in-book-titles/

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Nice! Well I hope we both enjoy it when we get to it 🙂
      Thank you for visiting and going to your list.

      Reply

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