20 Books of Summer is a reading challenge hosted by Cathy @ 746 Books. The challenge runs from June 1st through September 1st, with the goal being to read and review 10, 15, or 20 books during this time period.
I’m pretty sure I can read at least 10-15 books, though reviewing them too might be the challenging part. I’ll give it a go. I’ve got a long “summer hopefuls” list, a mixture of books I own, library books on hold, and NetGalley/Edelweiss titles. I’ve become a mood reader lately, so this list is subject to change. The top contenders are pictured below:
Here are the books I’ve completed for this challenge:
- EVERY SUMMER AFTER by Carley Fortune (June 4)
- SMILE BEACH MURDER by Alicia Bessette (June 9)
- DAISY JONES & THE SIX by Taylor Jenkins Reid (June 14)
- THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR by Rose Carlyle (June 17)
- THE FAVOR by Nora Murphy (June 20)
- THE ANATOMY OF DESIRE by L.R. Dorn (June 23)
- THE DEAD ROMANTICS by Ashley Poston (June 26)
- 142 OSTRICHES by April Davila (June 30)
- IN ANOTHER LIGHT by A.J. Banner (June 30)
- THE HOUSE ACROSS THE LAKE by Riley Sager (July 4)
- SUMMER’S EDGE by Dana Mele (July 8)
- SUN DAMAGE by Sabine Durrant (July 14)
- THE SAFE PLACE by Anna Downes (July 15)
- THE LAST TO VANISH by Megan Miranda (July 20)
- A SUMMER TO REMEMBER by Erika Montgomery (July 31)
- SUMMER FEVER by Kate Riordan (August 2)
- STAY AWAKE by Megan Goldin (August 14)
- STEEPED TO DEATH by Gretchen Rue (August 27)
- MEET CLAUDIE by Brit Bennett (August 28)
- AT SUMMER’S END by Courtney Ellis (August 31)
Happy summer reading! β ππ²πͺπ·πͺ
Almost all of these are on my shelf! Happy readingπ
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We have (4) of the same books on our lists. i’m almost done with The Book Woman’s Daughter and enjoying it. Enjoy your summer reads!
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Best of luck with the challenge! I just loved Every Summer After and The Hotel Nantucket. I hope you enjoy all these books! Happy Summer!
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I always enjoy Lisa Jewell’s books and The House Across the Lake looks great. Good luck with your 20 books!
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Thanks for taking part Diana – good luck and happy reading!
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Good luck with the challenge! I love the summer vibes!
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Ahh, these books look great and festive. Good luck in the challenge.
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I see we have some books in common! I loved One Italian Summer and hope you will too. Good luck in the challenge!
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Good luck, Diana. I have 7 of these on my TBR, but not sure when I will get to them all. I will read One Italian Summer very soon. Enjoy this challenge.
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One Italian Summer is another book I’d like to read this summer! I forgot all about it when I made my list.
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Book Woman’s Daughter was very good–I read/reviewed it recently. I have One Italian Summer in mind, too. Enjoy your summer of reading.
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Great list!! Good luck with the challenge π
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Most of these are on my TBR too! I hope you will enjoy whatever you end up reading and good luck with the challenge.
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I have One Italian Summer on my Summer Reading List!
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I recommend you read the first book in the two book series and start with lisa Jewell’s The Family Upstairs before you read The Family Remains. It will make a lot more sense to you that way. Happy reading summer!
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I have a few of these to read, too. I love summer reading!
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What a gorgeous collection of summer books. Enjoy!
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One Italian Summer and The House Across the Lake are ones I’d like to read. Good luck on the challenge!
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Reviewing is always the problem for me with challenges like this! Good luck! I usually listen to Elin Hilderbrand’s books on audio, so it’s going to be a long wait from the library for Hotel Nantucket for me, but she’s a Massachusetts author and kind of a must-read around here! One Italian Summer is on my TBR, and will also be a long wait, unless I buy it.
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I want to read like half of these. :) The Megan Miranda, the new Jewell, Sager, the Serle book. I saw that one at the bookstore by the way and the cover is nice.
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All the books sound good! Good luck with the challenge and happy reading!
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Great selection of books in your list! I loved both One Italian Summer and The Hotel Nantucket. I hope you enjoy them all!
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All the best with the reading challenge – some of those book covers are amazing, definitely ones to check out and maybe put on my TBR.
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Wow you have summer in the titles of quite a few of these, nice! I have read Daisy Jones & the Six which I liked. Summer reads shouldn’t be too heavy …. but fun. Enjoy.
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