Sign Up to Join this year’s 20 Books of Summer Reading Challenge Here!
About the 20 Books of Summer Reading Challenge
The 20 Books of Summer is an annual reading challenge which is the brainchild of Cathy @ 746 Books! This year she says “I am kicking off on Tuesday 1 June and finishing on Wednesday 1 September.”
The rules for the 20 Books of Summer are simple:
- Decide which books you want to read between June 1 and September 1.
- Post about your joining and which books you want to read on your blog, and tag Cathy @ 746 Books.
- When you post a review of one of those books between June 1 and September 1, use the #20booksofsummer22 hashtag on Twitter (and all your other social media).
There are three levels in the 20 Books of Summer Reading Challenge:
Note that Cathy says:
It’s pretty common knowledge that I am the slackest challenge host and will bend the rules to help anyone reach their goal.
Want to swap a book? Go for it.
Fancy changing your list half way through? No problem.
Deciding to drop your goal from 20 to 15 (or even 10)? I am fine with that.
Yeah, that’s it actually – choose how many books you want to read, and then… READ THEM!
Here are the list of my books for the challenge, and I’m only going to go with 10 (remember… slow reader… mildly dyslexic), with links to the books on Goodreads (or Dean Street Press’ website)!
- A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari
- The Ghosts of Paris by Tara Moss
- For Those Who are Lost by Julia Bryan Thomas
- Switchboard Soldiers by Jennifer Chiaverini
- Delphi by Clare Pollard
- The Forty Elephants by Erin Bledsoe
- Water Weed by Alice Campbell
- The Click of the Gate by Alice Campbell (Edit: This also qualifies for Big Book of Summer)
- Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear (finish reading)
- Zorrie by Laird Hunt
For your information, the two books in slots 7 and 8 are both Dean Street Press books being released on June 6, and I’m not sure I’ll get to either or both of them. Plus, there’s supposed to be another Classics Club Spin in June, so if I don’t get to one of those, maybe I’ll have one of the classics in this list instead!
Also, I might change Zorrie out for the Big Book of Summer reading challenge (10th anniversary this year), which will probably be “Standing in the Rainbow” by Fannie Flagg.
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This sounds like a great challenge for summer! I love doing these sorts of challenges – anything that encourages more reading : )
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Yes, but I can’t commit to more than 10, being a slow reader due to my dyslexia.
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I haven’t read any of these, I hope they are enjoyable. I posted my list this morning: https://wordsandpeace.com/2022/05/26/20-books-of-summer-2022/
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I’m finally joining in this challenge for the first time. I’ve picked out 20 books from my backlist, but I’ll be happy if I get through 10. Good luck to you and happy reading!
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Good for you! Happy reading!
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Sounds like a fun challenge! Good luck!
I mostly stopped by to let you know that it looks like your Instagram account has been hacked ☹️
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Yes, I know. Gone and dead. Stolen from me! I never got much out of Instagram (although I was getting close to 1000 followers) so I don’t think I’ll start a new account there. Too much work for too little in return.
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I’m going for the 10 books option this year too – I’ve tried 20 in previous years and have never made it even when I have swapped books.
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I almost made it to 15 last year, but I also want to get in one Big Book of Summer read, so that’s usually what keeps my list below 15.
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Ooh I really like the sound of Delphi! Look forward to hearing what you think. Thanks for taking part Davida, happy reading x
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Thanks for hosting, my dear!
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This looks like a good list of books for summer reading. I have only read Birds of a Feather, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
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I’m enjoying it more than the first book in the series. I might just continue reading them… They’re great for a break from heavier works.
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Happy Reading!
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Good luck! I have Water Weed on my horizonz too!!
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Nice choices! I’ll be joining in but I won’t know what I’m planning to read until the end of the month, as it will constitute the next 20 books on my TBR. I usually incorporate Virago books in it for August but only have two on the TBR at the moment and one I was planning to read this month! Although I do count Women’s Press, Persephone and DSP in that category, too! Happy reading!
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Looks like a good list – good luck with your challenge, Davida!
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