20 Books Of Summer 2024 Reading Challenge #20booksofsummer24

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20-books-of-summerI can’t believe it’s time again for this annual challenge run by my namesake Cathy at 746 Books.  Now in its tenth year, the challenge will run from Saturday 1st June to Sunday 1st September 2024.  I’ve participated for the past few years but only managed to complete it once, in 2021.

As (the other) Cathy explains, the rules are simple.  Take the Books of Summer image, pick the 10, 15 or 20 books you’d like to read and add your link to Cathy’s master post so she knows you’re taking part.

The rules are accommodating.  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? She’s fine with that too.

I’m aiming for the full 20 once again and, as last year, I’m targeting books that have been in my TBR pile for way too long. Many of them appeared on last year’s list, I’m afraid to say. I have a couple of review copies received from authors I’d really like to get to but I’m also trying to be more realistic by including ARCs with publication dates from June onwards that I ‘need’ to read and review. In previous years I’ve been foolish enough to think I can read 20 books in addition to my review commitments for blog tours, etc.

You can find my list below.  Links from the titles will take you to the book description on Goodreads. I’ll update them with links to my reviews when – note, not if – I’ve read them.

  1. Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz (acquired October 2017)
  2. Transcription by Kate Atkinson (acquired January 2018)
  3. The Draughtsman by Robert Lautner (acquired March 2018)
  4. The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle by Kirsty Wark (acquired March 2018)
  5. Appetite by Philip Kazan (acquired April 2018)
  6. Anna of Kleve by Alison Weir (acquired June 2018)
  7. Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce (acquired March 2019)
  8. Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts (acquired March 2019)
  9. The Cross and the Curse by Matthew Harffy (acquired May 2019)
  10. Swan Song by Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott (acquired July 2019)
  11. The Second Sleep by Robert Harris (acquired July 2019)
  12. To Calais, In Ordinary Time by James Meek (acquired February 2020)
  13. Tidelands by Philippa Gregory (acquired February 2020)
  14. A Place Without Pain by Simon Bourke
  15. In the Garden of Sorrows by Karen Jewell
  16. French Windows by Antoine Laurain Read and reviewed
  17. Alvesdon by James Holland
  18. Dark Frontier by Matthew Harffy (publishes 4th July)
  19. The King’s Mother by Annie Garthwaite (publishes 11th July)
  20. Heart, Be At Peace by Donal Ryan (publishes 15th August)

Wish me luck! If you’re taking part too, enjoy your summer of reading.

14 thoughts on “20 Books Of Summer 2024 Reading Challenge #20booksofsummer24”

  1. Goodness – I can’t believe it’s almost time for this again. Feels like we’re still waiting for Spring! I’ll have a look at my reading list and get something ready for a couple of weeks time. Happy reading! 😎

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  3. I loved Magpie Murders! The King’s Mother will be on my list too – it’s definitely a sensible idea to include review copies.

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  8. You’re heading into summer, and we are heading into winter and I can certainly feel it this morning!

    I loved both Transcription and Magpie Murders, the only two of the books on your list I have read, Cathy. Happy reading. 💕📚

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  10. 20 books would be wonderful, but I’m not sure if I’ll be able to make it through. I’ll definitely try my best, though. Good luck with yours! The titles you chose look so interesting. Maybe some of them will end up on my list! Yet another thing I love about this challenge — the countless new reading possibilities I get to discover.

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