The sun is out and summer and the holidays are just around the corner! And I am thrilled to announce Cathy is hosting her brilliant 20 Books of Summer challenge (with the option of 15 or 10 levels too) again this year. As usual I am aiming for the lower goal and here are the 10 books I hope to read:
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins [re-read]
- Lives of Notorious Cooks by Brendan Connell
- But Is It Real? by Amy Orr-Ewing
- Cauldstane by Linda Gillard
- Hannah’s Moon by John A. Heldt
- The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier
- Eleanor of Aquitaine by Christopher Nicole
- Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
- Seven Sovereign Queens by Geoffrey Trease
- Six Tudor Queens: Anne Boleyn, A King’s Obsession by Alison Weir
The challenge runs till the end of summer (3rd September), so just after that I will check back in with you all to discuss what I manage to read!
Are you taking part in this summer challenge? Are there any of these books you think I should read first?
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I know I’m not sure if I’ll manage to make all 20 books and thought about lowering my goal. Good luck and I hope you can stop by:
http://collettaskitchensink.blogspot.com/2018/06/20-books-of-summer-2018.html
Colletta
Hello Colletta, thank you for stopping by and commenting. It is lovely to hear from new face taking part in this challenge 🙂 I am popping over to see what you are hoping to read this summer now 😀
How did you decide what to put on the list? Were they already on your reading plans fo example or books you have been meaning to get to for a long time?
Karen, I tend to read by mood and I like a good, varied selection of books, so I comprised this list of 4 fictions I am really excited to read, 4 fictions which are review copies and 2 non-fictions. My task was also made easier this time, as spring was a little slow for me, which left 3 books over from my spring TBR list. 🙂
A very sound strategy Jessica
Thank you – I hope so 😀
Good luck with your reads – I’ve not read that DuMaurier book so look forward to your thoughts on that one.
Lynn 😀
Thank you Lynn 🙂 I am particularly looking forward to reading The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier, so much so I think it will be one of my first reads 😀
Have a great summer of reading!
Thank you Judy and you! 😀
Looks like you have a great list of books to read this summer! I like that we’ve both chosesn a DuMaurier book 🙂 I hope you enjoy the Anne Boleyn book by Alison Weir. I love her books but I haven’t had a chance to read this new series yet.
Thank you Maren, it is great we have both chosen novels be du Maurier – a real testament to how much her work is still loved. After loving the first book, Katherine of Aragon, The True Queen, I am really looking forward to continuing Weir’s Six Tudor Queens series with Anne Boleyn, A King’s Obsession 🙂
Well, I haven’t read any of these, but my pick would definitely be The House on the Strand. Though the Anne Boleyn book appeals too – seen a lot of praise for this series. Good luck with the challenge!
Thank you FF – I am super excited to read The House on the Strand so I think it is highly likely I will read that first 😀
Hurrah!
Indeed 😀
I will be taking part in this again too, but haven’t quite decided on my list yet. Good luck with yours! I loved The House on the Strand and I enjoyed the Anne Boleyn book as well, but I haven’t read any of your other books.
Thank you Helen – I am particularly looking forward to reading du Maurier’s The House on the Strand and continuing Weir’s Six Tudor Queens series. Also I look forward to seeing what will be on your list. 🙂
Good luck with this challenge and happy reading! 😉
Thank you Carmen 😀
The Du Maurier, Prachett, and Trease titles sound intriguing, mainly because I recognize those names…do you like The Hunger Games? I assume that you do, since you are rereading them? 🙂
Amy, I am particularly excited to read more by du Maurier, Pratchett, and Trease 😀 And yes I do like The Hunger Games, although I felt the third book was weaker, so it will be interesting to see if I still feel the same way this time.
Thanks so much for joining in! I look forward to hearing about the DuMaurier as I haven’t read that one. Happy Reading!
Thank you Cathy – I am really looking forward to taking part again this year and I am excited about reading The House on the Strand – I think it will be one of my first reads off this list! 😀