Whilst it’s winter here in Australia, I am excited to participate in the 20 Books of Summer Challenge this year. Hosted by Annabel @ AnnaBookBel and Emma @ Words and Peace, the #20BooksofSummer2025 runs from 1st June to 31st August.
The Rules:
- The first rule of 20 Books is that there are no real rules, other than signing up for 10, 15 or 20 books and trying to read from your TBR.
- Pick your list in advance, nominate a bookcase to read from, or pick at whim from your TBR.
- If you do pick a list, you can change it at any time – swap books in/out.
- Don’t get panicked at not reaching your target. Instead enjoy a summer of great reading and maybe make a bit of space on your shelves!
This year I have chosen to read the full 20 books of Summer, however to keep this challenge realistically doable I will only be pre-deciding 10 of the books I want to read, leaving the other 10 open for mood reading.
This year’s list:
Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano– ★★★★The Ick by Holly McCulloch– ★★★★Slow Burn Summer by Josie Silver– ★★★★What if I Never Get Over You by Paige Toon– ★★★★He Would Never by Holly Wainwright– ★★★★No One was Supposed to Die at this Wedding by Catherine Mack– ★★★★★Clementine Crane Prefers Not To by Kristin Bair– ★★★★The Woman Who Met Herself by Laura Pearson– ★★★★Totally Folked by Penny Reid– ★★★★Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood– ★★★★★
The remaining 10 books will be chosen from my TBR over the ‘summer’ as the mood takes me.
The Love Haters by Katherine Center– ★★★★Every Summer After by Carley Fortune– ★★★★One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune– ★★★★Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano– ★★★★Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano– ★★★★The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen– ★★★★Folk Around and Find Out by Penny Reid– ★★★★★All Folked Up by Penny Reid– ★★★★Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Sutanto– ★★★★★The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna– ★★★★
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