20 Books of Summer: Completed

I did it!! I completed the 20 Books of Summer Challenge hosted by Annabel @ AnnaBookBel and Emma @ Words and Peace for 2025.

Last year I chose to read only ten books for the challenge, keeping things realistic for my first time participating in the challenge. This year, however, I decided to go the whole hog – 20 books from my TBR but to keep this year’s list realistic, I decided to pre-choose 10 of my books and leave the other 10 open to cater for mood reading. I found that this really worked, taking the pressure off and resulting in me not having to switch books in and out of the list.

Here’s a little look at what I read:

This year’s list:

1. Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano – ★★★★
2. The Ick by Holly McCulloch – ★★★★
3. Slow Burn Summer by Josie Silver – ★★★★
4. What if I Never Get Over You by Paige Toon – ★★★★
5. He Would Never by Holly Wainwright – ★★★★
6. No One was Supposed to Die at this Wedding by Catherine Mack – ★★★★★
7. Clementine Crane Prefers Not To by Kristin Bair – ★★★★
8. The Woman Who Met Herself by Laura Pearson – ★★★★
9. Totally Folked by Penny Reid – ★★★★
10. Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood – ★★★★★

The random books I read:

1. The Love Haters by Katherine Center – ★★★★
2. Every Summer After by Carley Fortune – ★★★★
3. One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune – ★★★★
4. Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano – ★★★★
5. Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano – ★★★★
6. The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen – ★★★★
7. Folk Around and Find Out by Penny Reid – ★★★★★
8. All Folked Up by Penny Reid – ★★★★
9. Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Sutanto – ★★★★★
10. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna – ★★★★

I managed to read a fair chunk of my TBR, including some ARCs and a series I’ve been wanting to read for quite a while. I found some new authors that I love and returned to some old favourites. I can’t wait to participate again next year.

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