The 20 Books of Summer Challenge 2024

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The 20 Books of Summer challenge, hosted by Cathy over at 746Books, came to an end today. You could choose to read 20, 15 or 10 books from your TBR shelves and this year I went for the 20 book challenge. I nearly made it, reading 19 books and currently reading book 20.

The books listed below shown in italics are books I’ve read but not reviewed, those shown in bold link to my reviews:

The Best = 5 stars

  • Great Meadow by Dirk Bogarde
  • The Innocent by Matthew Hall
  • The Silence Between Breaths by Cath Staincliffe
  • The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
  • The Women of Troy by Pat Barker
  • The Voyage Home by Pat Barker
  • The Tree of Hands by Ruth Rendell

Very good = 4 stars

  • The Children’s Book by A S Byatt
  • The Black Tulip by Alexander Dumas
  • Hemlock Bay by Martin Edwards
  • Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz
  • Where Water Lies by Hilary Tailor
  • A Murder of Crows by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett
  • Black Roses by James Thynne

Enjoyable = 3 stars

OK = 2 stars

Very disappointing = 1 star

Currently Reading:

The one I haven’t finished is Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith, but I have started it and I will finish it.

My thanks to Cathy at 746 Books for hosting this event once more this year!

14 thoughts on “The 20 Books of Summer Challenge 2024”

  1. I do like Cath Staincliffe’s writing, Margaret, so it’s good to see that among your top picks. And Ruth Rendell was so talented; I’ve never been disappointed in any of her work that I’ve read. I’d like to try Pat Barker’s work (I haven’t yet, but your reviews have piqued my interest!).

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  3. You did ‘really’ well, Margaret. I don’t think I’ve ever managed the 20 books when I’ve done this challenge. Back in 2014 I read Dirk Bogarde’s, For the Time Being, a book of essays and book reviews which was excellent. I said I would read more by him and I haven’t… your mention of Great Meadow reminds me that I must get around to that.

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  4. Good for you, Margaret. 20 books is a lot over the summer. I read Stranger On A Train a long time ago and enjoyed it. The themes from that one have been an inspiration for many authors over the years. Hope you had a good enough summer and Happy September! Fall is coming. Take care!

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