It’s been a whole ten years since the first 20 Books of Summer Reading Challenge! That’s a decade of frazzled reading, rushed reviews and brilliant piles of books. Shall we do it again? I think so, and this is your call to start planning!
Do you fancy getting 20 books off your TBR in three months? Think of the joys that this challenge brings:
- All that deliberating over what books to choose and how many – 10, 15 or the Full Monty?
- Crazed reading during the warmest months of the year
- Decisions over how you measure your progress – by books read per month? Or pages read by day?
- Panicked reviewing as you try to cram everything in to the time frame
Ah, but you all know it is a lot more fun than that!
It’s pretty common knowledge that I am the slackest challenge host and will bend the rules to help anyone reach their goal. In fact, someone even got very cross about that on social media last year!
- 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 (or even 10)? I am fine with that.
Fun is the key thing with 20 Books, there isn’t supposed to be pressure, just lots of lovely communal reading.
Choosing your list of books is half the fun, as is following along with everyone’s progress on this years new #20booksofsummer24 hashtag.
This year I am kicking off on Saturday 1 June and finishing on Sunday 1 September. Last year I managed to complete the challenge, so the pressure is well and truly on in this tenth year to continue my winning streak!
If you want to join in, just take the Books of Summer image, pick your own 10, 15 or 20 books you would like to read. Post the link to your choices in the comments below so I know that you are taking part, and I’ll add you to the master list.
I’d love your support and do hope some of you will join in the summer reading fun! Who’s in?