20 Books of Summer Reading Challenge Results - 2025

 

The 20 Books of Summer Reading Challenge is one of my favorite reading challenges, and this is the sixth year that I've participated. I prefer to wait until the fall equinox (September 21st) rather than Labor Day to finish up the challenge, giving myself three extra weeks to complete my goals.

Once again, I chose 20 books, and had a mix of new releases and backlist titles. I had four that I gave up on, but subbed in nine (some for book club, as well as a few audio selections). All in all, I wound up reading seventeen books, and I'm very pleased with my results. Seven of the books were over 400 pages, and one of those was over 600 pages. 

Below is an image of my original picks. I'm currently reading This Must Be the Place, and I still plan to read The Lacuna, The House of Special Purpose, The Song of Achilles, Where the Forest Meets the River, The Grey Wolf, and The Nix.  Maybe my fall reading list will include these unread books.

For past posts (and results) about this challenge, click here. 

20 Books of Summer - 2025

 

It's that time of year again! I love this reading challenge, which is hosted this year by Emma at Words and Peace and Annabel at AnnaBookBel. The following are the guidelines for this annual challenge:

• The #20BooksofSummer2025 challenge runs from Sunday June 1st to Sunday August 31st.
• 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, or 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.
• Just enjoy a summer of great reading and make a bit of space on your shelves!

I've selected 20 books from my shelves, many of which I've intended to read for quite some time. I will probably start with the shorter novels so I don't get bogged down with those that are over 400 pages. I always enjoy having a list of books from which to read, and there's enough variety that I can't imagine feeling like I'd want to read something that's not on my list. I haven't accounted for audiobooks, so we'll see what gets worked in during the summer months. Any suggestions as to which one of these I should start with?