20 Books of Summer 2020: Wrap-Up

20 Books of Summer
Well, that’s a wrap on the 2020 20 Books of Summer. You may accuse me of playing fast and loose with the challenge (and you’d be right!), but this seems like a casual enough thing that I really don’t care (and I can’t imagine anyone else does, either). As I mentioned last month, I did a lousy job of taking into account new releases, review copies, and life when I made the original list. I made a valient effort, but I just couldn’t post about all these books by September 1 (I did read all of them by the end of August, I note only semi-defensively), but in that last week, it hit me, June 1-August 31 isn’t really “Summer.” It works as a rough designation, but June solstice to the September equinox is a better definition. I’m not that pedantic though (well, about seasons). But here in the States, “Summer” also is defined as the period from Memorial Day through Labor Day, which was just the time I needed to get everything posted.

So I’m calling this a win. I liked the focus this gave me for the last couple of months, and I know I read some things I’ve been meaning to read for months because they were on this list and I couldn’t make (yet another) excuse to put it off. I think next year I’ll do a better job of taking into account New Releases when I make my list (how Peace Talks wasn’t the first book I put down I’ll never know) to make life easier for me–I also think I’ll put down more of the books I own, but keep delaying on. I really like freeing up space on my (literal) TBR shelf.

I had a lot of fun doing this and looking at others working their way through the challenge. Congrats to the winners.


✔ 1. Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why by Alexandra Petri (my take on the book)
✔ 2. The Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Arnold (my take on the book)
✔ 3. Screamcatcher: Dream Chasers by Christy J. Breedlove (my take on the book)
✔ 4. The Finders by Jeffrey B. Burton (my take on the book)
✔ 5. Fair Warning by Michael Connelly (my take on the book)
✔ 6. One Man by Harry Connolly (my take on the book)
✔ 7. The Curator by M. W. Craven (my take on the book)
✔ 8. The Ninja Daughter by Tori Eldridge (my take on the book)
✔ 9. The Rome of Fall by Chad Alan Gibbs (my take on the book)
✔ 10. American Demon by Kim Harrison (my take on the book)
✔ 11. Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne (my take on the book)
✔ 12. Betty by Tiffany McDaniel (my take on the book)
✔ 13. Imaginary Numbers by Seanan McGuire (my take on the book)
✔ 14. Curse the Day by Judith O’Reilly (my take on the book)
✔ 15. Of Mutts and Men by Spencer Quinn (my take on the book)
✔ 16. Rather Be the Devil by Ian Rankin (my take on the book)
✔ 17. Muzzled by David Rosenfelt (my take on the book)
✔ 18. Bad Turn by Zoë Sharp (my take on the book)
✔ 19. The Silence by Luca Veste (my take on the book)
✔ 20. The Revelators by Ace Atkins (my take on the book)

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4 Comments

  1. Definitely a win! Thanks for taking part.

  2. Well, this challenge is super casual so I think you did great! 😀

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