15 Books of Summer 2023!

Hey y’all! I’m super excited that this year I remembered to plan for the 20 Books of Summer challenge hosted by 746 Books *BEFORE* it actually starts on June 1st! Although that said — I probably won’t be reading much for the first few days due to prior plans, but still, at least I’ll know what I’ve got. 😂

The Challenge

The general idea is to choose 10, 15 or 20 books to read and review between June 1 and September 1.

Last year, I chose 15 book prompts instead of specific books, which allowed me some flexibility in what books I actually chose. I’m going to do the same this year because I really enjoyed that and I think it worked out pretty well. I’m still going to stick with 15 even though I’m sure that will end up being low, because this way I don’t build it into something that will pressure and stress me. Reading is FUN! 😁

If you want to join too, you can check out the signup post here at 745 Books or click the image below to get to the same page.

The list

My list of categories and an idea or two for books to fulfill it are below. The book choices may change a bit, but the categories shouldn’t! For my rules on this challenge, I’m also counting books that I DNF as long as I still write a review. The overall goal for me is to clear out shelf space, and if I try a book and don’t like it, that’s an answer too!

• #1-3: What is this book again? x3 — A book that’s been on my shelves so long I forget what it’s about
  • Inland by Tea Obreeht
  • The Color of Air by Gail Tsukiyama
  • Snow by Orhan Pamuk
• #4-5: A book I bought and haven’t read x2
  • Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
  • Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yaros
• #6: An Aardvark Book Club book
  • Liar, Dreamer, Thief by Maria Dong
  • The Perfect Ones by Nicole Hackett
• #7: A Book of the Month Club book
  • As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh
• #8: A book over 500 pages
  • Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
• #9: A World of Warcraft book (because I’ve been craving it!)
  • War of the Ancients Archive by Richard A Knaak
• #10: One of the furthest back added books on my TBR (in 10 oldest, ideally)
  • The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
• #11: One of the most recently added books on my TBR (at time of writing)
  • Chasing Chaos by Jessica Alexander
• #12: A book published during this challenge (June 1 – Sep 1)
  • If You Still Recognize Me by Cynthia So
• #13: A memoir
  • How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
• #14: A book by an author I’ve enjoyed before
  • A Trial of Sorcerers by Elise Kova
• #15: A book I really wanted to read, and yet still haven’t
  • The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh

Yo, I’ll be honest, writing out this list has gotten me super excited for some of these books and now I don’t want to wait until June 1st to start them. It’s entirely possible I’ll just read some of these now and finish them before this challenge even starts. xD Oh well, I have plenty of options!

If you’re signed up for the challenge too, add a link to your post in the comments so I can check out what books you’ve included for ideas of my own! 😊