{"id":7056961,"date":"2026-09-04T12:27:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T12:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/20-books-of-summer-20bos26-my-wrap-up-annabookbel\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T12:27:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T12:27:24","slug":"20-books-of-summer-20bos26-my-wrap-up-annabookbel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7056961","title":{"rendered":"20 Books of Summer \u2013 #20BOS26 \u2013 My wrap-up \u2013 AnnaBookBel"},"content":{"rendered":"


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I\u2019ve really enjoyed hosting this year\u2019s 20 Books of Summer. It\u2019s been lovely going round all your links. I did click through to all of them, although i didn\u2019t always have time to leave a comment. I\u2019ve also had a good summer of reading!<\/p>\n

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  1. Adrift: The Curious Tale of the Lego Lost at Sea by Tracey Williams \u2013 (9\/10)\u00a0Review<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n
  2. The Expansion Project by Ben Pester \u2013 (9\/10)\u00a0Review<\/a>\u00a0 <\/li>\n
  3. The Cauliflower by Nicola Barker \u2013 (7\/10)\u00a0Review<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n
  4. The Portrait Artist by Dani Heywood-Lonsdale \u2013 (9.5\/10)\u00a0Review<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n
  5. Fair Play by Louise Hegarty \u2013 (8.5\/10)\u00a0Review<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n
  6. The End of the Vodka by Oscar de Muriel \u2013 9\/10)\u00a0Review\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. The Future of Bananas by John Dale \u2013 \u00a0Shiny Review<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n
  8. Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke \u2013 (8\/10)\u00a0Review<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n
  9. On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle \u2013(9\/10)\u00a0Review<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n
  10. The Garden Square by Marguerite Duras \u2013 O FTr (6\/10)\u00a0Review<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n
  11. Gratitude by Delphine de Vigan \u2013 (10\/10)<\/strong>\u00a0Review<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n
  12. The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist \u2013 (8.5\/10)\u00a0Review<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n
  13. Reversed Forecast by Nicola Barker \u2013 (8.5\/10)\u00a0Review<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n
  14. The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett \u2013 (9\/10)\u00a0Review<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n
  15. Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite \u2013 (9\/10) Review<\/a><\/li>\n
  16. On the Calculation of Volume II by Solvej Balle \u2013 (9.5\/10)\u00a0Review<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n
  17. A Hymn to Life by Gis\u00e8le Pelicot \u2013 \u00a0Review<\/a><\/li>\n
  18. Pamphlets \u2013 Queenhood & The Cryosphere by Simon Armitage \u2013 (9.5\/10)\u00a0Review<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n
  19. All Yours by Claudia Pi\u00f1eiro \u2013 (9\/10)\u00a0Review<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n
  20. On the Calculation of Volume III by Solvej Balle \u2013 (8.5\/10)\u00a0Review<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n
  21. Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent \u2013 (9.5\/10) Review<\/a><\/li>\n
  22. I\u2019ll Never Call Him Dad Again by Caroline Darian \u2013 \u00a0Review<\/a><\/li>\n
  23. The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee \u2013 (7.5\/10)\u00a0Review<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n
  24. The Bloater by Rosemary Tonks \u2013 (9\/10) Review<\/a><\/li>\n
  25. H(A)PPY by Nicola Barker \u2013 (8\/10) Review<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I read 25 in total that qualified by my criteria (all acquired before the challenge started, plus Book Group titles). They included:<\/p>\n