Adult Summer Reading Challenge 2023

Spring is not yet over, but this one for summer is already posted, since it begins on May 1. This is at Beyond the Bookends.

1. Book Set at the Beach: Summer on the Bluffs--Sunny Hostin
2. Boat Book: Love, Lists & Fancy Ships--Sarah Grunder Ruiz
3. Detective Book: Death of a Blueberry Tart--Lee Hollis
4. Book by a Jewish Author: The Jew in the Lotus--Rodger Kamenetz
5. Book Set in the 70s: Burn Baby Burn--Meg Medina
6. Jewelry Book: The Clue in Blue--Betsy Allen
7. Celebrity Book Club Pick: What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day--Pearl Cleage
8. Full-Cast Audiobook: The Path Made Clear--Oprah Winfrey
9. Elderly Main Character: Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk--Kathleen Rooney
10. Domestic Thriller: The Lies I Tell--Julie Clark
11. YA Historical Fiction: The Black Kids--Christina Hammonds Reed
12. Book About Art or Artists: The Da Vinci Code--Dan Brown
13. Middle-Grade Fantasy: Changeling--Molly Harper
14. Family Drama (or family saga): The Long Winter--Laura Ingalls Wilder [re-read]
15. Ultimate Beach Reads 2023: Maame--Jessica George
16. Greek Mythology Retelling: Oh My Gods!--Stephanie Cooke
17. Book Set in Italy: The Villa--Rachel Hawkins
18. College Romance: The Deal--Elle Kennedy
19. 2023 New Release: Once More With Feeling--Elissa Sussman
20. Minimalism, Organizing, or Cleaning Book: The Minimalist Home--Joshua Becker
21. Book about Going on Vacation (or hotel books): The Hotel Nantucket--Elin Hilderbrand
22. Book about Poverty and its Impact: Maid--Stephanie Land
23. Historical Fiction Book about Books: The Personal Librarian--Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray
24. Feel-Good Read: 1022 Evergreen Place--Debbie Macomber
25. Free Space: Big Summer--Jennifer Weiner

Challenge completed on August 19