Summer Reading 2023! by alisylvi@StoryGraph

 Now this looks like a fun one! I have not joined Storygraph, but will do this. 

Starts: Thursday, 01 June 2023

Ends: Thursday, 31 August 2023

Hello! This is a summer reading challenge featuring summer themed prompts! Tackle your TBR or read new books - it's your choice! Feel free to combine prompts and have a lovely reading summer!!

All prompt pictures are taken from Pinterest!

1. A Beach Read:

Read a book set on the beach or the ocean, or read a book while on the beach or the ocean! 

Summer on the Bluffs--Sunny Hostin

2. Road Trip:

Read a book containing travel or set in a country you would like to visit!:

The Villa--Rachel Hawkins

3. Celebrate Pride:

June is Pride month! Read a book by an author in the LGBTQIA+ community or a book featuring LGBTQIA+ characters: All Boys Aren't Blue--George M. Johnson

 

4. A Midsummer Night's Dream:

Read a play or poetry collection: Timeless Depths--Erica Varela

 

5. Be a Tourist:

Read a translated book set in another country than the one you live! Even better if you read a book by a person with different ethnicity and cultural background than you: Orange, Volume 1--Ichigo Takano

6. Outdoor Picnic:

Go outside and enjoy the summer weather! Read an entire book or parts of a book outdoors! Feel free to combine this with other prompts! Big Summer--Jennifer Weiner

7. Strawberry Cake:

Read a book you think will be the cream of the crop! A 5 star prediction or something you think you will very much enjoy! 

Once More With Feeling--Elissa Sussman

  

 

8. Sunset Colors:

Read a book with a cover that has one or more sunset colors! Orange, pink and/or purple. Feel free to combine with other prompts!: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry--Mildred D. Taylor

9. Summer Lovin':

Read a romance book! If romance is not your thing - read a book featuring friendship or a close sibling bond: The Hotel Nantucket--Elin Hilderbrand

 

 

10. A Refreshing Lemonade:

Just like how lemonade feels in the summer-  it can feel refreshing to try reading from a new genre or a genre you rarely read!  The Path Made Clear--Oprah Winfrey

11. A Long Vacation:

Challenge yourself to read a longer book than you normally do!:

Dombey and Son--Charles Dickens
 

bonus
12. Childhood Nostalgia:

Summer is a time when we miss our childhood summer breaks from school. Read a children's or YA book, a book you never read as a child, or do a reread of any book you'd like to read again!:

The Garden of Small Beginnings--Abbi Waxman [re-read]

 

 

Challenge completed on August 12