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Friday, September 1, 2023

20 Books of Summer 2023 Wrap Up & British Classics Crime Challenge 2023 Update



I have pessimistically started this challenge with the lowest expectation of finishing 10 books in three months, but ended up reading no less than 21 books! The last two months are pretty crazy, and that's how I managed to read that many books. Reading is purely escapism for me at this stage of my life.

Books read for 20 Books of Summer 2023 (21/20):

πŸ”Ή️ Summer by Edith Wharton
πŸ”Ή️ The Cat Saw Murder by Dolores Hitchens
πŸ”Ή️ Aunts Aren't Gentlemen by P.G. Wodehouse
πŸ”Ή️ Art Heists and Hairballs by Bailey Booth
πŸ”Ή️ One by One They Disappeared by Moray Dalton
πŸ”Ή️ The Bookshop Murder by Merryn Allingham
πŸ”Ή️ Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie
πŸ”Ή️ The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux
πŸ”Ή️ The President's Hat by Antoine Laurain
πŸ”Ή️ Heads You Lose by Christianna Brand
πŸ”Ή️ Fifty-Four Pigs by Phillip Schott
πŸ”Ή️ Letters from My Windmill by Alphonse Daudet
πŸ”Ή️ Dear Paris by Janice MacLeod
πŸ”Ή️ Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien
πŸ”Ή️ The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
πŸ”Ή️ The Penguin Pool Murder by Stuart Palmer
πŸ”Ή️ The Girl, the Dog, and the Writer in Lucerne by Katrina Nannestad
πŸ”Ή️ The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore
πŸ”Ή️ The Pleasure Cruise Mystery by Robin Forsythe
πŸ”Ή️ The 12.30 from Croydon by Freeman Wills Croft
πŸ”Ή️ Murder in the Mill-Race by E.C.R Lorac


2023 Statistics

πŸ“Š Total books read so far: 40
πŸ“Š Total short stories read so far: 5
πŸ“Š Challenge progress:
* 2023 TBR Pile Challenge: 8
* 2023 Victorian Reading Challenge: 3
* 2023 Audiobook Challenge: 11


British Classics Crime Challenge 2023 Update



After two months, I have managed to read five books for this challenge, crossing five categories from the Bingo Card.

Bingo Card (5x5): 5/17



Set On An Island: Evil Under the Sun (Agatha Christie)
Closed Circle of Suspects: Heads You Lose (Christianna Brand)
Mystery Set on Boat/Ship: The Pleasure Cruise Mystery (Robin Forsythe)
Death on Board: Aircraft: The 12.30 from Croydon (Freeman Wills Croft)
Death by Drowning: Murder in the Mill-Race (E.C.R. Lorac)


#BCCC2023 Monthly Theme:

July - Favorite Detective(s):
- Hercule Poirot (Evil Under the Sun)

August - Author(s) New to Me:
- Robin Forsythe (The Pleasure Cruise Mystery)
- Freeman Wills Croft (The 12.30 from Croydon)
- E.R.C. Lorac (Murder in the Mill-Race)

 

4 comments:

  1. You totally rocked the 20 Books of Summer challenge! :D I'm always grateful to be able to escape into books when my life gets crazy and stressful, too.

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    1. Thanks, Lark! Yes, we can always count on books, can't we?

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  2. Well done! I managed my 20 books and didn't swap any out for the second time in a row but also the second time ever (I've done this challenge nine times and completed it six times).

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    1. Thanks, Liz! Wow, that's wonderful! I seem to always switching any list of books I've plan to read, that I'm often wondering why I keep working on lists... but half the excitement of book challenges are working on the list, right? :P

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