As always, I’m writing (and posting) this post in the knick of time to announce my participation in the 20 Books Of Summer challenge. This year it’s hosted by Annabel at AnnaBookBel.

The rules remain the same: to choose 20 Books from your TBR to read between 1st June and 31st August. It is flexible though: you can change the titles during the challenge and you can read more or fewer books for the challenge if this suits you better.

For those of you who are familiar with my 20 Books Of Summer challenges from previous years, it will not be a surprise to you that my list for 2026 contains books I’ve been meaning to read for ages and books in series where I’m quite (very) far behind. I’ve also included some titles on my Netgalley and Kindle Unlimited shelves in order to make a dent in them, including some more recent titles I’ve been itching to read.

This is my list for 2026:

Mark Billingham: Blood Line

John Boyne: The Heart’s Invisible Furies

MW Craven: Black Summer 

Alice Feeney: Daisy Darker 

Eleanor Goymer: Ask Me What I’m Reading 

Ronan Hession: Leonard & Hungry Paul 

Michelle Kidd:. Twenty Years Buried

Ella King: Dear Darling 

RS Leonard: Murder At The Lunatics’ Ball

Gillian McAllister: Caller Unknown 

Michelle McNamara: I’ll Be Gone In The Dark 

Liz Nugent: The Truth About Ruby Cooper 

Frances Quinn: The Scandalous Ladies Football Club

Lucinda Riley: The Moon Sister 

Lisa Rizden:. When The Cranes Fly South

LJ Ross: Heavenfield

Josh Silver: Fruit Fly 

Matson Taylor: Roman Mornings

VA Vasquez: The Death Row Club

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I’m looking forward to reading my choices and seeing what other bloggers have chosen!