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Women With Books - 2019 Summer Reading Challenge: What I Read!

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Well??? Did you complete the Summer Reading Challenge? I did!

For last year’s challenge and the books I read, click here and here.

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As I said before, the 2018 Summer Reading Challenge was one of my most popular episodes of last year – this one and the round up episode. And I’ve loved hearing what everyone was reading this summer!

What I did for this challenge was give you broad themes and you find the book that best fits that for you. After all, at Women With Books, we only want you to read what you love.

I know everyone wants to know, though, what I read for the challenge this year. Some of my picks can fit into more than one category, so I may just slot them into different places… if I need to.

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Read: The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams (More about it here on Best Books to Read Now)

Debut Author

Read: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

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Read: The Southern Side of Paradise by Kristy Woodson Harvey (More about it here on Best Books to Read Now)

Diverse/ Inclusive Read

Read: Alisha Rai’s The Right Swipe (More about it here on Best Books to Read Now)

TBR List

Read: Temptations of a Wallflower by Eva Leigh (HOLY CRAP THIS WAS GOOD WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG????)

Comfort Read

Read: Life and Other Inconveniences by Kristan Higgins (She had not been a Women With Books guest when I read this book but she is now! Find her episode here.) And Nina Bocci’s On the Corner of Love and Hate.

New Genre

Read: Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri (also an #ownvoices author and a debut author! This was so good y’all… read more about it here!)

Former WWB Guest (Find them on WomenWithBooks.com)

Read: Sidelined by Suzanne Baltzar (hear her episode here) AND The Southern Side of Paradise by Kristy Woodson Harvey (hear her episode here)


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Women With Books - 2019 Summer Reading Challenge!

Women With Books - a curated collection of conversations about your favorite books, media, and other fabulous things.

Women With Books - a curated collection of conversations about your favorite books, media, and other fabulous things.

Get excited! The popular Women With Books Summer Reading Challenge is Back!

For last year’s challenge and the books I read, click here and here.

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Happy Summer!

It’s time for the 2019 WWB Summer Reading Challenge!

This was one of my most popular episodes of last year – this one and the round up episode – so I’m really excited to do it again.

What I do for this challenge is give you broad themes and you find the book that best fits that for you. After all, at Women With Books, we only want you to read what you love.

So I’m giving you some suggestions, some of them off MY TBR list and some of them I’ve already read, but please feel free to insert whatever you’ve got burning up on your bookshelf.

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Suggestions: Rebel by Beverly Jenkins or The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams

Debut Author

Suggestions: Mia Vincy, Casey McQuiston or Hafsah Faisal

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Suggestions: the latest from Kristy Woodson Harvey or The Lieutenant’s Nurse by Sara Ackerman

Diverse/ Inclusive Read

Suggestions: (A lot from the other suggestions + a few that don’t fit under the other categories?) Alisha Rai’s The Right Swipe or Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev or The Key to Happily Ever After by Tif Marcelo

TBR List

Suggestions: I don’t know! It’s your TBR Pile!

Comfort Read

Suggestions: the Kat Holloway mystery series by Jennifer Ashley or Coming Home by Rosamund Pilcher

New Genre

Suggestions: Spec-fic/ mystery The Psychology of Time Travel or fantasy romance Radiance.

Former WWB Guest

Suggestions: Go to WomenWithBooks.com

Remember to use hashtag: #WWBReadingChallenge so we can all see what everyone’s reading this summer! And drop me a line over email or through social media if you have any great books to recommend this summer!

For more details on the Summer Reading Challenge go to my Blog here.   For a list of the authors/ books discussed, subscribe to the Women With Books newsletter (With extra Q&A from the guests!) Buy me a coffee! Support the Podcast at www.Ko-fi.com/womenwithbookspodcast   Buns & Roses Tea benefitting Adult Literacy Friend me on Goodreads!