I completed my 20 Books of Summer list just a few days ago and managed to get them all reviewed. This summer project is hosted by Cathy at 746 Books. I ended up having to substitute just a few from my original list for various reasons.
1. Daughter of Earth by Agnes Smedley
2. The Shuttle by Frances Hodgson Burnett
3. Tomorrow Will Be Better by Betty Smith
4. Keeping Up Appearances by Rose Macaulay
5. Strange Journey by Maud Cairnes
6. Are They the Same at Home? by Beverley Nichols
7. The Tontine Bell by Elisabeth Kyle
8. The Market Square by Miss Read
9. Revenge by Eric Brown
10. The Monarch of the Glen by Compton Mackenzie
11. Sheiks and Adders by Michael Innes
12. Dark Quartet by Lynne Reid Banks
13. Three Twins at the Crater School by Chaz Brenchley
14. Scarweather by Anthony Rolls
15. The Diary of a Farmer’s Wife 1796-1797
16. Gemma Alone by Noel Streatfeild
17. Visitors From England by Elisabeth Kyle
18. A Certain Smile by Francoise Sagan
19. Cheerfulness Breaks In by Angela Thirkell
20. Northbridge Rectory by Angela Thirkell
I read quite a lot more books than those ones over the summer as some came in from the library and NetGalley. It’s hard to say which is my favourite from these ones, it’s quite a mixed bag. Daughter of Earth was a surprising read, especially as it was so autobiographical, what an amazing woman the author was.
Three Twins at the Crater School was definitely different, a girls boarding school book which was written by a male fan of the Chalet School books, and has a science fiction setting on Mars – but it worked.
I think the one that I liked least was The Shuttle.
As ever this was a great way of getting me to concentrate on books that I’ve had on my own shelves, waiting for their moment in the sun!
Thanks Cathy for organising it all.