Adults Read Two 2023
Celebrate your love of books and reading this summer and join our adult reading challenge, online and in libraries.
The Adults Read Two competition runs from 8 July to 3 September 2023. All you need to do to enter, is to tell us about two books you have read this summer. You’ll then be in with a chance to win a £50 book voucher through our prize draw.
You can also take part in our Booket List - our 30 favourite reads this summer from 31 July. This is just for fun but can be used for ideas for your reading over the summer. How many have you read? Join in the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and tell us #WhatAreYouReading?
If you have children or grandchildren, under the age of 13, then they can be signed up to the Summer Reading Challenge.
How do I take part?
Simply read two books (an eBook, eAudiobook, a library book or one of your own) between 8 July and 3 September and let us know the titles and authors, along with what you thought of them (this can be a short phrase e.g. “it was quite good” or something longer, your choice).
You can enter your reviews via the competition flyer, which you can pick up and hand in at any Cheshire West Library, or add them online below.
Things you need to know:
The closing date is 3 September 2023.
You need to live within the boundary of Cheshire West and Chester, be aged 13 years or over and be a member of Cheshire West and Chester Libraries, in order to win. If you’re not already a member you can join online here.
If you don’t want to submit your entries online, you can hand in the flyer at any Cheshire West Library or post it to: Adults Read Two Competition, Ellesmere Port Library, Civic Way, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BG.
Winners will be announced in September and contacted by the email used to register for this site. You can view the full terms and conditions of the competition here.
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You can add up to 5 entries online.
Please note: you will need to register and sign in to the Participate Now website to add your entries. For under 16s this will need to be done by a parent or guardian. To get started, click on Submitting an idea/Add your Idea
View All Ideas8 months ago
Yellowface by Rebecca F Kuang
Wow! Where to begin. Gripping from the start - this was such a brilliant deep dive into white privilege, cancel culture, publishing, social media and entitlement. This was my read of 2023 and I was bereft when it was over!
8 months ago
Sally Rooney, Normal People
I enjoyed the TV series and now enjoyed thd book.
8 months ago
Five days missing by Caroline Corcoran
One of her earlier novels from a great local author. This book had me on the edge of my seat at times and is a great reminder to be mindful that things may not always be as they seem within relationships. Trigger warnings for coercive control/post pardum depression. Good thriller. I read my own copy, purchased from my local indie book shop.
8 months ago
The Maid by Nita Prose
'Plump pillows — polish doorknobs — sweep away secrets — clean up body.' On a day like any other, Molly Gray is cleaning her way through the rooms of the Regency Grand Hotel but on entering suite 401 she finds a guest dead in his bed. Working as a maid is the perfect job for Molly — she loves to clean and likes dusting way too much. Molly's work has earned her an A+ exceptional productivity score and a certificate of excellence. Molly the mutant, the formality freak, awkward, standoffish, meticulous, a neat freak, a weirdo — her colleagues are less than complimentary. A creature of habit, Molly likes rules and order, she struggles with social proprietary, understanding meaning and nuances and has a tendency to take things literally. She is also attracted to frogs that do not turn into princes. However there is more to Molly than people give her credit for. Who killed Mr Black? As a mystery begins to unfold, Molly finds herself at the heart of it. Fired from her job and framed for murder, things do not look good but if anyone can clean up the mess, it’s the maid. A whodunnit and a little bit of escapism, this book actually tackles some weighty issues but with such a light touch, you barely notice. A gentle read, with a big heart and a hugely likeable heroine.
8 months ago
Human by Ros Clarke
Dr Ros Clarke helpfully outlines what the Bible has to say about the nature of humanity. Very easy to read.
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You can also take part in our Booket List - our 30 favourite reads this summer.
Starts from 31 July 2023.
This is just for fun but can be used for ideas of what to read over the summer.
How many have you read?
Join in the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and tell us
#WhatAreYouReading?