Good morning,
I’ve been thinking about the new year and what my reading will look like. I find it nearly impossible to make real book goals though I did enter the Goodreads challenge at 75 to simply give myself a push. Last year I gave up reading without “a push” as I felt I would read more without pressure. That did not happen. In fact, I read less and didn’t put my heart into what I had read.
So here we are. 2022. What will this year look like for my reading, how about your reading? Are you making “goals”?
Goodreads aside, I want to finish out a couple of series, one by Nikki French the other by Ragnar Jonasson. I want to read The Count of Monte Cristo. I want to read one or two science fiction novels. I want to read books that have teeth. The kind that sticks to your ribs long after. And in between all those books I want to read some comforting books, maybe even, dare I say this? A re-read. Who knows, but I am going to read. I started my day carrying my phone around listening to the last hour of book two from the Jonasson’s series. Instead of Youtube, I want it to be Audible, Kindle and real books.
I adore Booktube, and found some great new (less than a thousand followers) Booktubers who have tipped over my TBR with the books they have reviewed. But I want to read too and that means being picky about my time and how I spend it.
Let me know what your reading looks like this year. May we find toothy books out there and have some great conversations afterward.
PS I found “Likewise” app through the ever advert crary Instagram. I like it, it’s new, it’s a clean way to list your books without the dinosaur-like atmosphere of Goodreads and it includes listing your favorite movies TV shows and podcasts.
Best to all the bookish friends and people I know for the New Year.
