Month: January 2025

Bookish Goals for 2025

Hello!

I have been doing quite a bit of thought regarding my Bookish Goals for 2025. My 2024 goals did not go exactly to plan. I had to lower my book goal, I didn’t finish the Shardlake series, I didn’t manage to read my planned 24 books of 2024. However, I did keep up with my book reviews and I did make progress with The Wheel of Time series so it wasn’t all bad.

Goals for 2025

  • Read 50 books
  • Work on my Classics Club Challenge
  • Keep up to date with my book reviews
  • Do more buddy reads (if you are interested please drop me a message)
  • Try to finish at least one series I have started.
  • Explore different genres.

I managed 45 books in 2024 but a lot of those books were huge. In fact 2024 was the year of big books so I’m planning some shorter reads for 2025.

I haven’t really done much on my Classics Club Challenge recently and I am missing my classics. I really want to read more classics this year as my deadline is 2027.

As my challenge to keep up with book reviews kept me well on track last year I am hoping to do the same this year. I have also been planning my blogging content more which has been a big help in pushing me to do my book reviews. I just need to be as organised for my Bookstagram!

This year I want to do more buddy reads. I have already started my first buddy read this year with my best friend and I am really enjoying it. Each day we read a chapter and then chat about it and it is lovely.

I currently have the Wheel of Time series, The Expanse series and the Shardlake series to finish! I am determined that this year I will finish one of these series. I really don’t want to start another series whilst I still have these series sat making me feel guilty.

I also hope to read some different genres this year. I have certain genres that I tend to avoid and other genres I cling to like a security blanket. This year I want to try some of the genres I avoid. I’ve already started by reading a ghost story and I’m currently reading a biography, neither of which I would usually touch but both that I’m thoroughly enjoying so far.

So there are my goals for 2025. I really hope I do better than I did in 2024. Good luck with your bookish goals!

Happy Reading

Etsy

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Friday Poetry: Ravi Shankar

Happy Friday!

My chosen poem this week is by the American poet, editor and former literature professor at Central Connecticut State University and City University of Hong Kong and Chairman of the APWT, Dr Ravi Shankar (1975). 

Snowfall

Particulate as ash, new year's first snow falls
upon peaked roofs, car hoods, undulant hills,
in imitation of motion that moves the way

static cascades down screens when the cable
zaps out, persistent & granular with a flicker
of legibility that dissipates before it can be

interpolated into any succession of imagery.
One hour stretches sixty minutes into a field
of white flurry: hexagonal lattices of water

molecules that accumulate in drifts too soon
strewn with sand, hewn into browning
mounds by plow blade, left to turn to slush.

Ravi Shankar

Happy Reading

Etsy

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December 2024 Wrap Up

Hello!

December was definitely my best reading month of 2024. Most months in 2024 I was lucky to read 3 or 4 books but in December I managed to finish a massive 9 books! I have fallen slightly behind with my book reviews though sadly. I promise I will catch up soon.

Statistics

Books

Pages: 64

Format Read: Hardback

Dragon Rating: 🐲🐲🐲

Review

New Book

Pages: 448

Format Read: Hardback

Dragon Rating: 🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲

Review

New Book

Pages: 240

Format Read: Hardback

Dragon Rating: 🐲🐲🐲

Review

New Book

Pages: 336

Format Read: Hardback

Dragon Rating: 🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲

Review

New Book

Pages: 368

Format Read: Hardback

Dragon Rating: 🐲🐲🐲🐲

Review to follow

New Book

Pages: 106

Format Read: Hardback

Dragon Rating: 🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲

New Book

Pages: 14

Format Read: Hardback

Dragon Rating: 🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲

Old Book

Pages: 48

Format Read: Hardback

Dragon Rating: 🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲

Review to follow

New Book

Pages: 75

Format Read: Hardback

Dragon Rating: 🐲🐲🐲

Review to follow

New Book

New Books: 8

Old Books: 1

24 Books in 2024: 14/24

Goodreads: 45/40

Happy Reading

Etsy

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WWW Wednesday: 1/1/2025

WWW Wednesday is a meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words.

The rules are answer the questions below and share a link to your blog in the comments section of Sam’s blog.

  • What are you currently reading?
  • What did you recently finish reading?
  • What do you think you will read next?

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a good New Year’s Eve. I’ve had a lovely day of reading today which has been bliss. I’m still reading my Christmas books until 6th January but I have also started my first buddy read of the year.

What I am Currently Reading

Unleashed by Boris Johnson is my buddy read and we are aiming for a chapter a day. I’m a bit dubious of A Christmas Ghost Story so far but I’m hoping it proves to be good.

What I have Recently Finished Reading

I have just finished my reread of the Hogfather by Terry Pratchett and absolutely loved it. My reviews of these books will be posted very soon.

What I Think I will Read Next

I have a huge pile of books sat on my landing and they are all TBR. I’m not sure what I will next but I’m very excited about these.

Please drop me a comment with your WWW Wednesday and I will head over for a visit.

Happy Reading

Etsy

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