Bookish Goals for 2025

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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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Bookish Goals for 2024

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It has taken me quite a while but I think I have finally decided what my bookish goals are for 2024. I started thinking about this in December and I have changed my mind quite a bit but I think I have finally settled.

Goals for 2024

Read 50 books
Read 24 books that I own in 2024 (official list will be published soon)
Finish the Shardlake series by C. J Sansom
Read at least one chapter from The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan a day. I started The Shadow Rising yesterday and have read just over 2 chapters so far.
Keep going with my Maigret, Agatha Christie and Classics Club challenges.
Keep up to date with my book reviews.

Reading 50 books is my lowest ever Goodreads Challenge but this year is going to have some massive books in it so I thought I would go for a lower challenge. If I get to 50 before the end of the year I will increase my challenge but 2023 I had to lower my challenge and I don’t want to do that again.

I really want to make a dent in my TBR pile this year. I own so many books and it is time I read them rather than just adding to them and ignoring them. I have chosen 24 books off my shelves and these I plan on definitely reading this year. I also plan on getting rid of more books this year. Any books I rate at two dragons or below are leaving the house and never returning!

My husband has finished the Shardlake series but I have only read 3 of the books so I thought this year I would actually finish a series. I’m not great at finishing book series so this will be a challenge.

My Agatha Christie challenge got rather ignored in 2023 so I need to get back into that. Maigret and Classics Club challenges have just been chugging along nicely.

Book Reviews! I am always behind with my book reviews. In fact I have about 10 I still need to do for 2023. For 2024 I plan on writing my reviews as soon as I finish the book. Hopefully, I will manage this but it might take me more discipline than I will have, especially when I’m back at work and tired.

So there are my goals. What are your goals for 2024 or are you free styling it this year?

Happy Reading

Etsy

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March 2023 Wrap Up

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I hope everyone had a good March. My reading was not good in March for one reason or another but my main reason is I just could not focus.

Statistics

Books

Pages: 207

Format Read: Hardback

Review

Pages: 240

Format Read: Hardback

Review to follow

Pages: 464

Format Read: Paperback

Review to follow

15/80 Goodreads Challenge

I am now behind on my Goodreads challenge and my other challenges but hopefully I catch up soon.

Happy Reading

Etsy

February 2023 Wrap Up

Hello!

I hope everyone is having a good week so far. I have managed to read another six books this month so I am doing well with my reading so far.

Statistics

Books

Pages: 279

Format Read: Paperback

Dragon Rating: 🐲🐲🐲

Review

Pages: 298

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Review

Pages: 384

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Review

Pages: 189

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Pages: 304

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Review

Pages: 340

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Review

12/80 Goodreads Challenge

I hope everyone has had a good reading month this February.

Happy Reading

Etsy

December 2022 Wrap Up

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I have just realised that I never did my wrap up for December 2022! I did my yearly review but not my last month. December is usually my best month reading wise but sadly this December did not go so well but I am still pleased with the reading that I did get done considering how much I was working and fighting off illness.

Statistics

Books

Pages: 32

Format Read: Paperback

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Pages: 99

Format Read: Hardback

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Review

Pages: 400

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Review

Pages: 192

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Pages: 432

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Review

Pages: 39

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Pages: 208

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Review to follow

63/60 Goodreads Challenge

I am still trying to catch up on my book reviews but hopefully I will manage to catch up in January.

Happy Reading

Etsy

Bookish Goals for 2023

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Last year I was quite relaxed with my bookish goals and to be honest because of this I ignored them. This year I have decided to get back to my usual challenges.

In 2021 I attempted to read my height in books and sadly I failed. For 2023 I have decided to try the challenge again and I really hope this time I will complete it.

I had no idea what to set for this years Goodreads Challenge so I let my fellow Bookstagrammers decide for me and they chose 80 books. 80 books! I have never read anymore than 74 books in a year but I am hopeful I will manage this challenge. It might mean I read some smaller books this year.

I also want to read more classics this year as I miss my Ancient Greek and Rome literature. I am thinking I might read a lot of Greek plays but I will see what I come up with.

I have three ongoing challenges that I will be continuing with. My Classics Club Challenge, Maigret Challenge and Agatha Christie Challenge. These challenges won’t get completed this year (unless I go crazy) but I hope to make progress with them.

Reading nonfiction is something I also plan on doing more this year and I am hoping to try and read one nonfiction book a month for this year.

So here is the round up of my bookish goals:

Read my height in books
Read 80 books
Read more Ancient Greek and Roman literature
Classics Club, Maigret and Agatha Christie Challenges
Read one nonfiction book a month

Hopefully I manage to accomplish all these goals during in 2023.

Have you got any bookish goals for 2023?

Happy Reading

Etsy

My 2022 in Books

Hello and Happy New Year!

I didn’t read as many books in 2022 as I usually do but I did read bigger books than usual. I also managed to complete my Goodreads Challenge.

Here are the books I read in 2022.

I’m so glad I read more classics this year and I made progress with the book series I have been trying to finish. I’m still trying to come up with my reading goals for 2023 but I have decided I want to try and read my height in books again as I failed when I tried it in 2021.

Happy Reading

Etsy

October 2022 Wrap Up

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Welcome to my October Wrap Up. Sadly October wasn’t such a good month for reading and this was mainly due to illness.

Statistics

Books

Pages: 444

Format Read: Paperback

Dragon Rating: 🐲🐲🐲🐲

Review to follow

Pages: 525

Format Read: Hardback

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Review to follow

Pages: 99

Format Read: Paperback

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Review

Pages: 192

Format Read: Hardback

Dragon Rating: 🐲🐲🐲🐲🐲

Review to follow

Sadly, I am still behind on my reviews but I am planning on getting on top of them through November.

Goodreads Challenge: 51/60

Happy Reading

Etsy

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September 2022 Wrap Up

Hello!

September has been a really good reading month for me and I must admit making myself only reading books that are 300 pages or less has really made a difference to my TBR pile.

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