2018 Goal Update

Every year for the past few years I have been making reading goals for myself and I have been posting them on my blog for the past couple of years now.  I find I like to see which ones I have actually done and which I haven't done. 

Here is what my goals were for this year.

Every year I write down my reading goals for the year and this year my goals will be a little different.

This year I would love to take part in more read-a-thons and take part in a few read-alongs.  So far I am already signed up for Bout of Book 21 and 2018 Stephen King read-along. I might not take part in the Stephen King read-along every month but I had been wanting to read more Stephen King books so I will try to take part in at least 2 of them.   

I want to try and finish reading the Harry Potter series.  I have read books 1 to 3 last year and I did buy book 4 last year as well but I just haven't had the time to continue on in the series.

This year I am going to make my Goodreads goal low and just use it to keep track of the books I have read during the year and not really worry about the number of books I will be reading.

And like every year I will try to read more of my own to be read pile.  I did read quite a bit of them last year but I do need to make my to be read pile smaller.

Also, I have a few books that I have no finished last year.  They aren't books to review but books I have bought and started reading and then put aside because I needed to read books to review.

Ok, let's see:

I did start with Bout of Books... I mean I did the first 2 days but then I just completely forgot I was doing it or something.

I did read 2 of the books that everyone was reading for the 2018 Stephen King read-along but I got so busy with books to read and review that I had decided to quit that.

I did not finish reading the Harry Potter series.  I did read book 4 this month and I still do not have books 5 and 6.  I have book 7 which I got the year it came out.

I did keep my Goodreads goal low. I had set it to 50 books and so far this year I have read 202 books but as I am writing this I am currently reading 2 books and listening to 1 audiobook.

I did finish one of the books I had not finished last year.

Not the best year when it came to my goals but I did read a lot.  Oh and I read 29 of my own TBR pile so that is good.  I think that this is the first year since I started this blog that I have read so many of my own TBR pile that isn't for review.  I am proud of myself for that.

Before January I will be back with my 2019 reading goals.   I don't know what they will be yet but stay tuned.

Did you make goals?

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

My Favorite Cowboy by Donna Grant #Review

Image
*I received an eARC of this for my honest review*  Audrey Martinez is a veterinarian who has devoted her whole life to the care and protection of horses―even if doing so leaves her little time for meeting a man. Who would have thought that a strange case of criminal horseplay would lead her to falling deeply, wildly in love? If only the man who makes her heart race faster than a wild mustang would let his guard down, that is. . . Caleb Harper is no ordinary cowboy. Sure, he wears his hat, boots, and jeans like a second skin, and displays an easygoing charm that comes from years of working on the ranch. But with his military background, and Army buddies at his side, he is tried-and-true Texas tough. Audrey knows she can trust a man like Caleb to help her save horses. But can Caleb trust himself to resist his attraction to Audrey―or will the sparks of their desire end up getting them burned?   MY THOUGHT I read this as soon as I received the eARC last year because everything
Read more

Owning Violet (The Fowler Sisters #1) by Monica Murphy Review And Giveaway

Image
*I received a copy of this book for my honest review* I’ve moved through life doing what’s expected of me. I’m the middle daughter, the dutiful daughter. The one who braved a vicious attack and survived. The one who devoted herself to her family’s business empire. The one who met an ambitious man and fell in love. We were going to run Fleur Cosmetics together, Zachary and I. Until he got a promotion and left me in the dust. Maybe it’s for the best, between his disloyalty and his wandering eye. But another man was waiting for me. Wanting me. He too has an overwhelming thirst for success, just like Zachary—perhaps even more so. He’s also ruthless. And mysterious. I know nothing about Ryder McKay beyond that he makes me feel things I’ve never felt before. One stolen moment, a kiss, a touch . . . and I’m hooked. Ryder’s like a powerful drug, and I’m an addict who doesn’t want to be cured. He tells me his intentions aren’t pure, and I believe him. For once, I don’t care. I’m willing
Read more

Take Me Back to Cairo by Pamela Paterson and Tarek Hussein (Review)

Image
* I received a copy of this book for my honest review* Yousef's aspiration to fit into his new country of Canada is upended by the lies he hears from both sides-his traditional family trying to keep him entrenched in Egyptian Muslim culture and his new motorcycle-riding girlfriend Janelle, who disguises her fear of commitment as a freewheeling lifestyle. Yoga-pant-and-flipflop-wearing Janelle is the living embodiment of the adventurous life that camel-hair-coat-and-shiny-shoes Yousef has long craved. Yet his desire to enjoy life with her can only be realized in the shadows, far from the prying eyes of his scheming family. At the same time, Janelle, too, grapples with her own struggles and undisclosed realities. Will the family intrigue, deception, and the chasm of cultural differences push Yousef and Janelle apart, or can the unbreakable bonds of affection triumph over all obstacles? MY THOUGHTS   What drew me to this book was that it was a little different from what I usually read
Read more