This isn't my first post of the year but I'll use this as the opportunity to say Happy New Years! I already know starting out that this is not going to be a great reading year for me as the limited time I have to read is going to be even more restricted. I'm going to have to take courses in the summer semester that will take up most of my time so I was so disappointed that I won't really be able to post my reading goals for the year or a 'the books I've read in 2020' thread on Twitter. But, the more I thought about it, I realized that the goals I have, reading wise, are not just limited for 2020. They're goals I can work on constantly and so I want to share my reading goals that I plan to start and reach, eventually - even if it isn't for this new year.
Find a Place to Store my Books
This seems like such a simple goal but I have 2 bookshelves (well 3, but the third is only for my college books). Those 2 bookshelves are already filled up and I'm at the point where I'm starting to stack books on top of the rows, which, even that is starting to fill up. I hope to get new bookshelves that can store more books but the other issue is my house doesn't have the space for those bigger bookshelves so I have no idea how I'm going to work this goal out but I have hope!
Catch up on Popular Series
I've mentioned this before, much more in detail in this post, but since I took a big break from reading, there are a lot of books I missed out on that were published within that time when I no longer read. I've been trying to juggle reading newer releases while reading those books I wanted to read back when I was an avid reader in 2010-2012. But lately, I've been wanting, above all, to read those really popular books that it seems everyone else has read and has discussions on. I feel so left out! The ones I have pushed up in my list are Six of Crows, The Cruel Prince, and even the rest of the Shadowhunters Chronicles.
Read more Books outside of YA
Now, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with reading primarily YA, or even only YA. You do you. In fact, I think I'll always read a majority of YA books and that's just because I love them! I love YA book so much. But I've found that as I grow older, I'm starting to be interested in genres/categories outside of YA like adult fiction, classics and, particularly, memoirs and biographies. In the past few years, I have found myself not only craving to read more of those types of books but once I did read them, they blew me away so much so that I consider many of books in those categories to be some of my favorites. Right now, I have my eyes on Becoming by Michelle Obama and The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, and of course all of Taylor Jenkins Reid popular novels. So I really hope to find the motivation to branch out even more and diversify my bookshelves categorically.
Read More Self Published Books
So in my entire reading lifetime, I've only read one self published book. Yes, only one. It was a book (Voluspa: A Magical World) sent to me by the author in exchange for a review and, to this day, it has been one of the most memorable books I've ever read. I've seen so many great books even just on my twitter that I am dying to read. I'm really interested in Lucid Dreaming by Heather Blair. I think self published books have so much potential and I'd really love to delve deeper into those types of books, especially when I'll have more time to actually be able to read and review them.
Get more Bookmarks
I know this is such a weird "goal". But I see so many people have beautiful bookmark collections that compliment their books so well. I own bookmarks but only about five and they're all those paper bookmarks that are all beat up by now. Two of the bookmarks I own I have somehow been able to save since elementary school. So, needless to say, I'm in desperate need to upgrade my bookmarks. Good new though! I'm already getting started on this one. I've bought three super cute bookmark boxes from ebay that I know will look so great in any book. I'm so excited for them to get here, maybe I'll do an unboxing post.
Be Involved with Blog Tours
Again, this is not something I can accomplish this year simply due to time and limitations. However! It's something that I've seen a lot on my feed that interests me. I think it's such a fun idea to collaborate both with authors and other bloggers to bring to light amazing new books. It seems like a collaborative and very community centered way to talk about new and up-and-coming authors/novels. I've applied for some in the past but I definitely want to actually be involved in one or two (or a dozen) eventually and I can't wait for that day to come!
Add Books I've Read to my Bookshelves
Let me explain: There are some books that I've read and really loved but I don't own them. I really want to own them. These include books from the library, required reading books, audiobooks, etc. My longterm goal is to end up collecting these books and adding them to my own personal collection. I've already done this with books like Nevermore by Kelly Creagh. This is the goal that might take the longest but it also seems to be one of the ones that will be the most fulfilling at the end. Off the top of my head, these books include Shakespeare plays, Pride and Prejudice, Saving June by Hannah Harrington, the Gone series by Michael Grant, The Great Gatsby, etc.
What are YOUR reading goals - both for the New Year and in general? Are any of them the same as mine?
I hope to be able to eventually reach all of my goals, I'm optimistic about it.
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