2017 was
the year in which I decided that I would read what I wanted, when I wanted, and
it worked out so well for me! For once I didn’t feel the pressure of having to
read a certain book at a certain time and I felt more free to enjoy my reading.
Since it was such a success for me last year, I’ve decided that I’m going to
take the same approach to reading in 2018 and basically keep the same goals.
The main objective will obviously still be to read as much as possible while
working on decreasing my physical TBR pile and all without putting any extra
pressure on myself.
Goodreads
Reading Challenge: 100 books
I managed
to surpass this goal in 2017 and will be aiming to do the same in 2018.
Decrease
my TBR pile
Every year
I set this as a goal and every year I fail by adding to my TBR pile rather than
decreasing it. But the number of unread books I now own has reached epicly
ridiculous proportions and has actually been stressing me out. According to my
calculations, I started 2017 with 373 physical TBR books and ended the year
with 356 physical TBR books. Still a ridiculous amount but it’s the first year
in which I did actually manage to decrease my TBR books so it’s proof that it
can be done!
For 2018
it will still be an absolute top priority to read from my physical TBR pile and
I am going to try harder to minimise my book buying even more. I know that it’s
just not going to be possible for me to stop buying books altogether, but I can
only try.
Again, to avoid putting unnecessary pressure on myself, I won’t be aiming for a specific number (although to decrease my TBR by a bigger amount than last year would be great).
Again, to avoid putting unnecessary pressure on myself, I won’t be aiming for a specific number (although to decrease my TBR by a bigger amount than last year would be great).
Read/complete
10 series
This was
also a goal that I set and achieved for the previous three years so I want to
keep it going in 2018. In 2017, rather than setting a specific list of series
to read, I just went with what I felt like reading and that was a far better
strategy. It allowed me to read what I was in the mood for and I’ll definitely
be doing the same thing in 2018.
Restricting
re-reads
This was a
great goal for me in 2017 so I’ll be continuing it in 2018. Keeping it to a
minimum is the goal here because I know that limiting myself to zero re-reads
just isn’t going to happen. I already have a few books in mind that I would
love to re-read.
Harry
Potter series by J.K.
Rowling
It’s been
quite a long time since I’ve read the first few books in this series and I just
miss the world and the characters and being caught up in the magic. It’s time
for another re-read.
The
Martian by Andy
Weir
This is
one of my all-time favourite books ever and although I’ve re-read it multiple
times already, I just know that I will feel the urge to read it again sometime
in 2018.
Throne of
Glass series by
Sarah J. Maas
This was a
re-read that never happened in 2017 and so I still haven’t read Tower of Dawn
yet! But the supposed final book is due for release in 2018 so I would love to
complete a re-read (because I have a hopeless memory and I’ve forgotten almost
everything that’s happened) of the first five books plus the prequel novellas
and then move onto Tower of Dawn. All in time so that I can be fully prepared
and raring to go when the seventh and final book is released.
