Happy Tuesday! I used to be hard core about reading goals. I had an overall target to reach every year, as well as several (many) reading challenges I joined. But I am a bit compulsive and the goals/challenges became more important than actual reading. That’s when I adjusted downward the number of books I planned to read per year and began to limit the reviews/launches I agreed to participate in. I want to read what I want to read! That being said I still overestimate the time I have available for reading.
I used this week’s topic to look back at the past year’s TBR plans. I am currently on track to meet my Goodreads goal of 75 books. In fact I have read 69 books so far this year; they just aren’t all recorded on Goodreads yet.
My TBR goals are all over the place though:
90% read for Winter 22/23,
100% for Spring 23,
0% for Summer 23 (although in my defense, that list was more for highlighting the books that were being released during the summer, rather than a personal reading goal)
20% for Fall 23 (which is pretty good, since I published that list just 2 weeks ago)
My NetGalley shelf is out of control with unread books. I am not going to embarrass myself by publishing that big fail. I will say that I read 8 books over the summer that had been on the shelf far too long.
So basically, I am doing what I proposed to do — reading what I want to read when I want to read it! 😉 And I am unapologetic, because at my age I certainly don’t need to squander any reading time.
Because I hate not mentioning specific books, here are more I have added to my Fall 23 list. Read 2, added 4 — sounds about right. I might post an update on my progress.
Good for you!
Here is my Top Ten Tuesday post.
Honestly, this is why I haven’t signed up for Netgalley yet. It sounds so easy to over-request books.
May you get caught up soon. 🙂
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
It sure is!
I had The Thing About Home out from the library for two months and finally sent it back. Then, I broke up with the library, LOL! I have to finish my goals and ARCs, and the only way I was going to do it was not having a pile of library books sitting there too. Once I catch up, the books will still be at the library 🙂 I have been ignoring Net Galley for the most part, and bookstores, because the temptation is too great!
I love that you are unapologetic about reading what you want to read! I still enjoy making a reading goal every year and joining way too many challenges, but I don’t take it all TOO seriously. If I don’t finish a challenge, I don’t finish. No big deal.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Good for you!
Great job with your goals! I hope you hit 75 books.