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I just couldn’t get to 100 books this year. Getting hit with the flu, working extra hours, and life seemed to get in my way. I’m hoping 2026 will be the year I make it to 200 books. I have a plan this time 😊
Wishing everyone all the best in the new year!

I had to change my reading goal for the year again.
Each year I hope to get to at least 150 books, which is quite a bit, but something I think is possible. Inevitably, life gets in the way, keeping me from hitting such a number. I’ve dropped down to a goal of 125 books for the year, but will probably have to drop it again at some point, which I don’t want to do. I need to do better in 2026.

I’m barely at 50 books for the year, and there are just over 100 days left until 2026!
Not gonna lie - the work/life balance thing is not balancing, and I haven’t been keeping up with my weekly reading goals.

Just finished reading a series that I hope my niece will read someday. I’ve come to realize that the books I read as a kid have stayed with me as I’ve grown up, and the new titles that are emerging are ready to meet a brand new generation of readers. I don’t think my niece will ever realize how fortunate she is to have so many stories from different eras to choose from.

I’m 82 books behind schedule.
Another year where I’m not going to hit my goal of 200 books.
Life does get in the way, but to be honest, I really need to cut back on television. Like a lot.
Going to see if I can’t make it to 125 for the year. That doesn’t seem too bad.

Open to anyone:

Looking for poetry recommendations!
Lesser known poets would be appreciated.
Anthologies are also welcome.
Anything you’ve enjoyed.
Thank you!

A new year means all new book releases. I’m also looking to revisit some older titles, and hope to clear out some of the backlog of my TBR list. Away we go!

Another year is coming to a close. My reading goal was 200 books for the year, but I know I won’t be reaching it. A new niece, a promotion at work, and relationship difficulties wreaked havoc on my reading time. Though, I’m so glad my niece is here, and I’m starting to build her a library of her own. I’m probably going to try to read over 70 books in that time I have left, crazy but whatevs🤷‍♀️

I’m quite a few books behind on my reading goal for the year. I’ve just had surgery and will be out of work for a month, so I’m hoping to not only catch up, but surpass where I should be at this point. Going to the library is still difficult because of COVID, so now I’m relying on digital book services (Scribd, Libby, Hoopla, Kindle Unlimited, Apple Books, and Project Gutenberg). Life, eh?

A new year and a new reading challenge.
200 books starting......now!

I had originally set a goal of 200 books for the year, but life got in the way.
I was able to keep working through the pandemic, but told myself that when I got home I would pick up a book and read instead of watching tv...that didn’t happen. I would get news updates, and then binge-watch instead of read. 200 became 150, and ended with 141. There’s always next year.

True story:
“...he had been playing golf (for I believe the authorities of the University I write of indulge in that pursuit by way of relaxation); and tea was taken to the accompaniment of a discussion which golfing persons can imagine for themselves, but which the conscientious writer has no right to inflict upon any non-golfing persons.”
― M.R. James, Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories

Can anyone recommend some poetry books? Could be anthologies, a single author, etc.
Thank you!

The font size has suddenly changed. Printing error? Deliberately changed? Guess I’ll find out.

Just finished Volume 1...

My original reading goal for 2018 was 150 books.
I changed that to 140 when I realized I wasn’t going to be able to read 15 books in 2 days!
For me, this was a year of exciting new reads and I was lucky to have suggestions made by librarians, friends, random strangers, and the wonderful people here on Goodreads.

I’m looking forward to a new year filled with books.

Happy New Year!

Just opening the book and seeing the gorgeous end papers makes me excited!

I decided I wanted to read Sherrilyn Kenyon’s new book, Stygian, but then realized I haven’t read the Dark Hunters series in its entirety in quite awhile. So bear with me as I fill your feed with a heck of a lot of Kenyon tomes being marked as Read.

Happy Reading! Hope your yearly reading goals are progressing well!

I’m soooo curious about #14 on the list.

What is the photograph about??
What happens next??

I'm 100 books behind on my reading challenge for this year. There are so many interesting books that I want to read and not enough hours in the day.

Icelandic Elf School in Reykjavik sounds like fun

I want to re-read several books this year, but am having problems with the books counting towards my reading challenge.
The titles are in my "read" shelf, and I went and created a "re-read" shelf to help separate them, but the book doesn't show up on my challenge.

Any advice?

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

I look forward to all of the new books I'm going to read, and to see the books you're checking out!

Enjoy!

1 book left until I meet my 2016 reading goal!