I thought I would share with you my reading goals for 2022. There are seven of them, which may be an odd number, but they suit me well, and I can always add more as I go along!
This one is relatively self-explanatory. I hope to read 100 books this year, more than I targeted last year but less than I read and a goal I think is achievable amongst the other things I know I need to get done. I may add some more audiobooks as I have enjoyed them recently and maybe venture outside my comfort zone to try some comic books or manga as my daughter highly recommends them. I will also read a mixture of book lengths as I have recently enjoyed some short stories or series.
I want to spread my reading fairly equally between ARCs and other books. Last year I was a little off this with and read more ARCs than anything else. While I love reading ARCs, I sometimes forget why I have chosen them or add too many at once and then feel a little rushed to read them when I have other purchased books I want to get read. So this year, I plan to be more balanced.
I read almost all of my books on my kindle last year, and yet I have started to collect several physical books, which I haven’t read any of in the previous few years, preferring to read on my kindle app, which is always with me. I want to read more of the physical books I have, many of which I want to read but haven’t got to yet!
I have never participated in a reading challenge before, but I have seen loads around, especially at the beginning of the year. So I want to choose at least one I haven’t done yet and complete it this year as a new challenge.
Last year, I created a Bookstagram account and had a wonderful welcome from numerous people. However, I have been a bit useless at posting things, and I want to build my number of followers, so if you would like to be one, follow me here!
I confess to never having read or enjoyed any poetry. However, I read some in school, which was compulsory, and it was a bit overanalysed rather than for enjoyment. I want to read various poems by different poets and find some that I enjoy. I have recently read a few by Sylvia Plath and have purchased a book of poetry for every day of the year to start me off. After watching Dickinson on Apple TV, I am also keen to read some of Emily Dickinson’s work, which I loved.
Last year I didn’t manage to blog regularly because I couldn’t see for over half the year, so it was impossible to use my computer. I have managed to catch up a lot towards the end of the year, but I want to keep it up this year. While I mainly focus on book reviews, I also want to add different posts. I also want to add in the ability for readers to join a mailing list to be emailed with each new post, so they don’t miss anything.
What are your reading goals or challenges for this year? Share them with me in the comments.