At the beginning of the year I listed my 2025 Bookish goals. I am very much a type A personality. When I set a goal I have every intention of getting it, and I feel this internal pressure to finish what I started. This year I started having to let things go, which isn't easy for me, but there was already so much stress, I didn't need it from my fun hobby.
Here are my 2025 Bookish Goals:
🕮 read 200 books ✔ 227
- 48 that I own (physical and Kindle) (Mount TBR Challenge)✔ I finished 65
- 36 from my virtual TBR (Virtual TBR Challenge)✔ I finished 63
- 12 or more on Kindle Unlimited (because we pay for it, really should be 24, but my husband does read from it some)✔ I finished 23
🕮 Less than 36 ARCs (3 a month) X I finished 37ish
🕮 Read 3 classics (I don't have to finish them, but I need to attempt it-and this is reading outside my comfort zone) ✔ I finished 7 DNFd 1
🕮 Read more male authors (specific goal to try 5 new ones this year) ✔ I finished 25 DNF 2-this is thanks to book club and review books
🕮 Work on completing series (no specific amount, I finished 15 last year) ✔ I finished 17 this year
🕮 Read monthly book club pick ✔ I attempted them, I know I DNFd several
🕮 Get rid of 47 books before my 47th birthday (July) ✔ I far surpassed this which was good since we moved two weeks ago
🕮 Read new-to-me authors (again, no specific amount, last year was 77, and I do have a list of ones that I wanted to try that carried over from last year) ✔ I finished 53
Top Authors Read in 2025:
Pepper Basham- 8
Beth Brower - 8 (new to me this year)
Emma St. Clair - 7 (several were re-reads)
Annah Conwell- 6
Courtney Walsh - 6
Jen Atkinson-6
Kristi Ann Hunter - 5
Courtney Walsh-5
And, that's a wrap on my 2025 reading goals, challenges, and random facts, LOL. What authors did you read the most from in 2025?
looks like you had a wonderful reading year, Cindy! I love your goals that you set for 2025 - will you do a similar list for 2026?
ReplyDeleteCarrie, I will...I have started it on paper, will eventually get it to the blog :)
DeleteGreat goals and achievements, well done! You read almost as many as I did, which is comforting because I was feeling a bit weird about it. Happy reading and reviewing in 2026!
ReplyDeleteLiz, No reason to feel weird about how much reading you can squeeze in, just count it all a blessing :) I am thankful for every moment I can find to read...and audiobooks help a lot!
DeleteSo many challenges! I'm impressed you can keep up with and track so many. I can barely manage my four. 😅
ReplyDeletePS: I just realized I wasn't following you before, but I am now!
Lindsi, I dropped several reading challenges this year, these were just my goals. I had to go back and see how I actually did, hopefully this year I will be able to keep it all straight, LOL! Thanks for following me :)
DeleteIt's so hard to keep up with everything! Especially when life gets busy. You've got this!
DeleteLindsi, It really is! Thank you.
DeleteI'm planning to try my first Courtney Walsh book next month! I think I read several books by both Elisabeth Wheatley and Shannon Messenger last year, but I don't tend to read a ton of books by a single author in a year.
ReplyDeleteKaris, Some years I read a bunch of different authors, and some years I binge series, so then I am reading quite a few by the same authors. This year I plan to binge more series, but we'll see how it goes :)
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