Happy Wednesday everyone! We’re officially into 2019 and there’s so much coming out that it’s gonna be an awesome year. Today’s topic are our five reading resolutions for the new year. Mine aren’t in any order but are things I’ve been thinking about since the last half of last year and I hope to accomplish them!
1. Read different genres
About 80-90% of what I read is YA, but there have been occasions where I have read an adult fantasy or a middle grade book. This year I want to try and read a few different genres to expand my reading. I mainly want to read more of: adult historical fiction, middle grade books and graphic novels. While I love reading YA, I know there’s a lot more out there to be explored π
2. Increase my reading speed
I’m not entirely sure if this is possible, but I do want to learn how to read faster. I feel like a lot of the time, I’m a slow reader and I know that I’m capable of much more. So whether I just need to take more advantage of reading time when I have it, or find methods to make my reading faster, I’ll take whichever one π
3. Read what I want!
This was really hard last year. I have a ton of stuff on my shelves that I was dying to get to throughout 2018, but when I had blog tour deadlines, NetGalley deadlines and many distractions, I always rant out of time to read more of the stuff I wanted. So this year, I want to stop worrying about deadlines and all the upcoming releases as much as I did and grab the stuff off my shelves and enjoy them.
4. Spend less by using the library even more
Do you know that weird longing to just buy a new book that came out, even though you obviously haven’t read it? That happened a lot to me this year and that needs to change. I bought so many books last year that just stayed on my shelves for the rest of the year. So I want to genuinely take advantage of my library’s online and physical collection more and try to ignore that itchy feeling to go buy it. Not only will I save money for a short time, but I think getting a book from the library is the best way to see if you like it before you buy it (unless it’s an author you trust).
5. Read more back list titles
We all get so excited about new releases that so so many back list titles get pushed to the side. I read a few back list titles last year and they ended up being some top books of the year for me. So with that luck that I did have, I want to read more back list books to not only support that author, but in a way, have a more clean slate when it comes to them. I tend to do better (almost all the time) when I have a pretty blank slate for a back list title. I’m able to experience it more freely for myself without having the hype looking over my shoulder.
What are your reading resolutions for this year? Are any of these your goals as well?
These look like great goals! I’ve also been reading a lot of YA recently and want to branch out some more.
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Thanks Briana! Hopefully we find some good stuff with branching out!
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Loving how you want to utilize the library more! I 100% recommend it π You have some great goals and I think they will make your reading even better π
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Thank you π I know I can use it way more than I do lol.
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Blog tours were a total killer. I stopped doing so many this year, and the release of deadlines is such goodness, so I think it will be good for you, Amanda. And I’ll definitely have to keep an eye out as you jump out of the YA field to dip your book toes into new waters. I’ve been debating about branching out, and I’m interested to see how it goes for you. Fantastic goals, Amanda, and hope it goes well! π
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Thanks Mandy! I saw that you didn’t do a ton and it’s probably a good idea for me to do the same. I hope it goes well for both of us π I’m mostly interested in trying some middle grade fantasy.
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It definitely gets super overwhelming fast. Hopefully it will be good for us. And oooh yesssss. I definitely want to expand with that one. If I spot any good ones, should I send them over your way?
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Oh yes please do! π
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I totally have a resolution to read more from different genres too! I read almost exclusively YA Fantasy, but I want to broaden my horizons this year! I hope that we both are able to reach our goals π
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Agreed! Best of luck Kat π
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These are great goals! I also want to try out different genres, hopefully a little more middle grade books and graphic novels, too π and yay for backlist titles! It’s so easy to be distracted by new releases, I hope to get to older books, too π Best of luck!! π
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Thanks Marie π Yeah I noticed I was getting caught up in all the new stuff, so I hope reading more backlist will help!
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Great resolutions! Best of luck this year! π₯°
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Thanks Crystal π I wish you luck on yours as well
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Great goals & good luck π
I’m also trying to branch out and read more genres. Last year it went pretty well so i want to continue with it too.
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Thanks Norrie π I hope this year will go well. That’s awesome that you branched out this year. Wish you luck as well!
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These are great goals! I definitely relate to reading a lot of YA and wanting to change that up a bit. And always think it’s a good idea to read what you want and use the library more π Good luck with all of these!
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Thank you π Yep I need to read the library books much more than just picking them off the shelves with grabby hands lol
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haha!
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I want to increase my reading speed so that i can read more book utilise my time in better way books. i want to read 100 books by prominent writers this year
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