Reading Goal: 50 Books. Reading is supposed to be a marathon, not a sprint. I feel like I am always rushing through books because I wanted to hit high goals and “keep up with the Jones'”. This year I want to take my time with the books I want to read, remember the plot, and enjoy the stories more.
Reading Goal: I will be doing another ZERO spending year again. I love my library, and Libby and Hoopla have been life savers for books I want to read and don’t want to spend money on. I’m supporting my community by using the library! I plan to keep myself accountable on spending with my Google sheets, like the last four years.
Reading Goal: I am not requesting or accepting any eARCs this year. No requesting on Netgalley, Edelweiss or any companies I am affiliated with, unless it’s a book I REALLLLLLLLLLLLLY want to read and know I can read it around the time I am approved. I want to make use of my library as much as humanly possible and get through my backlog of ARCs/books I have on my Kindle already.
P.S. If an ARC shows up on my doorstep as surprise mail then it is what it is.
Reading Goal: I want to try to read some bigger books this year. That was my plan last year and then I ended up abandoning it early on. I plan to choose a few series with thicker books and get to them this year.
Good luck with all your goals! I am very blessed with our library system as well, although I still end up buying books and requesting ARC copies. This year I plan to cut it even more than I did last year.
Thank you :)
Supporting your library is an awesome goal!
Thanks for sharing your #TTT
You have way more self-control than I do! Even though I’ve gotten much pickier about the ARCs I request/accept, I still can’t resist grabbing more than I can read. The struggle is real. Good luck with your goals!
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Sooooo real!!! Thank you :)
These are some great goals. I’m also trying to read a few bigger books this year. I hope you achieve all your goals 😊.
If you’d like to visit, here’s my TTT: https://thebooklorefairyreads.wordpress.com/2026/01/20/top-ten-tuesday-goals-for-2026/
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Good luck with all your goals! I wish I had your restraint when it comes to ARCs haha. I do always manage to read them before the deadline and I have no backlog, so even though 26 pending Netgalley ARCs isn’t ideal, it could have been worse. ;)
I feel like I read so slow compared to other people I see online, so I know I need a lot of time to get to an ARC before it publishes.
It’s always good to know your limits and not have too many deadlines… I sure I hadn’t requested so many ARCs with March-April-May deadlines.