I have been busy most of Christmas I was lucky to have three days off Xmas Eve to Boxing day. It has given me time with Family my in-laws and there two latest foster kids came Christmas day and Boxing day I traveled to spend it with my dad which was a long day with a hold upon the drive back. I then did two long days work and time has caught up with me I return for two twelve hours shifts tomorrow and new years day. So I will be posting my books of the year after the new year and my first new review in the new year. Anyway, I have never been one for reading goals but as for a second year, I have just missed the 100 reviews in a year I need some motivation.
My first goal is to get to a 1000 reviews on the blog that will be 30 books time I have given myself a deadline of my birthday in the middle of march to get there. I feel this total has loomed in fact in a way that has made me worry about getting there. I felt it would be a let down after that this goal had been reached.
100 reviews in a year this has been my goal for the last few years I have reviewed more than a hundred in other years but since I changed job I struggle to get a good blogging routine in place. I have let my routine slip this last few months after doing thirty posts in a month which I got a routine in place doing the post in advance. I need to be more of a planner in regards to the blog.
I saw that Tony messenger is doing this and it grabbed me as an on running idea and the is reading books from 1980 as it is 40 years since then. I feel this is one I could run with for the next ten years and those early years of me reading novels. There is a couple great books turning 40 years Midnight’s children and in the name of the rose to name two I hope to get half dozen through the year.
Booker international Bingo I hope I get lost of people to join in on this fun twist on shadow jury by getting more bing lines and calls for reading more books. I had planned to read this year’s longlist like last year and wonder what will make the list.
Hopes I hope to add a few more Arabic and African books this year than the last few years.
It has been fun 2019 and I have read a lot of exciting books many thanks for following me over the last year. I hope to bring you more reviews and fun ideas in the coming year. What are your reading plans for the coming year?
I’m going to tackle some chunksters this year…maybe…
Plenty out there
I’ve just posted my reading plans on Travellinpenguin. Be sure to keep enjoying your books. I wouldn’t worry about the numbers if I found it stressful. Your reviews are good and you enjoy your books and so do your readers. Looking forward to 2020. Happy New Year.
Good luck with your plans Stu! I’m still pondering mine – read more, read more from the stacks and read more big books possibly – we shall see! 😀
100 reviews a year is quite a target, one I would find impossible because I take so long to write a review. Good luck with reaching the 1000 target, The idea of reading g books that are 40 years old sounds lik fun…
Happy reading year, Stu.
100 reviews per day, what a target!
I’ll be reading American lit from the West. Should be fun and far away from my everyday life.