Not only did I make New Resolutions for 2024, but I also made some reading goals that I would love to share! I love planning, and planning my reading is definitely something I love to do. I have been thinking about it for the last few weeks and finally made my goals which I intend to keep for the rest of this year.
Keeping up with my reading goals is at least something that I can do. I quite often get so enthusiastic about them that I try to beat myself at my goals or even complete them before the end of the year. Just as for my life goals I decided to keep the list short. I didn't want to make the list too long as I also decided to cut back on my amount of reading. This way I am still able to mood read and pick up whatever I want, without having to feel as if my goals completely take over my TBR.
Because I have done this before and I highly recommend not to do so. I get that when you make your goals it looks better/cooler and it is even easier to keep track if you read from every goal 12 a year. But I want to cut back on my reading a bit. Last year I read 101 books, and this was a lot! Amazing...but a lot. So I don't want my goals to overshadow my TBR and since I am a little bit of a mood reader I want to keep room each month for books that I feel like reading at that time.
Now let's get to my goals. Just like for my life goals, I made a list of 6 total. In my reading journal, I am planning on keeping track of all of them.
1. Read 70 books
For my Goodreads goal, I plan to read 70 books in 2024. As I mentioned earlier I want to cut back a little bit on my reading so I have time for some other things. 70 is still a lot but I do feel this will give me some room to get back on my stuff that I did not do in 2023 because of all the reading... I do however plan to keep this goal a little less serious than normal, so that means if I want to adjust it during the year I will. But we will see if that happens...
2. 1 French book a month
Last year I started by reading more French to kind off keep practicing the language. I noticed that after moving back to the Netherlands my French got a little neglected and I had a little more trouble getting back into it when I needed it. So I plan to keep going with this in 2024 but then make it a little bit more of a recurring thing. When I say reading a French book I do not mean a book by a French author, but just a book in French. I am planning on doing both, but I will start the year off with a translated book from English to French.
3. 1 Graphic novel/comic or manga a month
This is a goal I started two years ago and just want to continue. I love reading comics, manga, and graphic novels. So it just makes sense for me to go through with this goal. Especially manga is a genre I just tipped my toes in and I definitely want to try out more different ones in 2024
4. 1 Agatha Christie a month
This is a goal I keep making but I seldom succeed in, but I still want to try! So again for 2024, I would like to read an Agatha Christie novel each month. No idea if I will succeed this year... But I have so many on my shelves that I still hope that this goal will help me get through them all.
5. 7 Classics novels
Last year I read a lot of fantasy. Which is great and my all-time favorite genre, but I used to love classics just as much. So I feel I neglected this genre way more than I intended to do or ever wanted to do. 7 Books is not a lot, but I don't like to push myself too much. If I want to read more I will do so, but if I only read 7 then I am a happy girl.
6. 6 Nonfiction novels
For my last goal, I would like to read more nonfiction. This is a genre that I seldom read. Most of the time I read magazines or articles online, but a whole book is something else. I have some nonfiction on my shelves that I would like to get to, but I also like the idea of getting some books from the library. I don't really have a topic in mind that I want to pay extra attention to, but history, wicca, and film are probably topics I will read more about since I have this at home.
So these are all my reading goals for 2024. I think six is manageable and 70 books should be doable, but only time will tell. What do you think of my reading goals? Did you make some reading goals for yourself this year? Let me know in the comment section!
Love, Julie
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