I'm still ruminating on my 2026 goals, so I thought it would be a good idea today to recap and reflect on our 2025 goals!
- Read my 2025 preorders in 2025. I didn't get to two of my preorders, although they came out in November, so maybe that's ok?
- Use my library more. My goal was to try to get 40% of my reads from the library and I ended at 38%.
- Read 75 books. I read over 100 books, so goal accomplished!
- Attend two bookish events. I was lucky enough to attend three bookish events - the Hazel Gaynor release party, the Morristown Festival of Books, and the local Prologue Event for a new romance bookstore, Charmed & Bound!
- Complete 30 states in the Literary Escapes Challenge. I only managed 29 states.
Here is a check-in for Michele's goals:
- Read 225 books – Completed at 263!
- Read books from a wide variety of genres – Completed! Romance went from 50% of my total for 2024 to only 31% in 2025. I definitely read more historical fiction and really picked up on my middle grade books.
- Don’t be afraid to DNF books or take a break from certain authors – Completed! I left some series unfinished and didn't continue with some authors I had read pretty regularly up until now.
- Utilize my library more – Completed! I borrowed more books in 2025 and they were a bigger percentage of my overall reads.
- Buddy read with my daughter and husband – Halfway completed! My husband didn’t do much reading in 2025 (although he has a goal of 15 books in 2026!) but I did read an entire Stuart Gibbs series with my daughter throughout the year.
How did you do on your 2025 goals?
Angela, well done with your goals and same goes for Michele! You two are amazing! OK, I am really in awe of 225 books - ha! Hope we all have a great reading year in 2026!!
ReplyDeleteI love that Michele did buddy reads with her daughter and husband. How fun! Both of you did great with your challenges! Angela - one off is a check mark in my book.
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