Bookish Goals of 2025

As the year comes to an end, people are talking about their goals regarding all things reading. I don’t tend to put a constraint on myself, honestly. My goal for number of books read is going to be the same as it was this year – 100 books. I hit that goal pretty early and am about to finish book #223. Since it as a relatively easy hit, I’m going to keep it there so that I don’t have to stress over it. I’ve found that the more I stress about it, the less fun reading is. And, honestly, I want to keep it fun. I don’t want it to get confused in my brain as a ‘have to,’ which is really easy to do when I’m trying to hit a number rather than allowing myself to just enjoy my time.

There are a few other goals I have. First, I want to have less ARCs to read. I feel like I only want to read books that light me up in excitement instead of books I think will be good or interesting. A lot of the books I read and reviewed this past year were ARCs and I want to focus on books that are genuinely exciting for me that I feel like I would have a lot to say on. Going along with that, I want to improve my reviewing process. I’m really excited because I’ve seen a lot of growth within the last year. I used to be the person who didn’t like a book, but wasn’t able to pinpoint why. Now I can see why and I can explore the why as well.

Naturally, I would like to grow my blog and podcast as well. I don’t think there is a specific number I feel like I have to hit. I just want it to be consistent and fun. I’m learning what works for me and what doesn’t and it’s really important to me that people are able to see how much I love and enjoy doing what I’m doing. So, my biggest goal is that people are able to see and feel the love and joy I have for reading and reviewing.

I think that’s really it for the big goals of 2025. I’d love to see your goals as well!