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WRAP-UP: Reading Goals for 2020

Maybe you saw my original post for my 2020 reading goals? Honestly, I thought I did a pretty good job of setting attainable goals, but then (as we all know) 2020 changed drastically. Despite all of that, by September I had made pretty good headway on my goals (see my update here). Between September and the end of the year, however, I went through a bit of a slump. Finally, I discovered that the only books I could really get through were romances for some reason. In the last couple months of 2020 I decided to really embrace that and have been reading romances almost exclusively since then. With that being said, here’s how my 2020 goals ended up shaking out:

It’s in the exact same place that I left it in September, but I don’t really mind. I still feel like I got a lot accomplished and I think the two I didn’t finish will fit in with my 2021 reading goals as well.

How did you do accomplishing any 2020 reading goals? And how did COVID effect your reading this year?

September 2020 Wrap-Up/TBR Update

I didn’t feel super slumpy this month, but I guess I was? I didn’t read a ton from my TBR, but I feel okay about it.

monthly tbr

Also read/reading:

Books finished this month: 5, 1 DNF
Books currently reading: 3

Overall TBR:

TBR at the beginning of the year = 296
TBR at the beginning of September = 319
Books added to TBR = 5
Books read/deleted from TBR = 5
Total on TBR now = 319

How did your reading go this month?

UPDATE: Reading Goals for 2020

Reading Goals for 2020

I’m a little late on this update, but when I checked on my goals I was surprised by how much I’d gotten done! Here’s my original post from the beginning of the year. But for those of you who don’t want to click through, here’s my list:

I’m super proud of everything I’ve accomplished so far. Early in the year I read The Little Prince and the beginning of quarantine was a great time to binge the entire Princess Diaries series. I quickly binged the Twilight series before Midnight Sun came out this summer (I was never planning on reading it, but it reminded me that I had this as a goal). I was really curious to see how the series would read as an adult since the last time I read it, I was still a teenager (my review).

I only ended up reading one Kristin Hannah and Ruth Ware book apiece–I just didn’t LOVE their writing styles so I didn’t feel that urge to pick up any of their other books. For Kristin Hannah, I read The Great Alone (review)and for Ruth Ware I read The Death of Mrs. Westaway (review). I liked The Great Alone a lot more than the Ruth Ware book, but I’ll definitely have to be in the right mood before I read another Kristin Hannah book I think.

I ended up listening to the audio book for The Tale of Two Cities and I thought that ended up being a really good decision. I think if I’d tried to read it, I would have missed some things. I think I would have been more confused as to what was going on and I definitely would have missed the little jokes throughout–Dickens is funny! Who knew? So to anyone who’s struggling with reading classics, I might suggest finding an audio version!

I’ve got 1984 sitting on my Kindle right now, but I’m not sure I’ll get to it before it’s due back at the library. I still need to pick which series I want to finish, but right now I think I’m planning on doing three which would consist of four books that I own. We’ll see though…

How are your 2020 Reading Goals coming?

September 2020 TBR

I have no idea how much I’ll be able to read this month. Hopefully this slump’ll go away.

monthly tbr
What are you guys reading this month? Let me know in the comments!

23 Best Book Deals for 8/6/20: Reader, Come Home; American Royals; Nine Perfect Strangers; and more

Book Deals
As of this posting, all of these deals are active, but I don’t know for how long!
Less than $1

Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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The Liar’s Daughter by Megan Cooley Peterson

Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World by Maryanne Wolf

American Royals by Katharine McGee

The Woods by Harlan Coben

Beautiful: The Life of Hedy Lamarr by Stephen Michael Shearer

The Gunners by Rebecca Kauffman

The Wicked Fox by Kat Cho

The Deep by Rivers Solomon

In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume

The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez

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The Distant Hours by Kate Morton

Bloodleaf by Crystal Smith

Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke

Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo

A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick

Diaries by George Orwell

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

The Evil Queen by Gena Showalter

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Reading Goals for 2020

New year, same reader! My reading goals for last year were such a success that I decided to do it again! I tried to get a good mix of classics, rereads, and new books similar to last year.

Reading Goals for 2020

So there you have it! What are your reading goals for 2020? If you’ve already posted about it, link it up in the comments!