It’s November already and I really do not know where the time has gone. This year has just flown by with so many highs, and a number of lows, so I’m feeling unready to fully say bye to 2023 just yet.
Earlier in the year (prior to my semi hiatus from the blog), I had listed out a few goals I wanted to set as encouraged guidelines for the calendar year. I think it’s time to check up on them before the year is over. While there is still time left in 2023, who knows? I may need to figure this out earlier in case some last minute book habits need to be made in the last 1.5 months.
1. Read for fun
I always struggle with this when I feel obligated to get ARCs read in time competing with other new releases that have come out or backlist titles I own but haven’t read. I’m very much a mood reader so I can’t set monthly goals as it totally kills the want to read.
I would say I struggled with this a little as I did still tried to post my ARC reviews this year in time as best as I could around my busy wedding planning schedule and work deadlines. But also not forcing myself to write a review for every book I read was super helpful in that I could read some “guilty pleasure” type books – super sappy romances in my case with overdone tropes – just because I wanted to. I think that deserves a mini pat on the back.
How did I do for this goal? 3.5/5
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