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Your Bookerly Goals for 2021

So I found this tag on kristinkravesbooks.com and I thought it was an amzaing way to just think about the year ahead, so here goes. 

Goal 1 - How many books are you planning to read in 2021?

II have actually set my Goodreads 2021 challenge to 30 books this year. But I hope to be able to read a few more than that. Last year was the first time I had took part in the Goodreads challenge and I’d set it for 20 books. By December I had only read 16 books and as Christmas was drawing near I wanted to conquer the 20 books for personal amusement. 

I was going to set my challenge to 25 books this year, but my mum the ever challenger, pushed me to set it higher having witnessed my reading of 4 books in 3 weeks she said go for 30. So here goes. 

Goal 2 - Name Five books you didn’t get to do this past year but want to make a priority in 2020? 

In 2020 I found a lot of books I wanted to read using the recommendations on Goodreads. The top 5 of which I bought myself and recieved as presents for my birthday. Except Harry Potter and the Cursed Child which I have had since it came out in 2017, and has been sat looking at me on my shelf ever since with me procrastinating around it, as I’d heard bad reviews about it and haven’t been looking forward to reading it at all. But this year, is not an exception. 

The other 4 books on my list are;

The Atlantis Gene by A.G. Riddle

The Magician’s Guild by Trudi Caravan

The Novice by Taran Matharu

The Bees by Laline Paull

Goal 3 - What Genre do you want to read more of in 2021?

I would love to read more Contemporary Fiction this year. At the beginning of 2020 I set up a book club with my cousin’s which was an ideal distraction when we went into lockdown. 

I had never really ventured from my usual genres or action/ adventure, thriller or graphic novels. But I knew I loved reading and wanted to experience different types of books and styles of writing. My oldest cousin chose the first book and contemporary fiction would be where I would personally place it in my opinion. The book was called The Binding by Bridget Collins and was enjoyable to a point, I didn’t really like the style of writing feeling it was slow and over descriptive. But the book club went on and I found her choice of books particularly seemed to be contemporary. Challenging but strangely enjoyable and I aspire to explore this style of story more.

Goal 4 - Name Three not-related-to-books goals you have for 2021?

New Year’s resolutions have become a more of a gimmick in society I find nowadays. People set ridiculously unrealistic goals or resolutions with negative overtones that are unmotivational for themselves. But nervertheless we all still do it. 

Personally I have thought on this point and set realistic expectations for myself this year based on my current situation in life.

I wish to pass my Driving Theory Test this year. 

 I start, study and succeed in my Veterinary Support Assistant Level 3 course. 

I will save at least £20.00 per wage slip in order to pay for the adventures I wish to explore in the future. 

Goal 5 - What’s a book you have had forever and are determined to read this year?

The Dwarves by Markus Heitz.

 I look at and get excited to read this book all the time and yet it still stays on my shelf. At 756 pages long it is a fat book not allowed to be my choice in the book club unfortunately and yet it promises so much wonder, world-building marvel and adventure. I really should start this book. 

Goal 6 - One word that your hoping 2021 will be? 

“PROMISING”