Resolutions

Starting a new month, and a new year, and maybe a new decade, can offer an opportunity to set out new goals for anybody. I am not prone to New Year’s Resolutions; but I do like setting goals, and this feels like as good a time as any to set up some new reading goals for myself.

In 2019, I liked to read and share my reading of mystery stories. This was a little stifling and I did not share as much as I would like. So, I am going to not read and review only mysteries in 2020. I do like to read deeply within genres, comparing and contrasting styles techniques and especially changes over time. I expect to spend a month to six weeks on a few genres throughout the year. These will pop up, but not be continuous.

I also limited myself mostly to new and soon-to-be-released titles through much of 2019. I want to continue sharing new titles I find on NetGalley and BookSirens, but I am going to spend some more time with the classics and titles I have missed and post more of my thoughts about such titles.

One of the ways I choose books is by participating in reading challenges. These challenges set out a list of criteria, and encourage me to seek out titles I may or may not have had on my radar. I am looking forward to sharing more of my responses to various challenges I follow in 2020.

In general, I want my 2020 to be filled with interesting reads, and hope to share more of my thoughts and responses to the things I read! Once I have my lists organized, I will post some links to the challenges and my reading plans for you to peruse.