A few years ago, I gave up making reading resolutions. I found that I was too focused on numbers and it really subtracted from the pleasurable side of reading. I would pick books I knew I could speed read through just to pad my yearly totals. Now, I tell myself it's okay to read whatever strikes my fancy. My numbers of books read each year has dropped precipitously, but I enjoy what I am reading much more.
What I love most about each new year is that I get a fresh start to find something new. I scroll through my TBR lists (I have one on Pinterest, one in excel - that needs a major overhaul, and a mental list) and the "best of" lists that always come out around the holidays. I add anything that looks good to my TBR pile, and then I hit the library (or a bookstore if one of my favorite authors has something out). I start off the new year with a great slate of reading options and then I grab whatever looks good to me in the moment.
New year. New books. All is right in my world.
If you inhale, you can almost smell the crisp, clean pages.
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