My 2025 reading challenge has been off to a slow start. And by slow, I mean I’ve read absolutely nothing – unless you count my lecture slides and revision notes.
With exams now over, I’m ready to do nothing but read. I was supposed to come up with my 2025 reading resolutions in January, but that never happened, so I’ve decided to establish some now. I want to hold myself accountable to these goals, and when I look back at them at the end of year, I will hopefully have achieved them all!
1. Read 52 Books
I first participated in the Goodreads reading challenge in 2021. The first two years went very well, and I exceeded my goal, reading nearly 100 books each time. Then, I got busy with school and stopped being able to read as much. When I finally started again, I fell into a massive reading slump, hence why I haven’t picked up a book so far this year.
At the beginning of the year, I decided to read 52 books, and this is still my goal. I think I should still be able to achieve this; after all, one year I read 40 books during the summer holidays alone.
2. DNF books I’m not enjoying without feeling guilty
I want to DNF books I’m not enjoying more freely this year. In the past, I have forced myself to finish books I’ve not enjoyed reading from the beginning, which just led to me falling into a reading slump. So, from now on, I’m going to stop reading books that don’t hold my interest without feeling guilty about it. I’d rather spend my time with books I genuinely love.
3. Read out of my comfort zone
This year, I want to venture outside of my comfort zone and pick up books from a genre I would usually not read, fantasy. I’ve read a few fantasy books in the past, and I did not enjoy them as much as I hoped I would, but I’m excited to give the genre another go.
4. Read books on my physical TBR
My physical TBR is not huge, but I have let the pile grow more than I would have liked to. There are a lot of books I’ve been meaning to get to which keep getting pushed to the back of the line.
There are currently 25 books on my physical TBR, and hopefully, I’ll have read at least 5 of them by the end of this year. I know that doesn’t sound like I’ll have read a lot of my physical TBR, but considering that I have Kindle Unlimited right now too, just reading 5 books from my physical TBR will be progress.
What are your reading goals for 2025?
