Tuesday Talks: How Did You Do with Your 2017 Reading Goals?

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!

  Tuesday Talks is an wonderful group on Goodreads that is a weekly discussion forum created by BookTubers Janie Johnson and her pal, Janelle. It is a fun and active group to be a part of.

   This week's question is: How Did You Do with Your 2017 Reading Goals?  

  2017 has been a rough year for reading for me. There has been a lot of change in my life, the country, and the world. I have found myself gravitating towards reading the daily newspaper rather than a work of fiction. But there were some things that I wanted to accomplish and I have accomplished them.

 Here are my reading and bookish goals and how I did with them:

• Read at least 25 books this year- as of this writing I have managed to add 30 books to my Goodreads Challenge. 
• Read books that I normally do not read- this year I found myself reading different genres, as well as children's books. This has made reading a lot of fun.
• Read one book at a time- reading 3 or more has not been working lately, which prompted me to read one book at a time. This has served me well. 
• Finally start a bookmark collection and house it in a decorative container- I bought an owl mug and filled it full of bookmarks from many different stores in New England and New York City. 
• Get protective covers to keep my dust jackets from getting damaged- using Clear Bags I was able to cover my books. I love their archival quality and I feel better about the care of my books. 

   There you have it, my bookish progress for 2017 thus far. I look forward to reading all of your answers.

 Have fun reading this week. Let me know in the comments below what you are reading.

 

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