Category: 20 Books of Summer

I like to set myself some book-related goals every year. Now the moment has come to look back to see how I did before I set some new ones for this year.

1. Achieve my Goodreads target of reading 104 books – I made it… just.
2. Read at least 25 books that have been in my TBR pile for longer than two years – Failed. I only managed 16.
3. Attend Henley Literary Festival and one other literary festival – Achieved. I went to three events at Henley Literary Festival and one at Falmouth Books Festival.
4. Complete the When Are You Reading? Challenge 2024 – Achieved. My wrap-up post is here.
5. Complete the What’s in a Name Challenge 2024 – Failed. I matched 5 of the 6 prompts but the final one – a book title involving footwear – eluded me.
6. Complete the 20 Books of Summer 2024 reading challenge – By my strict rules I failed because I didn’t read all the books on my original list, but most others would say I succeeded because I read 20+ books during the period of the challenge.
7. Complete the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2024 – Achieved. I read 64 historical fiction books in 2024.
8. Read all the books on The Walter Scott Prize 2024 shortlist before the winner is announced – Nearly. There was one I didn’t get to – The Upper Country by Kai Thomas
9. Complete my Backlist Burrow challenge – Failed. I only managed to read one from my list  – All Day at the Movies by Fiona Kidman – so this challenge will have to roll over.
10. Maintain a 95%+ feedback ratio on NetGalley – Achieved. My ratio is currently 97%.

If you set any book-related goals for 2024, how did you get on?

We’re in the final month of the year so it’s time to take a look at the book-related goals I set myself at the beginning of the year and see how I’ve got on.

1. Achieve my Goodreads target of reading 104 books – I’ve read 100 so far meaning I’m on track.
2. Read at least 25 books that have been in my TBR pile for longer than two years – I’ve only managed twelve at the moment so this looks out of reach.
3. Attend Henley Literary Festival and at least one other literary festival in person – Achieved, I attended three events at this year’s Henley Literary Festival and one event at Falmouth Books Festival.
4. Complete the When Are You Reading? Challenge 2024 – Done! Full wrap-up post coming soon.
5. Complete the What’s in a Name Challenge 2024 – I’ve managed to match 5 of the 6 prompts but the final one – a book title involving footwear – has eluded me.
6. Complete the 20 Books of Summer 2024 reading challenge – By my strict rules I failed because I didn’t read all the books on my original list, but most others would say I succeeded because I read 20+ books during the period of the challenge.
7. Complete the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2024 – Achieved, I’ve read over 50 historical fiction books so far this year.
8. Read all the books on The Walter Scott Prize 2024 shortlist before the winner is announced – Nearly. There was one I didn’t get to – The Upper Country by Kai Thomas
9. Complete my Backlist Burrow challenge – I’ve only managed to read one more from my list  – All Day at the Movies by Fiona Kidman – so this challenge will have to roll over to next year.
10. Maintain a 95%+ feedback ratio on NetGalley – Achieved, my ratio is currently 97%.

If you set any book-related goals for 2024, how have you got on?