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.
- Achieve my Goodreads target of reading 104 books – I made it… just.
- Read at least 25 books that have been in my TBR pile for longer than two years – Failed. I only managed 16.
- 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.
- Complete the When Are You Reading? Challenge 2024 – Achieved. My wrap-up post is here.
- 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.
- 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.
- Complete the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2024 – Achieved. I read 64 historical fiction books in 2024.
- 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
- 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.
- 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?
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