2017 ➳ Foresights and TBR

(Okay, so you may be wondering why I’m publishing this now, almost four months into 2017. In truth, I wrote this in the beginning of 2017, and – in typical Anna fashion – promptly forgot about it. I recently found it while going through old drafts, and decided to publish it to keep myself accountable. So… here we are! Better late than never?)

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In terms of reading, 2016 was a pretty good year for me! But, looking back on 2016, there are things I wish I’d done differently, and things I want to change in 2017. So, I’ve made this post to share with you my upcoming goals for the year as a whole.

A forenote:

As much as I wish I could be one of those people who is able to read 100+ books in a year, I’m a busy girl! For the first half of 2016, I zoomed through my reading challenge (could you believe that at one point, I was 10 books ahead in my Goodreads goal of 70 books?). But, as the year went on and I got busier, I just had less time to read. As a result, I pushed myself toward short books, and aimed for quantity over quality.

That’s why, in 2017, I’m setting my Goodreads goal to 30 books (roughly 3 per month?). I’m about 99% certain that I will be able to achieve that and beyond, but rather than set myself a way-too-hopeful goal, I want to leave myself time to read without the intimidation of time.

I also have a completely new goal for myself: read more diversely. I’m aiming for at least one-two out of three per month–although hopefully, I’ll do even better than that.

Now, as for the specific books I would love to get to:

(These are the books that have been sitting on my shelf for wayyyy too long…)

• Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
• Wintersong by S. Jae Jones
• A Gathering of Shadows by V. E. Schwab
• The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
• The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
• Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
• Clockwork Prince & Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
• Caraval by Stephanie Garber (I’ve actually read this! Yay!)

And upcoming releases!

(I’m keeping this short – I’ll be doing a separate post with more anticipated reads)

• We Are Okay by Nina Lacour (I’ve also read this one – and loved it. ❤ )
• Always and Forever Lara Jean by Jenny Han
• A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
• Once and For All by Sarah Dessen
• Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab

Aaaand that’s it! Thank you all for indulging me despite being a few months late, and I hope you’ve enjoyed my little look at the upcoming year. 🙂

xoxo,

Anna