Helloooo 2025! New Challenges for a New Year!

Helloooo! Happy New Year!

I like to look forward not backwards so New Year’s Day for me is special. That chance to re-calibrate, start a blank page and consider what to do next. I want 2025 to be a bit of a consolidation year after a very busy 12 months and there are a few personal challenges to come but blog wise and reading wise a few things to keep me busy

1 – The trolley and jar challenge

I got one of those library trolly carts last year and filled it with imminent reads. They’re all still there so first aim is I want to try emptying it without adding any new books first. To aid this my Significant Other got me a surprise gift a jar of book prompts. I can open it up and choose randomly a matching read.

2 – The Hardy Perennial Shelf

There are a bunch of authors I’ve been reading for a very very long time. Its tradition to buy their latest and I then tend to move them to the back of the queue. One of those authors sadly passed away in 2024 and I feel I should release these usually enjoyable quick reads from the captivity of the TBR shelf

3 – Blogkeeping

I’m going to keep up the le Guin reads, re-start the Discworld and keep up the Short Shelves. I’ll make a final decision on the newsletter in January

4 – Netgalley score to rise

Generally, my ARC release is not too bad but I’d like to use my 48th year to get back up to speed so don’t be too surprised if you see some older books get read at last.

5 – Anthology sprucing

I have a lovely set of short story collections that always tend to get to the bottom of the que. I’ll going to try and keep one going every week.

That should keep me in trouble for the next 12 months. How about you?