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In this video I am planning my tbr for 2024 and setting some reading related goals (although no number goals or goodreads challenge).
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[@_soggy]

"my hobby is just planning things. that's an activity in itself." FELT THAT

[@the_bob_147]

Yes came to the comments just because of this quote lmao I am so guilty of the "planning as a hobby"

[@Aashbard01]

Me too🤗💖 Planning stuff really is fun innitself because you can be creative with it, but carrying out the actual process can be really hard

[@Julia-dr9uj]

ahahaha sameeee@@the_bob_147

[@spcyfic68]

Saaame

[@brennipop7774]

same, I freaking love making lists but it´s hard to follow them

[@d.s.19]

My goal is very simple. Read every day for at least five minutes. Did it already a few years ago. Usually it's longer than 5 minutes, but even on the worst day I can read for 5 minutes.

[@vfa9761]

that's so wholesome and soothing i love it

[@Ykibmh]

My problem is that I can't find good books to read 😢

[@d.s.19]

​@user-pz3yx5no5w Go to older stuff that has stood the test of time. Get recommendations from friends if you can. Try books you wouldn't normally read and don't be afraid to drop the book if you don't like it

[@jnicole510]

I'm gonna do this

[@adeenafathima3534]

My first thought- "This woman makes THE BEST THUMBNAILS😩" its honestly a small part of a video but really makes me feel so cozy and energetic to read more💖

[@justwonder1404]

Second that, this is probably the most visually soothing booktube channel I know.

[@tal8762]

@@justwonder1404Yes! Her voice is charming and she’s just so soothing.

[@nourkamal7458]

My first language is not English, however I read a lot of English books. So one of my goals this year is to read more books in my first language. I also used to think that classics are more thought provoking and "important", but upon thinking I no longer think that this is exclusive for classics. A lot of classics have misogynistic and racist themes, which is not related to goals but to my own thought growth. Something else, one of my goals is to read more books from around the world either modern or classic.

[@littleantoinette9621]

What classics do you find racist? Just curious

[@lanaaemily]

Omg, my goal is also to read more books in my native language!!! I switched to exclusively reading English books a few years ago and while that really helped my reading comprehension in English, my reading comprehension in my native language kind of started deteriorating 😵‍💫

[@momentmemos]

This!! I’m Finnish and last year I read ONE book in Finnish, everything else in English 🫠 Also totally agree about classics. I will focus more on reading feminist literature this year!

[@kristynavachoutova4596]

I set this exact goal last year (reading in my first language) and it was amazing! Also exploring work from my country’s contemporary writers was really exciting and made me love the language again

[@alicedalexandrite]

Same, I have been reading in English more than in my native language, so this last year I've been reading in it more

[@_sarathedreamer]

When you started talking about prioritizing reading over all your other hobbies I had the realization that I’ve been doing that for YEARS and that led me to the worst reading slump ever last year. Haven’t read a book in three months when I used to read 100 a year. So prioritizing other hobbies is definitely a thing for me this year, thanks for putting it into words!! I’m not a reading machine!! I can enjoy other things 😂❤️

[@frozencherryblossom]

Leonie!! The drawing you show at 4:47 is just adorable! Hope we get to see more of your digital art in the future :)

[@janarankova8300]

I really like Storygraph for the possibility to set different types of goals, not only a number of books. This year I chose to challenge myself to read different genres and also to finish my long forgotten books (yeah, I tend to start a lot of books and then abandon it for more interesting ones). Also bonus is that I do not support Amazon with GoodReads, and the graphs I get from stats are just perfect.

[@Windkandi]

I 100% agree with you about not setting a number goal on your reading. I used to be so stressed, trying to cram in as many books as possible to get a higher number, but then I realized, like you say, that reading is a hobby and it’s supposed to be fun! I want to read what I feel like in the moment, not just add to a number. So good for you! I like the idea of setting a goal though, like ’read more non-english speaking authors’ for example.

[@gilmorewitch197]

Raven boys is SO YOU!!!! Honestly, book one is good but once you get to the book two and its storyline that feels like a magical fever dream made of fireworks and neon colors and loud music, you'll be head over heels and unable to stop. It is truly, truly wonderful series and I hope you will enjoy it this time around!

[@starsandbeyond8947]

Explained well

[@sr3145]

YES even if you feel meh about book one, you have to at least give book 2 a chance. Ronan my precious boy

[@roseelizabeth6230]

I've never read a series faster, I think I inhaled dream thieves in a day I could not put it down

[@tonibienbeck]

So true! And even if the plot won't convince you, the characters will!

[@SarahAtHeart]

The Raven Boys is magical and atmospheric and vibey! I hope you love it!

[@jenniferm.2142]

I like goals, personally. I don’t see it as a competition with anyone but myself. I just like how it encourages me not to waste my time binging KZbin all day every day, for example. I want to have read at a certain pace throughout the year, so a goal helps me prioritize that. If the goal ends up being too large, I just change it. I see it more as a carrot to chase than a stick to hit myself with if I can’t achieve it.

[@ladyfox6705]

Well said! As a slightly older reader, I just keep any goals very simple and attainable. I ditched social media years ago (including Goodreads) due to the increasing toxicity, and that was one of the best decisions I've made! I've had a blast creating my reading/entertainment journals, and my goals are simple and include all my hobbies, including reading, personal, movies, gaming :-)

[@Tatosaurus]

For me, reading shorter books to reach your goal is a feature, not a bug. Some of the

[@mothcub]

I read some stuff from a list of short but important books last year and found some real gems in there - Stefan Zweig's Chess Story (or 'The Royal Game') is a short book I read that I thought was so amazing.

[@Guguchina]

I always put a goal which I know I can reach with relative ease (for me that is 24 in 2024). Then it's not stressful, but it reminds me to read some books. Last year I completed it by 150%. This year, I also trying to read 20 pages a day in bed but my absolute minimum is one page (even if I have to re-read it the next day). So far its helped. I find its a happy number of pages that suits my sweet spot. I also like doing Storygraph's Genre Challenge and Onboarding challenge every year, to encourage me to read out of my comfort zone and my TBR. Last year, I made a goal to read longer book because I felt bad reading short books/manga. But this year, I'm not making myself feel bad for reading short books. I know in myself I read them bc I like them, not to show off about reading a lot of books.

[@teddybearstu]

I appreciate this take because I’ve fallen into the guilt recently of wishing I spent more time reading than I do play video games even though both make me happy. I look at how many books others on book tube can read in a month or a year but forget that reading is their number 1 hobby so it’s easier for them to read more books.

[@holy_marijuana]

"Reading books that you'll really gonna love" yessss I read only 14 books last year. 10 of them were my favourites

[@LittleMew133]

I like to set the reading goal to the age I will become that year. It will always be low enough to be achievable, but you're also constantly advancing year after year. I always exceed the goal by a large margin, but having a goal feels grounded.

[@sedonapeacock1970]

i hate the reminder to set a goal so i always put one book, then at the end of the year i feel amazing because as long as i read at least one book i feel like ive met my goal

[@milicasnow5833]

leoni could you maybe make your notion book setup downoadable? i have a hard time learning how to use notion but i Adore the way u set everyhing up!

[@Espeonchan]

In 2023 my goal was to find out how many books I'd be able to read in a year, just for funsies. The total was 151 books. This year I just want to focus on reading the books I have and not mindlessly buying more since that became a big problem for me in the last 1½ years, basically since I started working, however it's not a financial problem, but a spacial one since I like buying used books and that adds up rather quickly.

[@lanangel3832]

My 2023 goodreads goal was 12, then 15, and I ended up reading 10 and was proud of myself! It was 5 books more than last year, so...

[@VictoriaLyman]

I think setting a # of books per year is good if you're someone who is trying to get back into reading. As someone who wasn't reading for pleasure at all setting a # last year actually made sure I was consistently reading. Now that I have made it a bit more of a habit the # of books read this year really doesn't matter to me. I hadn't really thought about how prioritizing reading lets your other hobbies go to the back burner though but this maybe explains why I felt like the second half of 2023 I had basically abandoned playing video games (bc I was prioritizing reading/not wanting to look at a screen). I definitely think this year I am going to give myself more grace and just do whatever hobby is calling me at the moment, and not beat myself up so much if I'm not reading every day.

[@mars-eg8ji]

the raven cycle (raven boys series) is one of my favorite series!!! im so happy your reading it!! i reread it for the first time late last year and i was just drawn back in lmao. i really hope you enjoy it!

[@jilliannoble00]

“Read less books because of the internet” 100%! I was let down by sooooo many of the ‘popular’ books last year, and some of them were extremely long and felt like such a waste of time instead of reading the long books I actually want to read

[@CircusoftheMoon]

Same. I refuse to read a book recommended to me by tiktok in 2024. There’s a few booktube creators I’ll listen to though. lol

[@mqwmrouge]

As an Argentine (and also a big fan of Mariana's work) I can't recommend Nuestra Parte de Noche (Our Share of Night) enough! It's one of my favourite books and it's really well written, if you're interested in Argentinian culture it's a must read.

[@SydBookWorrom]

Man I just love how immediately cozy your videos make me feel🥹🥹

[@omnoms]

This is soo relatable! I get really excited when she posts a new video. Because her video always calms me, I usually watch her video before going to bed.

[@luiiiandmovieee]

​@@omnomssame, I love these cozy evenings with her videos so much

[@francespeterson2452]

So excited for you to read the raven cycle! It's my favorite series and I've read it so many times and each time I love it more!

[@lex7176]

im currently listening to what moves the dead as an audiobook and it's stunning!!! i just really love when someone goes to a creepy house and weird stuff starts happening... gets me every time

[@blane1814]

Completely agree with what you said about reading for what we like not what is popular. In 2023 I read 27 books. My goal this year is to enjoy reading 30

[@celescole9918]

I agree with the different hobbies thing! I kept feeling bad that I wasn’t reading as many books as before until I realized I have a lot more hobbies than before. I am more outgoing, I love films, I go to theatre regularly (and I act as a hobby), I am learning new languages, etc. So naturally, I now read a lot less books than when I was more of an introvert back in high school and a broke student in college.

[@sarahmellinger2907]

So excited you’re starting the Raven Boys. I loved that series, and the continuation series as well.

[@catsandbats77]

I am limiting my social media because I realized last year I was wasting time scrolling when I could be reading to relax or doing something else that is relaxing. I definitely want to read through more of the books that I own.

[@LoraK31]

I agree 1000% with your thoughts on numerical reading goals! With so many books out there in the world, it can feel like we need to read as much as possible so we're not missing out, but quality is so much more important than quantity. My grandfather wrote an autobiography and I've been meaning to read it for years, but it's written in Croatian (which I can read, but it takes me longer) and it's 600 pages, so I know it'll take me a long time to get through it. I've been putting it off because working through this one book will take up the time I'd read 5-10 English books, and I didn't want to take away from my reading goals. However, this year I made my single goal to read the autobiography and I finally started it a few days ago! Realizing my goals didn't have to be "Read X amount of books" was so helpful in finally pushing me to read it.

[@khadiisam26]

I haven't been setting a goodreads goal for the past 3 or 4 years and honestly I've been reading twice as many books than I've ever read! It takes so much pressure off and I think about only enjoying what I'm reading ❤

[@ThyLocalBard]

I'm really excited to finally read Good Omens this year lol, I'm only halfway through but it's so good! My goal is simply to track each day that I read.

[@maxjunimo]

My main reading goals last year were a) read lots of Discworld and b) find a book club. I managed both of them and had my best reading year for about a decade. This year my main reading goal isn't even actually reading. It's to keep on top of my reading journal and not abandon it like I always do haha. I'm so pleased you picked up Bloody Chamber, it's one of my favourites ever, I really hope you like it :D

[@mothcub]

Reading tons of Discworld is such a fun goal. I should read more Discworld (I think I've read maybe 4 of them so far).

[@lilyx05]

yay we got the first vid of 2024..excited to kick off this year with my fav booktuber and her recommendations

[@eri1193]

the Raven cycle might as well be my favorite series of all time The characters, the imagery, the fact that there is an overall plot but you’re here for the vibes I’m excited to see what you think of it ☺️

[@tinahitsuji]

i'm new to youtube book reviews (loving your channel by the way) and now my toxic trait is watching people talking about books instead of actually reading. Jokes aside, I pretty much agree with your view. I actually set a reading goal in Goodreads for the first time ever this year. But I tried to make it something feasible: 10 books. And that's only because I started a reading club with my friends and we're gonna be already reading 8 books together. I know that my goal of 10 seems pretty small compared to other people, but it's way better than setting an overwhelming list that may just kill my motivation. And as you said I also don't want to feel that I *have* to neglet my other hobbies in order to achieve this

[@maardrew]

i reread the raven boys and the whole the raven cycle series this past year but this time in audiobook format and it was a whole new experience, it was so magical, i highly recommend it

[@iluluminame]

i ADORE the audiobooks!! The narrator is so goood

[@too.many.games_]

Will Patton, right? I have read it both physically and in audiobook format, and I must say Will Patton's narration is what I come back to every time. He's so good at it. I reread this series every year and will probably never stop because of him.

[@maardrew]

yeees Will Patton, the narration it’s amazing and i liked the touch of music, i really see myself coming back to the series more often as well because of this

[@_ashleylh]

I know you're trying to step back from the hyped internet books, but if you want cozy, super academic, romantic, early 20th century, folklore based fairies - please read Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Fairies. There's footnotes - footnotes! It's written like an academic journal! The second part of the duology comes out next week called Emily's Wilde's Map of the Otherlands and I cannot wait! Plus it's from a Canadian author (that's my country). I really really really think you would love this/these books!!!

[@moth1560]

it's in her tbr at 13:00

[@_ashleylh]

@@moth1560 thanks I didn't catch that 😅

[@riya_005]

I was literally hoping and waiting for one of my favorite booktubers to post something right now and then you posted a video....lucky me ❤😊

[@eline_plug]

Actually, same! 😄

[@riya_005]

@@eline_plug 🤭 haha

[@paulaapu7207]

Girl I recommend an origami case for the kindle, it props it up vertically or horizontally so you can read when at the table or in bed without needing to hold the kindle, it’s amazing!

[@nourin_siddique]

I put a page goal just to allow myself to read big books I like and not chase a book goal. I totally agree, putting pressure on hobbies sucks the joy.

[@dianaisme]

The way I absolutely love the simplicity of this and the non pressure of a number (I'm bad at math so I do not have much left for numbers lol). I wasn't planning on making any goals or lists but I just want to now, you've inspired me. I'm going straight to my notes app and I will do something like this! Also I'm subscribing I just have to. I love the vibes here, immaculate 👌

[@gabz49242]

I got into the habit of reading in the morning before work because my husband was either working or he sleeps way later than I do when he's home. Building at least that one habit has meant I read way more, and it's a nice way to center myself before I start my work day.

[@its_chaaaarlotte]

My reading goal for 2024 is simply to finally re-read all those books that I wanted to re-read for ages. Certainly, there are many new books that I am dying to read too, but I've promised myself over and over that I would read XYZ once more and 2024 is the year I'll do that. The reason is simple: One's perspectives change over the years. The same book can feel like two different ones and may leave you with two entirely different messages if there are xx years between two reads. That's how I felt with the entire Hunger Games series (10 year gap) and 'It' by Stephen King (5 year gap). Currently re-reading The Hobbit for the first time after 11 years 🥰

[@iamamobot]

This is my plan too! I’m excited to see how my thoughts have changed!

[@stanloona000]

I do have reading goals but it doesn't really pressure me into reading because #ADHD lol. If I don't feel like reading I just won't, no matter if I have a "goal"

[@isa2himeko]

i think it would be so nice to see a notion tour, your aesthetic is everything i want 💗💗

[@Palomita099]

I have never ever made specific reading plans for the year but you inspired me! I put some thought into what I would like to read, and also to go a bit outside my comfort zone. Feels exciting! I always put a reading goal in Goodreads, but I have no qualms whatsoever to adjust it up or down as the year goes, so I do not feel unnecessary pressure. There is no-one to impress apart from myself! I just like to see that list of past reading challenges and how many books per year I read! Instead, this year I committed to reading at least something each day (preferably at least a chapter). Going well thus far. Good luck reaching your reading goals!

[@sweetarts445]

Last year I read 58 books, this year my goal will be 5. I am so proud of myself for reading that much, but working full time while accomplishing this goal really dominated my mind and time and hardly left room for other hobbies I love. Plus, I want to really digest and enjoy books without the pressure of needing to finish “on time”. 😊 Plus, maybe I can slowly re-read some books I have loved 🤍

[@beomie_the_bear]

You are so wise, like really in tune with the world! You inspire me so much Leonie. I 've been watching you for a long time and I love our little bookish family so much ❤

[@letsgopurpleandgold]

could you share the notion template? It's so much nicer than what I had when I tried to get into using Notion regularly

[@brnamacedo]

"I love standalones" I felt the energy from here because same!

[@paulinahafer7185]

I had a really sad reading year in 2023, so I‘d like to think that maybe, this year‘s gonna be better. It‘s all tied to my mental health, though, so I hope, I‘ll win some battles in the great war against depression and get to enjoy reading again, like a few years ago 🙏🙌

[@paulathehobbit]

I literally SCREECHED when you said you were going to read Raven Boys. I'm so jealous, I wish I could forget it so I could read all over again 😭

[@hebewayatt]

With the goals I set something really achievable and then once I get there and it’s only half way through the year I feel so happy!

[@kimian6779]

If you could share the notion templeate you use sometime it would be great! 🍀

[@hayleyemma7953]

My goal this year is to incorporate reading in daily. I feel good when I read of an evening, I enjoy it. But I tend to push it to the side when I'm stressed. That, and also I want to read more books I loved. Last year I only had 2x 5 star reads. Overall was a blah yeah haha. We are prioritising ourselves and loving reading this year!

[@Thegirlwiththebooks-]

Yesss another video!!! You really inspire me with my own videos and your vibesss are *immaculate*❤❤

[@idkvalen]

one of my most anticipated releases of 2024 is actually "interesting facts about space"! because it's from the same author of "everyone in this room will someday be dead", which is one of my favourite books of all time! thank you for this video, i really enjoyed it ❤

[@Astronomy360]

Great video. Watching this while its raining as well.

[@JannahO-rs2mu]

I read the We Hunt the Flame duology and really enjoyed it last year, so also very excited for ToT! My favorite book from 2023 was Salt Houses by Hala Alyan. It’s a really beautiful novel following a family through generations of trauma and displacement. I encourage people to open their hearts to it. It made me cry, which I think is a good sign! ❤️🍉

[@mdelc622]

I never understood setting a reading goal, as in a number of books “you have” to read. I feel like that would take all the joy from reading because you are more focused on reading fast and finishing books that on enjoying it. I used to be in a book Facebook group and people would actually have anxiety over not completing their goal. I like Leo’s approach much better!

[@_sarathedreamer]

If you end up enjoying the raven boys (or not!!) I would HIGHLY recommend The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater! It’s a fantasy standalone, super atmospheric, inspired by folklore and deeply creepy. It’s SO GOOD! It’s my favourite of hers 😌

[@wickerlibrary]

your earrings are so pretty!!! was looking forward to this video, can’t wait to watch it and get inspired to set even more goals for myself lol

[@nyx2606]

I put a reading goal on Goodreads when I first joined it and then I failed. As I read more books I found out more about myself, my reading habits specifically. I love reading and I would never want to take the fun out of reading for myself.

[@TheMarinettes]

The biggest change I had with the e-reader is to be able to read in the dark ! Cause before I didn’t want to have the light on so I wouldn’t read cause obviously couldn’t see the book but now I can be in the dark but also read ! Life-changing !

[@heatherbocks]

I read The Raven Cycle for the first time (as a 30 year old) in 2023 and had a great time. Definitely recommend trying it again. Adam and Ronan live rent free in my brain months after finishing the series

[@mattkean1128]

Our Share of Night was one of my favorites last year, i hope you enjoy it. Hope you've been well lately Leonie!

[@dianaisme]

I did also end up picking up books based on hype. I think what I will go differently is use my library more, if they have a ebook or if I can read a free sample before deciding to get a copy. I did use the free sample last year, but nearly enough as I could. I'm also just going to try and focus on reading a books, I'm excited about. And continue my use of the library! I love the library, my anxiety stops me from going most times

[@alenatm9513]

the raven boys is SO GOOD it’s all vibes and character relationships/dynamics im obsessed

[@megbern2416]

you're a breath of fresh air leonie

[@probablyanotherescape7496]

Really inspiring video! I'm very excited that you will give the raven cycle a try since it's my favourite series :)

[@leilacarvalho4404]

For me the Goodreads challenge was very effective, bc I love reading but without a little push I tend to procrastinate (especially scrolling on my phone), and I set a number that was absolutely possible to finish and not that hard AS LONG AS I put some effort into it. I am a member of a book club that sends me books every month so I didn't have to worry so much about the quality of the books I was reading since I kinda already had someone to choose them for me 😅 and I also read a lot of Leonie's recommendations, I really think we have a similar taste for books!

[@aimeereeves4362]

2023 I put so much pressure on myself to reach 100 books (I read 81) that by the end I wasn’t even absorbing the contents of the books, I just wanted to read as many as possible! This is year I do have the goal of 3 classics over the full year but other than that to just enjoy books 😊

[@LauraWood]

I'm so glad you're going to read Wordslut, I adored it!! I need to read Cultish too, since I loved Wordslut so much

[@corinna_maybe]

I'm so excited for the new Halle Butler book coming out in 2024. I loved "Jillian" and "New me" and if you're a depressed millennial working an office job like me you might also enjoy it😅 also I'm currently binging the Heartstopper graphic novels. trying to achieve my reading goals for 2023 led me into a massive reading slump. As soon as January 2024 came around I was super motivated again 😂

[@its_isabellaa]

My goal this year is to read whenever I can. Last year I really struggled with time management and finding moments in my routine to read more, this year I want to change that in order to enjoy as many books as I can - something that has been a goal of mine for a long time. Btw, really happy to see you back for 2024, been really enjoying your videos as It helps me calm down and focus on my work

[@dianaisme]

I have never had a reading goal, I just read what i feel like :)

[@moniquebaham]

I loved the laidback vibe of this video. I feel like most of your videos have a chill vibe which makes them so enjoyable to me to watch. Good luck on your 2024 Reading Goals!

[@EmyN]

I watched your tbr of last year and loved it, same as this one! It’s just so relaxing to watch you make your list lol

[@majalewandowskaa]

I love watching your videos. Your point of view about prioritizing reading over other hobbies is really value. I didn't think about it this way, but frankly speaking I was doing it almost all the time. Watching movies or series or playing games, I felt bad, because of the fact I didn't read, but these are also my hobbies. So I'm really grateful you for talking about it in your video.

[@lefttoread]

I'm looking at uploading a 2024 goals video at the end of this week and I only wish I could one did live up to your aesthetic! I love your videos they're sooo inspiring. Thank you for the sit down, cosy chat and planning 💕

[@cnrt7835]

I use storygraph and you can choose to make a goal to read a certain number of pages or even hours of audiobooks, and I found that really helped my reading, I do enjoy that setting goal thing with my hobbies, and I used to only put 52 books as a goal anyway, but since doing the page number I now find it way easier to just read 20 pages, cos that's 20 pages to my goal! Instead of it being 'only 20 pages towards finishing this book'. I also find it easier to dnf, cos those read pages still count, and choosing to mood read rather than forcing myself to be in a mood for a particular book just because I'm close to finishing it. Honestly, I could write an essay about how much I love the page goal 😂

[@dianaayt]

And I think for reading what inspires that doesnt have to mean classics which I think thats what a lot of people think. I've been amazed after discovering adult fantasy. The amount you learn about mental health, how people work, about so many different views of the world. Many fantasy books inspire and haunt me more than classics on non fiction books because they just explore all of that. Series that take the time to go deep in characters and let us see how they react to different things makes us sometimes just get a click and realize a way of thinking. like, yesterday i was reading malazan and some characters were walking inside a place where every room had mummie-ish dead people for thousand of years and one character was like "god, we humans are really just a scratch to the entirety of time. Maybe having true knowledge of our purpose is just even worse because we know how insignificant we are in the grand scheme of things. Why even bother? Nothing that we feel or do has impact". And it got me thinking how the only things we humans leave behind is the things we do and find out about external things. All internal work is lost, unless someone documents it like philosophers and mental health professionals or people who study the brain but even then every human life starts from 0, not form previous knowledge. Every child will have to come from 0 up. Even with the knowledge we have from previous people, we cant use it soon enough. We still have so many years just repeating the same life that in the grand scheme of things does nothing. And I just went on this deep thoughts about how that sso ironic and sad and all of that. This happens a lot. Specially with bigger epic series like malazan, wheel of time, mistborn, robin hobb sagas. Ive been astonished over how much they make me realize things about myself and about the way i see the world and also ways I never saw the world before that make me change who I am

[@viniri]

I really like the Goodreads goal. It helped me get back into reading. It's not for everyone, and that's perfectly ok. I started out with a goal of 12 the first year, one book per month, and I only set my goal based on how many books I successfully read the year before. I add 1-3 books to that number (I'm stretching it a little with 4 this year.), and that's my new goal. One thing that I do that is probably a little unusual is that I don't rush to read a bunch of short books to make my goal. I read a lot of books to my daughter but don't count them. I only count the books I read for me. If I fail, I fail, and I set the goal for the next year according to what I actually read the year before, not the goal from the year before; so, I'm only competing with myself. I also have a theme for every year. This year is banned books. Not every book I read in a year will be on theme becuase sometimes the theme leads to some depressing reading, and I need a palate cleanser, but I try to make sure that most of the books in that year are on theme. Some years the theme is "whatever I want".😂 There is one book that I re-read every year regardless of theme, and that is my favorite book of all time, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It's my comfort read.

[@julkakoczowska4615]

I spent the entire winter with you 💜 and it’s the best so far

[@iris.haz.irises]

your videos have almost single-handedly made me excited for my future instead of terrified like i used to be, so thank you, leonie, for being so cool 💕

[@melissabennett6571]

I made a reading goal last year for the first time in years and regretted it. I started the year off with an amazing series but the books were all incredibly long so my reading numbers weren’t very high. I felt like a failure and that’s just silly. This year my goal is simply to engage with my reading hobby and each day. That could be reading, journaling about books, watching videos like this one, looking at an authors website etc.

[@valliyarnl]

This resurgence of The Raven Boys makes me want to read it too now!

[@anemelo-tsourekaki]

Leonie's videos are my favorite thing to watch over breakfast, it's the coziest start to my day

[@dianaayt]

definitely agree! This year I read much less than i use too because I started reading manga and because I read some very very long books like Malazan and Wheel of time and i dont feel bad about reading less because I loved this things that caused me to read less! Its about having fun! Not about numbers!

[@Brbdreaming_asmr]

Love the emphasis on enjoyment over numbers and the reminder to not make reading feel like work or hierarchy structure with other hobbies ❤

[@em._.345]

really love this!🫶🏼

[@ericalby97]

The reading with the kindle at the table is so true ahah life changing

[@KyleMaxwell]

I set the same achievable goal on Goodreads every year (24 books), but I’ve definitely moved to focusing more on reading thoughtfully and thinking about the ideas in the books I do read.

[@cdocenko]

I really REALLY recommend the Red Rising series. So flipping good

[@courtney5858]

the raven boys is one of my all time favorite series and I’m so excited for you! makes me want to do a reread soon lol

[@blueowl07]

Listening to you talk about why you don't set a goal is so interesting! I feel like there's recently been this environment where if you read "too much" that's had but also if you "don't read enough" that's also bad and I'm baffled by both sides 😅 I'm just mentally ill and I read to cope