Michaela's Bookish Resolution Check In | Have I Been Meeting My Goals?

Wherein Michaela talks about the past seven months in regard to the hand full of bookish resolutions that she set for herself back in January. What do you guys do to push your reading or challenge yourself in that regard?
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[@LiteraryGladiators]

It is great to see that you are relatively getting on the right track with your reading, but the fact that you are active and enjoying yourself is what matters most. It is great to see that you are very close to being on track with your ARCs. I only read one ARC, or book that I won in a Goodreads giveaway, and I did not finish it until the book was already released. Last year, I read and reviewed the one ARC that I read in 2023 right before it was released. I need to improve on that front. Aside from my Goodreads goal, what we discuss as a group on our channel, and what the new book club I joined is discussing, I have no other firm reading goals. I will sometimes do something here and there, like reading so many books from the Mock Newbery List as I discussed on our Reading Roundtable. I bought seven more books and plan to do something similar, only this time I would like to have them all finished before they announce the Newbery Medal winner and honors in early 2025. I have a roundup video that will be released soon. Thank you for sharing and I hope you achieve most of your goals for the end of this year! -Josh

[@BetwixttheBooks]

Honestly, we both sometimes feel kind of trapped with all of the ARCs that we read. We feel obliged to read them on time since we have them early and it means that we sometimes have to let other books that we are excited about or interested in get stuck in TBR limbo. I think mini challenges like that can be so fun to do. I have a couple ideas that I'm hoping will be TBR busters, that also are mini challenges for myself. Thank you for watching Josh!

[@LiteraryGladiators]

I get what you are saying. That is where reading becomes more like homework than pleasure, but I find that a good balance is necessary... if possible. I think it is all a matter of reading what you are able to handle.