2019 Reading Goals

2019 is fast approaching, and with it the new year brings a burning question: will Maja pick herself up and get out of her several years long reading slump? That's a good question! Truth is, we can't know until 2019 comes to an end, and that's approximately 365 days away. However, what could help me get the motivation I need to leave the slump is a set of goals for the upcoming years. Let's see what I have in mind!

Read 30 Books
This is a big goal for me. I've not managed to read over 20 books, much less 30, since 2014. I would be a big triumph for me. What I'd need to do to accomplish this is read a lot of fast paced YA novels, not many books over 400 pages, and read about 30 pages every day, and finish a book every 12 days. If I keep that up the whole year, I can do it!

Continue & Complete Series
I have a lot of series at home that I've started reading, but not finished. Examples are "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs, which I've started but not finished. I don't necessarily hope to completely finish many series, but I'd like to continue a fair few, for example "The Silver Trilogy" by Kerstin Gier, "The Reckoners" by Brandon Sanderson, "The Parasol Protectorate" by Gail Carriger, "Magisterium" by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare, etc... My goal is to finish 5 or more series this year.

New Series
Another goal is to delve into new universes and new series. This, too, is a group of books that I have plenty of; namely first books in series. I'm talking "Shadow of Bone" by Leigh Bardugo, "The Immortal Rules" by Julie Kagawa, "Rebel Belle" by Rachel Hawkins, "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas, and more. My goal is to start 5 or more series this year.

Finish Books I Started
There are some books that I once started reading, got about halfway or even further, and then for some reason just never finished them. The ones I'm immediately thinking about are "City of Heavenly Fire" by Cassandra Clare, "Gone" by Michael Grant, "The Evolution of Mara Dyer" by Michelle Hodkin, "Emma" by Jane Austen, and "Witch Week" by Diana Wynne Jones. Some of those I'd probably have to reread from the start, so I'm most hopeful about finishing those that I still have relatively fresh in my mind. I have no number for this goal.

Read Books That I Already Own
Something I for some reason have had problems doing for several years, but it shouldn't be so hard considering how many books I've collected over the years. I own several complete unread series. If I feel the urgent need to buy more books, I have no doubt I'll let myself do that. However, I friendly remind myself that I have little space left in my room, and that my money is best spent on few hardcovers rather than many paperbacks.

Other Languages
I want to read books that weren't originally written in English or Swedish. The literary market is definitely dominated by English, and it being the original language most of the times, so I rarely end up reading something that wasn't originally in English. I'd like to read a few more books that have been translated from any language that isn't Swedish or English. Be that, Finnish, Russian, Japanese, Afrikaans, or any other language out there. I have a few novels at home that fit this description, so I'll set the goal to 5 books in this category.

Summary:
Read 30 books in total
Finish 5 series
Begin 5 series
Read 5 books that weren't originally written in Swedish or English
Finish unfinished books
Read books already owned

All in all, I'll try to make 2019 the year of the YA series. Also, hope nobody reads this, cause I don't really wants any expectations on me for next year, because that would probably make me more prone to failure... hehe.

Hey, me! I believe in you! You're the best hermit and you've got a cool library to explore! Right in your bedroom! Woop! And YOU! You, who are not Majazz. You'll do great in 2019. Whatever your goals are, you can definitely achieve them! I am doing a big belief in you!

Murrly Chrysmös and Haph Nuw Jar!