January TBR (and 2018 Reading Goal!)

Happy New Year everyone! I can't believe it's 2018! In addition to being New Year's Day, yesterday was also my 28th birthday! I wanted to jump right in this year with my January TBR. For the new year, I really want to put a little more focus on backlist books (since I have so many!) than I have been, so you're going to see a lot more of those popping up in reviews and TBRs this year. In 2017 I wanted to read 52 books, one for each week, but I definitely surpassed that. I don't want to overestimate my potential for the year so I'm going to bump up my goal just slightly. This year I'd like to read 60 books, putting me at 5 per month. I also want to make sure that at least 25 of those are backlist books.

Without further ado, here are the books I'm hoping to get to in the first month of 2018:

• The Dazzling Heights by Katharine McGee
• Delirium by Lauren Oliver
• Dreamology by Lucy Keating
• Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco
• Surprise Me by Sophie Kinsella
• Mister Tender's Girl by Carter Wilson

This list is mostly backlist reads that I should be able to get through quickly. As always my TBR can change at a moment's notice, but hopefully I'll be better sticking to them this year than I was last year!

Reading Resolutions

I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas and got lots of bookish presents! Now that the holiday is over, it's time to settle on some reading resolutions for 2018! This year I've learned a lot about my reading style and preferences, and what works and doesn't work for me. Going forward I want to make sure to implement some new strategies so I don't waste my time reading books I don't like or get wrapped up in too much at once. Here are my reading resolutions for 2018:

• Don't have more than 3 books going at one time (One physical, one ebook, one audiobook)
• Always have access to at least one of these (There have been too many times where I'm waiting somewhere and realize too late that I should have brought a book.)
• Stop reading books I don't like (If I'm halfway through a book and hating it, stop! Odds are it's not going to get much better.)
• Put some more focus on backlist books (Because my shelves are overflowing)
• Stop unnecessary BookOutlet binges (Really, I spend too much money and usually don't even read the books...see previous resolution.)

I also have some resolutions to help me be a better blogger:

• Spend more time on posts on the weekends and schedule them in advance
• Explore more blogs and discover new ones to follow
• Make more of an effort to comment back to readers
• Learn more about photo staging

Do you have any reading resolutions for the new year? If so, what are they?