#readinggoals2019

✨ 2019 READING GOALS RECAP POST ✨ It's that time of year where I look back on my reading resolutions made about a year ago. I read a total of 88 books this year of which 15 were 5 star reads (a post of that stack coming soon!). And I only read 3 books I hated this year. Here are my reading goals from January followed by an update: ✨ 📖 Read one book from this picture a month 📖 Fail. I only read 4.5 from this stack which was waaaay to ambitious. What was I thinking? ✨ 📖 Get my TBR shelf down to 99 books (from 150) 📖 I just counted and I'm pleased(?) to announce I now have 127 unread books on my shelves, which isn't what I was aiming for but still an improvement.🤷 ✨ 📖 Reread at least 4 books this year 📖 I reread 7, so... success! ✨ 📖 Read more diverse books 📖 Thanks to @diverseclassics and #bookstagram I picked up (and loved) a lot of new authors this year. ✨ How about you? Did you meet your reading goals this year? #readinggoals #bookstack #readinggoals2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/B6bTGSJgDsj/?igshid=1nhplyjjzput1

20 down. The Cuckoo's Calling is next. #readinggoals #readinggoals2019 #bookcount #whiteboard #readmoreyoucretinoushominid (at North Las Vegas, Nevada) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxntx5uBFGA/?igshid=tgav6mu6jpm0

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison "Begun as a bleak narrative of psychological murder, the main character could not stand alone since her passivity made her a narrative void. So I invented friends, classmates, who understood, even sympathazied, with her plight, but had the benefit of supportive parents and a fiestiness all their own. Yet they were helpless as well. They could not save their friend from the world. She broke." . . . . #blackbooksmatter #blackauthorsmatter #blackgirlmagic #readinggoodbooks #readinggoals2019 #readingtime📖 #readingisfundamental #readingislife #readingiskool #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #booksofig #februaryreads #1down2togo #ilovebooks📚 #ilovetoread #readingismyhappyplace #tonimorrison https://www.instagram.com/p/BtfBoW0A_wIKGVIyAeO7oc83x4QPnR26tXsJSo0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=38kob1yqcbow

The Lawman gave this to me for Christmas. I read a chapter when it came, but didn’t really pick it up until this week. I decided to start saying yes to myself. So instead of Facebooking I’m reading. For me. I’ve already got the next book lined out. The Lawman reminded me that I have two more days to get this in as my January book :-). #lifeofaneditor #delight2019 #readinggoals2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/BtPUGetB98p/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1u2v6nrlz9twi

The Lawman gave this to me for Christmas. I read a chapter when it came, but didn’t really pick it up until this week. I decided to start saying yes to myself. So instead of Facebooking I’m reading. For me. I’ve already got the next book lined out. The Lawman reminded me that I have two more days to get this in as my January book :-). #lifeofaneditor #delight2019 #readinggoals2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/BtPUGetB98p/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bx5cd630bhb0

I got behind but I'm finishing this one up today! #blackbooksmatter #blackauthorsmatter #readinggoodbooks #readinggoals2019 #readingtime📖 #booksofinstagram #booksandcoffee #booksstagram #readingislife #readingiskool #readersofig https://www.instagram.com/p/BtJfFe3gflThqUsauHzNDPZaOsi4s4bP7lmGCE0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19aeyy003yxoh

One of my current reads. Go tell it on the mountain by James Baldwin. This is my first book for #10books2filmchallenge and our January read for #bwrb_bookclub! #BWRB #readingiskool #readinggoals2019 #readinggoodbooks #blackbooksmatter #blackauthorsmatter #readingtime📖 #jamesbaldwin https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsb10COAQ3lqY1Mln7sn8QJcuIUU6ZPyXyGo1M0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1iift9ljhwwqw

@foxandwit so I’ve decided to download the illustrations and use them as wallpaper on my phone in order to remind throughout the month that I have a challenge to work through. Plus, they are really pretty. Thank you. #foxandwit #readingchallenge #january2019 #readinggoals2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/BsR1gEkDUi8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=c02zjnoopv2z