Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Goals/Resolutions for 2015

From the Broke and Bookish

This week's theme: Top Ten Goals/Resolutions for 2015. According to the girls over at the Broke and Bookish these could be either book related or blog related - I've gone mainly with blog related goals since this will be only my second year of doing this seriously. Look forward to reading every body else's!

 

Goals I control

1. Only request Netgalley or Edelweiss books I know I'm going to read
I have an absolutely horrendous ratio (especially on Netgalley) so this year I'm only going to request books I know I am going to read, ie books I have already got on my absolutely to be read list (ATBR :) )

2. Write a review for every book I read
My ratio of books read to reviews written this year is pretty bad, so even if I only write a small one paragraph review I want to be able to look back and read some thoughts on every single book I read.

3. Post more reviews to Goodreads and Amazon
I haven't posted nearly enough of my reviews to both sites this year so I want to improve on that next year!

4. Read all of the Goodreads Choice Awards nominees I have on my list
I have about 100 so I would like to get through all of these along with some older books and obviously the new releases

5. Do a Shannara Reread
I would love to do something along the lines of the Tor.com rereads (Wheel of Time and Malazan to name but a few) and have a weekly post discussing the chapters I have read. Whether I'll manage that or just do a book by book reread I'm not sure but either way I want to read the books!

6. Add fewer books to my TBR list
Every month I ended up with fifty or so releases on my TBR list, impossible to keep up with. I'd prefer to stay around 15 per month but will try and stick to no more than one book per day of the month at the least!

7. Comment more frequently on my favourite blogs
I have done better at this this year but I need to improve still!

8. Post more regularly on my own blog
If possible once a day but I want to at least make sure I don't leave more than two or three days go by without posting something

Goals outside of my control

9. Get a higher read count and more comments
I've been so happy and amazed at the regular visitors here throughout the year but I would obviously like that to continue and to get a few more regular comments

10. Get a few more followers
Same as above, I have gained one this year, which is fantastic, but I would love to get a few more in 2015!

Look forward to reading your goals and resolutions in the comments (see goal 9! :) ) Thanks to all the visitors here for making this a great year and here's to a greater 2015!

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books I Want To Reread

From the Broke and Bookish

This week's theme: Top Ten Books I Want To Reread (or if you don't reread...would reread in an ideal world). I do reread, though not as much as I would like to (time, time, time). Here are a few books or series that I am either rereading at the moment or will be rereading hopefully in the near future (if the bad shiny new books would stop glinting at me... stop it! Stop glinting!)

The Malazan Book of the Fallen

I am rereading these at the moment and have just finished the first, Gardens of the Moon. I’m aiming to read one book every two or three months and am reading along with the Tor.com reread at the same time. Great stuff! 

The Wheel of Time

One of the rare series that I have read and reread at least four times, I have just started a new reread although I’m doing it very slowly, following along with the Reread of the Reread over at Tor.com. The ultimate epic fantasy series for our times, IMHO, I love returning to WOT!

The Count of Monte Cristo

My all time favourite book, this is the one I am most likely to actually reread, probably sometime next year. I try and read it once every two years.

The Lord of the Rings

Another great book, one that I am ashamed to say I have only read a couple of times. I keep on meaning to pick it up again but get sidetracked by all those shiny new books. Damn them! Damn them all! J

The Shannara Saga

Another likely reread sometime next year, I would love to reread all the Shannara books in chronological order, starting with Running with the Demon through to the latest book released this year. If I do, I’ll probably try and blog about it, something along the lines of the Malazan and Wheel of Time rereads done over on Tor.com.

Clive Barker

It has been years since I have read any Clive Barker, although I devoured all of his books in one fell swoop a few years ago. I would like to go back and reexplore these dark and twisted words sometime in the future.

Harry Potter

I recently did a rewatch of the films with my wife (we watch them once a year) and as usual got the urge to go back and reread the books. Hopefully another project I’ll get around to at some point.

Perdido Street Station by China Mieville

One I would love to reread but doubt I will ever get around to it. Perdido Street Station blew my mind when I first read it about a decade ago and I would love to see if it stands up all these years later.

Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

A definite reread at some point, probably before the last book in the series comes out (whenever that will be). My second favourite book of all time, Shadow of the Wind is a pure joy and I cannot wait to take another crack at it.

His Dark Materials Trilogy

This trilogy had a huge effect on me when I first read almost ten years ago, so this is another one I am really looking forward to reexploring. I’ve planned a reread a few times over the past few years but never got around to it. Hopefully in the next couple of years...

What about you guys? What books would you like or hope to reread?

Please share in the comments! :)