My goals this year are short, but below is an honest look at my 2023 reading plans.
Read Books When They Arrive
![Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-swDu6Yl0YZE/Yvj96hJl5cI/AAAAAAAAJqk/r8XOvnAxPsMAKgrG-X_EC5gQa5NSArCrACNcBGAsYHQ/w210-h320/hell-bent.jpg)
![Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJkPwFXpN_nYC4s-1ii_UzsPiEPBZ78_FycaDVzSYcnkBr3ucFHERNKQCBZN1LkNDG_FlhXcHUtYktZ8YX4KcDMzQbf2lmfKf4AjICj7n5dcFUa67qQXZttNXY4gRQMPZmpXjE_SERaYIiaVR8Im2lnf4HY_oHDkeLuu21lImLdreMLiz7upzDIID/s320/lost-in-the-moment-and-found.jpg)
![Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez, Megan McDowell (Translator)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ExzR5_elcNzCmn0gybbGck9Aitq5aaRPVVZxuRExfG23FkO-CUnPnWgUiv2q3Rr4VDMbJ9Uhn-HcAd6bIXKPU5xWvYfMYtuNobh68VBihha28i8GCQ6W8qd_oP8CnknxpCkILjD6ulXR4RBN9tmsqiATrGB1xxdT-zeVO2AWIlSX3olpjtbz7rTr/s320/our-share-of-night.jpg)
I always fail at this goal, but it's probably my #1 goal for 2023. If I preorder a book or request it from my library, that means I want to read it above all else. So why do they go unread? (This goal is going to be in direct conflict with my next goal.)
Mood Read
![The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-igClFyHjFgI/XchmoayvjXI/AAAAAAAAHvI/owoWBaPqevkSNEIEsYHwKEsn4O-_Db2qACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/the-house-in-the-cerulean-sea.jpg)
![The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-diPAnJSMRZQ/XCjvty75YuI/AAAAAAAAHC4/lOPDlC0IYesMc1gsx2QGW1kt0JFVJphRwCLcBGAs/s300/the-poppy-war.jpg)
![Jade City by Fonda Lee](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiKDKGumdxy6wedh5iUWltMTgPtD2_-8Aiksi4mIrHCMGkvOIRnSoOl6UpoqKQDLxaQmMz75SA0gklqcx0Imp5OaL1yNKOfnXKyZG1Ra_jh-VfB268FFbFQJM3lqY4dvjRKGJ3bdaxpPZp5_1mK2TtmWJsoMHEJvQSrPt7nrdAGUJPIz4ruQuxGGU/s320/jade-city.jpg)
I've been doing a lot of mood reading lately, and it's the best. I really wouldn't have it any other way, but like most of us, I commit myself to book clubs and readalongs and against my better judgment review copies. I want to commit to continued mood reading in 2023.
Reread
![Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aV-88UWyfaY/Wq5i2edo3PI/AAAAAAAAGO4/1kLF6MbIJpIppKMpha2p8YNSfOpW-ydrACPcBGAYYCw/s320/mistborn.jpg)
![The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Idcd1gj_avg/UjHpu-QOLcI/AAAAAAAACDc/Gza72ow05W8/s320/lies-of-locke-lamora.jpg)
![The Princess Bride by William Goldman](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I_lNS7X6qUE/VVH0bn2ZBUI/AAAAAAAADGM/h6kTn1Q2V5M/s320/princess-bride.jpg)
I've also been rereading a lot lately, and I want to keep rereading old favorites especially via audio when I'm super busy.
Library
![The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXV5Ek8tOoMDpP6cEGyOpxg4A0DIVk_i_ExogUEHROigGpFH5fxM_R8FJ3qogLUIr8gJ35YWdSKtgqwzkVXl4TuCvFsDTG2pgi8xpOexUmu6HxuWfNM7DOZnQGSJoVROM1IhwpmPSeaCfG-Jnzj58iHKBgJPXOhD8UGdt0mwQGnEgmCU_mAfVgot4/s320/the-justice-of-kings.jpg)
![We Spread by Ian Reid](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpr5HfWMIfl2OpOLMN1dMT9oGWAlArkt-57iTUXYwK9QdiuglZwSbPClm0QbRn69RQVj67JzE8uqQp034bl98dbhSng99xJQ3Z5CdX53LcTwSe1WQ4sF_fd2KtxMesy-CGkKyesNhlIEfx4aViMxVbRJWCn0hASzSgfkh5xnKTN4Lw3WGn0XpULmPp/s320/we-spread.jpg)
![The First Binding by R.R. Virdi](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZzFtwgYvPlyQwJBmgqIKaaQcRsPt07-rCE4kU6-udjYDg5_DT2mFYgK00F_eNvqXREIW8puWujFRuZlDWbsMvD919iS9nmGuAeJ5EzlAoqR4oaDbcfQsPak103ODNH7i2sE2Rma-RaX5A23RqWGDilbOdqrvLs79nqplWU2KsFjLGUBF-gjPKymd1/s320/the-first-binding.jpg)
I am already a big library user, but I have a tendency to use my library for digital copies of the books I have purchased. I love going back and forth between audio and print. I'd like to go just digital more this year, but that's a big struggle for me so we'll see how this one goes.
That's it! I'm just hoping to read the books I'm most excited about in 2023.
Top Ten Tuesday is a feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.
It's funny you mention using the library for digit books you have. My daughter and I used to do that too. Now we're all digital. I read a lot from the library. Great resource. Mood reading is the best. I find my ratings are always high when I read by mood. Good luck with all your goals!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Samantha!
DeleteI used to check out 30 books at a time from my library back when I had a car. I have 89 books on my Kindle right now that I downloaded for free when a bunch of authors were doing a promotion. I have a lot of reading to do.
ReplyDeleteThat's so awesome! I hope you love them.
DeleteThat McGuire series is top of my list to start in 2023.
ReplyDelete"against my better judgment review copies" Why do I feel this so much? haha
ReplyDeleteI'm so curious about Our Share of Night. I'll be waiting to hear what you think! And I love the goal of reading a book as soon as you get it😁
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