Top Ten Bookish Resolutions

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Top Ten Tuesday was started by The Broke & The Bookish but I really learned about it through my all time favorite new book blogger, The Perpetual Page Turner. So without further ado, here is my list of TOP TEN BOOKISH RESOLUTIONS.

1. I RESOLVE TO FINISH EVERY BOOK I START. 

I will call this the “No Bookmark Left Behind” movement. I’m so sick and tired of starting books, really enjoying them, and then getting distracted by some new shiny book. I then abandon one good book for another. And then my bookmark sits, lonely and lost within the pages of a deserving book. Don’t worry, if I start a book and after ten pages I realize it is NOT FOR ME, I will feel no qualms about abandoning it. That’s not what I mean by finishing every book I start. I mean finishing every book that I get fully invested in, finishing every book I enjoy.

2. CONTINUE READING EVERY OPRAH BOOK CLUB SELECTION.

I have, up until this point in my life, read every single Oprah Book Club selection. Yes, I’m proud. Yes, it resulted in me traveling to Australia with Oprah. Yes, I will continue doing it.

3. WRITE A REVIEW FOR EVERY BOOK I READ.

You would think that running a book review website would mean that I write a review for every book I read. Unfortunately, I do not. The demands of life and work get in the way. Not anymore.

4. WRITE MORE HONEST REVIEWS.

They don’t have to be perfect. They don’t have to be English AP essays. They can be real and honest and straightforward. They can feature my voice. They can be written in first person. Anything goes.

5. LINK TO MORE BOOK BLOGS.

I read so many book blogs on a daily basis. There are some that I return to again and again. But I stay quiet, hidden. I don’t comment and I don’t link to them. I’m like the kid at the party in the corner. I need to venture out, introduce myself and make some book blog friends.

6.READ MORE YA.

I love it. I really do. And now with the new “New Adult” genre, it’s getting very interesting in the world of YA.

7. READ MORE CLASSICS.

The books that I know I would love but have never read because I “missed the boat.” I want to delve into more classics. I want to read all of Jane Austen because I can’t believe I haven’t!

8. BE A BETTER BOOK BLOGGER.

This means DAILY! No excuses. 2013 is Bookfinds year!

9. SHARE THE LOVE.

If I love a book, set it free. Share it. Give it to friends. Give it away here.

10. ENJOY IT!

Don’t stress so much about reading for the site. Reading the latest and greatest. I will read what I want to read, when I want to read it. I will share my thoughts and feelings here.

 

Bookfinds

Bookfinds Editor. Book Reviewer.

5 Comments

  1. This year I want to read more books that I choose. (As a reviewer, I read a lot of books that are assigned.) I like the idea of reading all of Oprah’s picks. How cool that you got to go to Australia!

  2. I love these resolutions. Good for you for coming up with some very clear and concise ones. Other than reading more, I was drawing a huge blank. I look forward to seeing how you make out this year. :o)

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