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Reflecting on 2025 & Goals for 2026

Posted January 2, 2026 in wrap up

Reflecting on 2025 & Goals for 2026

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QOTD: What were some of your favorite reads from 2

QOTD: What were some of your favorite reads from 2025?⁣
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I had a bit of weird reading year.⁣
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When it was going well, it went super well. But when it wasn’t going well…⁣
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On the bright side, I got into audiobooks and finally figured out how to make them work for me.⁣
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What are you looking forward to in 2026?⁣
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#booknerd #booksofig #avidreader #readingcommunity #readingforpleasure

QOTD: How was your 2025?⁣ ⁣ Honestly, I’m kind of

QOTD: How was your 2025?⁣
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Honestly, I’m kind of relieved 2025 is over.⁣
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It wasn’t the best year personally or at work, but at least I found some good books and new authors to enjoy.⁣
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What are you looking forward to in 2026?⁣
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#bookphotography #booksofinsta #goodreads

QOTD: What’s some of your favorite retellings?⁣ ⁣

QOTD: What’s some of your favorite retellings?⁣
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Thank you @redtowerbooks for this ARC of Fallen Gods! I can’t wait to read it.⁣
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I’m honestly not that familiar with Norse mythology, so I’m definitely interested in learning more.⁣
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Do you do research before reading retellings?⁣
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#bookaholic #bookaddiction #justread #readerproblems

QOTD: What are you currently reading?⁣ ⁣ I’m in be

QOTD: What are you currently reading?⁣
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I’m in between books at the moment but I am kind of thinking of finally reading Fangirl.⁣
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But since I’m not actually trapped in an ornament, only my mood knows what I’ll end up with.⁣
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[Video description: An ornament with a fangirl reading the young adult novel, Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell.]⁣
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#amreading #alwaysreading #bookpost #mybookishfeatures #bookstagrammademedoit

QOTD: What are some of your favorite covers of 202

QOTD: What are some of your favorite covers of 2025?⁣
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One of my favorites has to be Shield of Sparrows.⁣
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I just love a pretty illustrated cover.⁣
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Do you have a preferred cover style?⁣
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[Image description: An advanced readers copy of the fantasy romance novel, Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry.]⁣
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#AllTheBooksDec25 [favorite book covers of 2025]⁣
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#bibliophile #booksaremagic #whatiread #booksarelife📚

QOTD: Do you review books?⁣ ⁣ I used to write full

QOTD: Do you review books?⁣
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I used to write full length reviews for nearly every book I read back when I was blogging regularly.⁣
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Fast forward a few years and now I rarely write actual reviews.⁣
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The quick paragraph or two I jot down in my reading journal is really as much as I can manage.⁣
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I just find it really hard to find the write words for what I want to say. And between work and writing captions 😅, I usually just don’t have that much mental battery left to put together a coherent review.⁣
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I’m not even sure my captions make sense, half that time.⁣
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That said, I do enjoy reading other people’s reviews.⁣
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Do reviews affect your decision to read a book?⁣
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#readingjournal #bookreview #readinggoals #lovereading #loveofreading

QOTD: What are you hoping to read before the year

QOTD: What are you hoping to read before the year ends?⁣
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I’m trying desperately to read more books on my physical TBR before 2026.⁣
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So I picked up You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria and it’s not going as well as I’d hoped.⁣
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It’s not that I’m not enjoying it, because I kind of am. It’s just that I keep getting stuck.⁣
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The secondhand embarrassment is just too much, especially when I can see it coming. 😅⁣
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Someone please tell me it’s gets better.⁣
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Do you get secondhand embarrassment? If you do, how do you deal with it?⁣
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[Image description: A paperback copy of the romantic comedy novel, You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria.]⁣
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