Well as with previous years of saying I will post here I have failed yet again but this year has been one of failure in general, not the most productive or happiest year, in terms of productivity and personal life.

My reading has seriously took a hit this year and I was bogged down by The World by Simon Sebag Montefiore for much of it, a book that took forever to read despite how enjoyable I found it.

In my Goodreads challenge of 25 I got up to 19 (at the time of writing) which is easily 1/3 or 1/4 of my usual reading output. I didn’t finish many books but I have read for the best part of the year with only 34 days missed according to Kindle Reading Insights. I’m doing this on the 29th December and won’t be missing reading on the next two days.

One positive for my reading is discovering the genre of LitRPG and particularly the series Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. A thoroughly enjoyable, funny and wonderful series. I’m eagerly awaiting the audiobook for Book 7, the books are incredible and the audiobooks further enhance them.

For 2025 my goal is to read daily and not miss so many days but finish more books, hopefully I can focus and keep that goal. For a number I will set an initial goal of 25 and once I feel in my rhythm bump it up to 52 so a book a week, or maybe just set it to 52 to begin with. I really want to grow my enjoyment of books again, this year was a write off as far as that is concerned. I am toying with the idea of a soft reading list so I have something to stick to, hopefully I don’t buy as many books this year (famous last words).

Happy New Year and I’ll try to be more regular here.