Goodreads Challenge 2020

I flipping love Goodreads. I love seeing what my friends are reading, I love the monthly emails reminding me about new releases from writers I’ve read before, and I have a somewhat unhealthy obsession with the annual challenge.

2020 was the first year I didn’t smash my target. 60 would have been easy if I had kept up the three-hour round trip for work three days a week but, while I love working from home and the time and money it saves on travelling, I miss having that empty time for reading.

Of course, the Challenge isn’t just about the target – I flipping love the data it provides too!

Quite a collection, ey? Most written by women, largely contemporary fiction and self-help, some poetry, a couple of re-reads, some fantasy… But what will 2021 hold?

In case you missed it, I treated myself to an electric blanket recently – hands down, the best decision I’ve ever made. I love crawling into my warm bed in the evening and reading a few chapters of my book, and I’m hoping to make it more of a habit for 2021.

I’m expecting to work from home for the forseeable, so I’ve set a modest target of 25. I’ve also just discovered I have 79 unread books, so I must get cracking on the TBR stacks before I start buying any more/return to the library. Wish me luck! And, y’know, do leave recommendations.