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Top Ten Resolutions For 2016

This is the first time I’ve really thought about resolutions and goals for this year, and some are things I’ve wanted to do in previous years, while others are new goals!

The Bookish:

1. Keep reading diversely.  This year, I’m aiming for 3-5 books a month- on average, I read just under 6 books a month last year, so I know I can do it!
2. Actually, I just want to get back into reading.  I’ve had a weird reading slump, and yesterday was the first day I picked up a book in over a month.  It’s good to be reading, but for now, I’ll probably ease my way into it.
3. Read the e-books I have.  I feel like I say this every year and never do, but this year, I really want to!
4. I’ve decided to not set a goal for total number of books read this year.  I’ve done the Goodreads challenge for the last few years, but this year, I’ve decided to not do it.  I’m just not feeling a number, and I sort of want to focus on reading different things, because sometimes I feel like I’m too focused on how many books I’m reading and not enough on reading cool, interesting books.

The Non-Bookish:

1. Save more money!  I’m saving, but not as much as I could be, so that will definitely be more of a focus this year.
2. The traditional exercise more.  I sit way too much, and even if I only do 10 minutes a day, it’s better than nothing.  Eventually, it’ll get easier!
3. Actually keep my room organized.  I mentioned this the other day, and I’d really like to stay organized so I don’t find myself randomly organizing my room every few years.
4. Have an awesome year.  This is my year, I can feel it.

Crochet:

1. Make decent progress on a ripple blanket I’ve been working on for several years.  I work on it for a while, and then I either get distracted by some other project, or I want to work on it, but it’s, like, 90 degrees out so I don’t work on it.
2. Do 52 granny squares!  That’s going to be my project for the year, one granny square a week.

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely folks over at The Broke And The Bookish.  Every week, bloggers share their own bookish top ten lists based on the topic of the week.  You can check out Ten Tuesdays here.

Top Ten 2016 Debuts I’m Looking Forward To Reading

I’m the first to admit that I’m not someone who pays a lot of attention to release dates or if a book is a debut or not. But these sort of lists are always fun for me because it means I actually through through whatever lists are on goodreads and find some new books that look really interesting and cool.  Here are ten debuts that I want to read next year!

1. This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp.  Is it just me or does it seem like there’s been quite a few YA books that focus on school shootings over the last few years?  I’m intrigued by this one because it takes place in 54 minutes and is told by 4 different people.  I hope it lives up to the heart-breakingly awesome Hate List.
2. The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig.  It’s time travel!  Across centuries and places (both real and imagined) and it sounds like it’s going to be completely awesome!
3. The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye.  Ancient duels leading to the winner becoming the Imperial Enchanter, and the loser being sentenced to death…this isn’t a duel I’d want to lose.
4. This Raging Light by Estelle Laure.  I’ve seen two different release dates for it (a few days before Christmas for 3 of the 4 editions on goodreads, and the other being in January).  I could have sworn it was a January book, but I’m still putting it on the list because I have the feeling that Lucille (who is a teen who is taking care of her family and paying the bills, and falls in love at an unexpected time) is a character I will love and want to be friends with.
5. The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi.  Horoscopes and locked doors and a tree that bears memories instead of fruit…and a book that is inspired by Indian mythology caught my attention.
6. Beyond The Red by Ava Jae.  Crimson deserts, rebel soldiers and secrets that could result in death sound right up my alley.
7. The Reader by Traci Chee.  A girl growing up in an illiterate society who turns to a book to save her aunt…this appeals to my love of books and reading.
8. These Vicious Masks by Tarun Shanker and Kelly Zekas.  This book had me at Jane Austen meets X-Men.  That is all.
9. Enter Title Here by Rahul Kanakia.  Something about this book reminds me of Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld. Maybe it’s because this book is about a girl writing a book about a teenage girl and realizes she needs to have the “typical” high school experience so that people will want to read her book.
10. The Way I Used To Be by Amber Smith.  It’s compared to the incredibly amazing Speak, and while that’s an amazing book to live up to, if it’s even slightly good, I’ll be happy.