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As Christmas sadly
draws to a close and we set about pulling the mistletoe down from the ceiling,
blowing out that sickly sweet cinnamon scented candle and eating the last
crumbs of Christmas cake that no one really wanted, it really is easy to feel a
bit sad, isn’t it? When all that festive cheer is gone you’re going to need
something else to replace the excitement of having all those santa ornaments
dotted around the house – New Year! If we can’t celebrate December anymore
let’s celebrate January instead! And, of course, with New Years Day comes New
Years Resolutions.
Now, don’t worry. I am not going to harp on at you about my overwhelming desire
to stop eating chocolate and start hitting the gym at every possible moment
during the day (I think we all know that’s never going to happen). No,
this is a book blog, so of course, these must be Reading Resolutions. And,
trust me; I have a few bad habits to break…
So without further ado I bring you this year’s 4 Reading Resolutions:
1.
Start using bookmarks
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What have I been doing instead,
you ask? Fine - May as well get it out in the open now, because it’s all about
to change. I am a page folder. I know it’s terrible, I can see you all wincing
when you see me put a crease or a crinkle in a brand new book, and up until
recently I have felt no remorse. But the problem is getting out of hand – It
was okay when it was just my books, at that point it was just a quick and easy
way to mark my pages, but now I’m folding other people’s books without even
thinking! I can’t handle the shame of creasing another’s book, any more of this
guilt and I’ll drive myself insane. So, this is why, starting January 1st
I will pick up a bookmark and never fold again… I hope.
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2.
Read at least two classic novels
Okay, I’m kind of lazy so maybe
two is a tad optimistic, but still! I would like to read at least one
classic novel. Too many of my favourite teen fictions and movies are based off
or make reference too classic novels such as ‘Wuthering Heights’, ‘Pride and
Prejudice’ or ‘The Scarlet Letter’. Supposedly these books provide some
amazingly mind-blowing experience that will skyrocket me into such an intense
euphoria that I will never be able to enjoy reading again. I want in on that,
Dudes. So, though it may be hard work, and at times I may curse a Brontë or stamp
Dickens name into the dirt, but as long as I persevere I shall take my place
among the reading elite and I will be able to finally let myself swoon over
Colin Firth acting in the old BBC ‘Pride and Prejudice’ series.
3.
Stop holing up in the teen section, you hermit!
Looking through my bookshelf at
all the different books I’ve read this year and it occurs to me that I have a
certain… taste in books. What I mean by this is apparently I read almost solely
what Waterstones puts on the recommended table in the teen section. I am
addicted to teen fiction, particularly the contemporary kind! I can actually
feel the craving in me now. I crave Rainbow Rowell and John Green like a
drug-addict craves crystal meth. Is there a rehab for this kind of thing? Whether
there is or not, I’m not going. I can do this on my own. Cold turkey. This year I shall
finally take those few hesitant steps out of the confines of young-adult. I
shall browse through not-young-adult and sci-fi and crime/thriller novels!... Maybe.
4.
Attempt the Goodreads 50 Book Challenge
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I have spent many hours tampering about with the site but I think
I have finally worked out how Goodreads works. However, as I explored through
the deep depths of the website trying to work out exactly what a TBR is and how
the hell one makes a ‘Listopia’ I stumbled upon the 2014 Reading Challenge.
Obviously, having found it in December, it’s a bit late to attempt my 50 books
this year, but with any luck I will be able to sign up on January 1st
and power-read my way through the rest of the year. I’ve never done goodreads
stuff before, nor have I ever counted the amount of books I read in a year, so
I’m not entirely sure how big a number 50 really is, so if you lot reckon I
should boost that figure or push it back down, do tell me! All I know is that
in 2015 Majestical Evie shall fix on her determined face and she shall read
more books in one year than ever before! And that my friends, is a promise, not
a resolution!
