Do you set reading goals? How many books have you read this year?

I’m writing this post in mid-December, just as I start my Christmas holiday. At the time of writing, I’ve read 151 books out of my 2021 target of 150. I’ve just had a week of holiday, which helps. Summer holidays are a great time for reading.

I had some other reading goals for 2021:

• I wanted to read 48 books from my to-read mountain. I have achieved that (and with two weeks to spare). Unfortunately, I’ve bought another 42 books that I haven’t yet read (as well as a bunch I have read), so the net change is a (not) massive six books less. It looks like I’ll need to sign up for the Mt TBR challenge again in 2022.
• I wanted to read 12 writing books. I completely forgot about this goal, so was surprised to find I’ve read 16 books about writing or related topics (e.g. book marketing, time management). That’s more than I thought.
• I didn’t make a specific goal about reading books from debut or new-to-me authors, but I did track them. As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I have read more books in this category than I’d expected. According to Goodreads, I’m up to 31.
• I also didn’t make a specific goal about reading books by indie authors (i.e. books that have been independently published by the author, rather than being published by a traditional publisher). I probably haven’t tracked this as well as I should have either, but Goodreads tells me I’ve read 56 indie books this year. I’m happy with that, because I’d subconsciously targetted 50.

And that’s all 🙂

What about you?

How many books have you read this year? What do you recommend I check out?