The Reading Deer

Deer Thoughts

These are just my miscellaneous thoughts that go through my mind.

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    New Year, New Me, New Reading Goals for 2025

    It’s the start of a new year, which means it’s time to set my 2025 reading goals. Last year, my main goal was to read 24 books, and I accomplished that—barely. But hey, it still counts, right? This year, I’m aiming a little higher. Let’s dive into my goals for 2025! Setting My 2025 Reading Goal This year, I want to read 30 books. Last year, I read 25, but it took some serious power reading on New Year’s Eve to make it happen (I finished at 10:45 p.m.!). Despite cutting it so close, I feel confident I can hit 30 books this year. Why? Audiobooks. I discovered them late…

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    2025 Physical TBR

    The start of a new year means taking a hard look at my bookshelves and seeing how many books I’ve collected vs. reading. I feel like I didn’t do that bad, there are definitely more read books on my shelves than unread, but I would like to at least cut down my unread list in half. And my reward? Buying more books of course. One caveat is that this list includes all the unread books as of January 1, 2025, but since then, I have read two of the books. Check out my 2025 physical TBR below! 1. Fourth Wing & Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros If you read fantasy…