B3THANY READS

I did this post last year so I thought I would keep up the tradition and do it again this year! 1. Read 10 books Last year, my goal was to read 15 books (which I managed!), but I don't think I will be able to achieve in 2019. I will be in my last year of university, working on my dissertation, playing lots of badminton and doing exams... So I would be happy if I read 10!! 2. Reach C1 level in French I'm currently on my year abroad in Switzerland in order to improve my French for my degree. At the moment, I'm probably a strong B2 but I would really love to gain confidence and proficiency before I go back to uni in September. Fingers crossed! 3. Dissertation  I mentioned this before, but I will be starting my dissertation when I go back to uni in September. All I ask of myself is that I get a really good start, decide on my topic and work really hard. I'm actually looking forward to going back to uni and uni work so hopefully I can do this one! 4. Trav...

As 2018 comes to a close, it's time to see whether I kept my New Year's resolutions for this year... (If you want to see my original post, click here ) 1. Read 15 books Yup!! As of a week ago, I hit my Goodreads goal of reading 15 books this year! I had a lot more free time this year because I'm working rather than studying, so I managed to read 3 more books than last year. The year isn't over yet, so I might even read more! Here are the books I read this year, and links to reviews if I posted them: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling Turtles All the Way Down , John Green The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil,  Stephen Collins How To Stop Time , Matt Haig Children of Blood and Bone , Tomi Adeyemi Harry Potter and the Prisoner Azkaban , J.K. Rowling A Darker Shade of Magic , V.E. Schwab Notes on a Nervous Planet , Matt Haig A Gathering of Shadows, V.E. Schwab When the Moon Was Ours , Anna-Marie McLemore The Girl With All the...

So I've had a few days to think about my New Year's resolutions for 2018 and thought the best way to hold myself accountable is to write them down and post them on the internet. 1. Read 15 books At the beginning of 2017, I set myself the goal of reading 12 books; one for each month of the year. Having not completed a Goodreads Reading Challenge before I wasn't entirely sure how many books I was capable of reading in a year, so I just guessed that I'd be able to read 12. Turns out I was almost absolutely right! I managed to read 13 overall which I was super happy with. I haven't gotten around to writing reviews for many of these books, so just in case you were interested here are the books I read in 2017: The Time Traveler's Wife , Audrey Niffenegger Room , Emma Donoghue The Light Between Oceans , M. L. Stedman The Reader on the 6.27, Jean-Paul Didierlaurent Gone Girl , Gillian Flynn We Were Liars , E. Lockhart ( ugh ) Hex , Thomas Ol...