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Reading Goals Essay

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In my previous blog (My 2018 Reading Goals), I mentioned that one of my reading goal this year is to finish 50 books. To be able to achieve it, I plan to finish at least one book per week. Therefore, I prepared a list of books that I would be read - or better known as TBR (to-be-read) in the book community. And in this month, I have prepared six books in my January TBR. 1. City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare As the fifth book in The Mortal Instruments Series, City of Lost Souls is my top priority book to finish this month. I have started reading this book couple days ago and right now I am already on page 156. Not only to achieve one of my 2018 reading goals — which is to complete book series that I have started in 2017, the other reason why I am …show more content…

Since the majority of the books on my January TBR is fantasy, by having contemporary it will help to balance it. Sometime, after read several fantasy books in a row or when reading a fantasy novel with an intense storyline, we could end up feeling overwhelmed and contemporary help to refresh yourself and ready to absorb the new fantasy story. 5. Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake Another book that I pick up in order to catch up with the new release book is Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake. This book is the first book in the series, follow the story of a triplet who each of them has their own unique magical ability. They need to fight - till death, to be the winner and will be crowned as the queen of their kingdom. This high fantasy book is the first book in the series and the second book titled One Dark Throne was released in September 2017. Although it is a high fantasy like Of Fire and Stars, this book more eerie and darker. Aside from that, the feminism also highlighted in this book since all of the main characters is a woman and it follows the story when woman rules its world. 6. Mocking Jay by Suzanne

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