tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post6990290057548314582..comments2023-09-29T02:35:44.362-05:00Comments on Carole's Random Life in Books: 2018 GoalsCarole's Random Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-87585565562204463692018-01-20T19:30:58.351-06:002018-01-20T19:30:58.351-06:00I am sure that you will do great with your goals! ...I am sure that you will do great with your goals! I am actually doing pretty good at not adding books so far this year. I hope that I can keep it up.Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-35702027847275491092018-01-19T10:20:34.592-06:002018-01-19T10:20:34.592-06:00I think we have a lot of the same goals. I'm a...I think we have a lot of the same goals. I'm already failing at being better at getting back to blog commenting and so on but I am trying to catch up on work on it. Oh, and being selective with review copies and reading more of the ones on my TBR pile! We can do this :D Can't wait to see more from you in 2018. Olivia's Catastrophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706765857201768908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-43737641204497314072018-01-05T15:01:42.581-06:002018-01-05T15:01:42.581-06:00I am not there yet. I have a lot of books to read...I am not there yet. I have a lot of books to read to get there but it is good to dream :)Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-36329457994499115742018-01-05T14:38:19.528-06:002018-01-05T14:38:19.528-06:00I am not going to completely stop with blog tours....I am not going to completely stop with blog tours. I just think that I will be participating in very few of them from this point forward.Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-62644770782468238122018-01-05T04:57:34.717-06:002018-01-05T04:57:34.717-06:0086% on NG -- that's awesome. I am trying to re...86% on NG -- that's awesome. I am trying to request less books, so I can keep up. Maybe we will be in the 90% club together. Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-20064129163195177322018-01-03T07:47:07.756-06:002018-01-03T07:47:07.756-06:00Those sound like great goals, Carole! I think I...Those sound like great goals, Carole! I think I'm going to reduce the number of blog tours I do this year as well - maybe try to space them out a bit. I love taking part in them but sometimes too many at one time gets super stressful. I also hate when Goodreads tells me I'm behind schedule. I set my goal to one I know I'll make eventfully, but I know Goodreads will tell me at least 20 times that I'm behind schedule so I'm kind of regretting it now lol Good luck with your goals! Testhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501947064278343128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-12129948096600150812018-01-02T21:21:16.611-06:002018-01-02T21:21:16.611-06:00I am still open to doing them but only once in a w...I am still open to doing them but only once in a while. Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-87518436432395233922018-01-02T21:18:39.590-06:002018-01-02T21:18:39.590-06:00I hope that I at least make some kind of progress ...I hope that I at least make some kind of progress with NetGalley.Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-38799538761371127892018-01-02T21:16:44.718-06:002018-01-02T21:16:44.718-06:00I would love 100%. I need to read a lot of books ...I would love 100%. I need to read a lot of books to move the 10% that I hope to do. It is going to take me a few years to fix this problem. Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-17214882853846499632018-01-02T21:15:52.270-06:002018-01-02T21:15:52.270-06:00I can't even imagine 99%. You are my hero!I can't even imagine 99%. You are my hero!Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-20391378206448740672018-01-02T21:13:20.463-06:002018-01-02T21:13:20.463-06:00I tend to over-estimate what I am going to be able...I tend to over-estimate what I am going to be able to read and do. I need to be a lot more realistic with what I expect from myself.Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-47222004356291949212018-01-02T21:10:02.306-06:002018-01-02T21:10:02.306-06:00Thanks, Greg!Thanks, Greg!Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-59494753154600896432018-01-02T21:06:59.402-06:002018-01-02T21:06:59.402-06:00I will probably still do them from time to time bu...I will probably still do them from time to time but not as much.Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-38937921464309886622018-01-02T18:16:35.024-06:002018-01-02T18:16:35.024-06:00Good luck this year! Hope you rock each of your go...Good luck this year! Hope you rock each of your goals :) <br /><br />Stopping blog tours was one of the best choices I made with the blog. I really don't regret it. I'll do maybe 3 or 4 a year now and am good with that :)Anna (herding cats-burning soup)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422129120413380189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-12505232645466550042018-01-02T15:09:18.040-06:002018-01-02T15:09:18.040-06:00Looks like you've got some great goals! I'...Looks like you've got some great goals! I've slowed way down on blog tours in 2017 and was really glad I did. I still do ones for books I really want to read but am down to maybe one a month. Good luck with your NetGalley ratio and Blogger shame! I haven't signed up for Blogger Shame but I really should! Happy New Year!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-14687981868901404122018-01-02T13:34:36.642-06:002018-01-02T13:34:36.642-06:00My Netgalley percentage looks very similar to your...My Netgalley percentage looks very similar to yours. My goal is to get above 80% by the end of the year if not 100% ;) Good luck with your goals! Happy 2018!Lillian @ Mom with a Reading Problemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531797275653385458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-59387617981138801982018-01-02T09:54:34.305-06:002018-01-02T09:54:34.305-06:00Loving your to read list for 2018. I am sitting at...Loving your to read list for 2018. I am sitting at 99% on NetGalley. I do really well with keeping my ARCs on target and posting by release, it is my own purchases that suffer..lol I am however very selective about books I select for review. Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15658833731713991138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-35809313178766749332018-01-02T09:28:48.519-06:002018-01-02T09:28:48.519-06:00It is so hard not to fall into ARCs and the hype s...It is so hard not to fall into ARCs and the hype surrounding books. Like you, I would like to be much more selective with the books I am choosing to request/read in 2018. And also like you, I limited the amount of blog tours I signed up for. The pressure is unbelievable, especially if you have a review scheduled and end up not liking the book.<br /><br />I hope you're able to meet your goals this year! Thanks for sharing.Angie Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249381298879375473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-43781761539732547162018-01-02T09:16:15.737-06:002018-01-02T09:16:15.737-06:00Happy 2018! Good luck with your goals! I can't...Happy 2018! Good luck with your goals! I can't wait to read This Fallen Prey (love that series), and I need to get back to the Sylvain Neuvel books as well. Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-80561315592853048172018-01-02T06:42:33.209-06:002018-01-02T06:42:33.209-06:00You are so right, blog tours can be so stressful. ...You are so right, blog tours can be so stressful. I still do a few if it is an interesting book but not manyBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-11091069460253576472018-01-01T21:40:50.462-06:002018-01-01T21:40:50.462-06:00Good luck with your goal! Goodreads stresses me o...Good luck with your goal! Goodreads stresses me out telling me that I am behind. I set my goal low enough that I should be ahead all year - take that Goodreads!Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-67933100016558264072018-01-01T21:15:21.290-06:002018-01-01T21:15:21.290-06:00I'm also being selective on the books that I r...I'm also being selective on the books that I read and blog tours. I LOL'd when you mentioned Goodreads. I totally understand the stress of that stupid thing telling me that I'm so and so books behind schedule. XD. I also set my goal to 100. ~AleenAleen ~ Lampshade Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992681803294866098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-32211940601737833802018-01-01T15:38:13.547-06:002018-01-01T15:38:13.547-06:00I am not a big fan of challenges. I think I can f...I am not a big fan of challenges. I think I can focus on Blogger Shame and maybe it will help me take care of my arc backlog. Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-24642588778564926962018-01-01T15:35:31.032-06:002018-01-01T15:35:31.032-06:00Thanks!Thanks!Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2875242362336197892.post-25882449549413963192018-01-01T15:35:17.642-06:002018-01-01T15:35:17.642-06:00Good luck with your Goodreads goal, AJ!Good luck with your Goodreads goal, AJ!Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.com