I feel like a lot of content creators are embracing the 'let's be kinder to ourselves' mood next year and I am SO here for it. Heck yes for making content because you read, instead of reading because you have to make content. It's so easy for this hobby to start feeling like a job, and that can suck the joy out of it so quickly. Also, I feel you on having to finish series quicker hahah. Most of my favourite series were binged back to back, so let's do that again! Happy reading, 2024 is gonna be a blast 🥰🥰

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Yes! I think it’s going to be a good year. Let’s hold each other accountable on series haha

@esmayrosalyne

6 ай бұрын

@@MelLenoreReads Deal, accountability buddiesss!!

What about adding mood read tickets to your TBR game? Like, you get 12 a year or something, and then can trade out a book or prompt you're not really feeling like. Or something where you can earn mood reads, like clean out a closet or go for three extra walks that week? I'm a pretty heavy mood reader so sometimes readathons are hard for me if the prompts are really strict.

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Good idea! I do want to mood read more

I’m glad you love booktube because I love watching your content! I always get so excited about setting goals for the new year, planning TBRs for it, watching creators goals for it, and everything around that! Sometimes I get so wrapped up in the fun of that and have to remind myself to actually read lol 📖 ✏️ 🗓

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much ❤️ This made my day. Haha and the actually needing to read is a mood

I feel like it's a balancing act so you don't get burned out on your TBR game. So maybe just fewer rolls every month. That way, you can still mood read a couple of books every month. Or even stop doing the sticky notes, so that leaves your favorite prompts on the board uncovered.

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

All good ideas. I’ll keep these in mind!

Love your goals and reading what you want and what makes you happy! Those are my favorite videos - when people gush and are obviously having a fun time! ✏️❤.

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

I think 2024 is going to be a great year!

I hope you achieve all of these, 7k is totally within your reach. You are so community minded and it’s lovely to see you pop up in my feed ❤I’m so thrilled you love Booktube 😊We love you!

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Patti! I’m so glad to get to know you this year and have you be a part!

I love these goals and I love this video!! So excited for all that 2024 will bring!! 🎉

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

And I love you ❤️❤️

I love all of these goals! I just marathoned a series in December and I can't remember the last time I did that. I loved it! 📝

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Yay! I think it’s the way to go if I can talk myself into it haha

To be perfectly honest, I usually don't like themed vlogs. I like to see what you read just...normally...like your TBR, mood reads, buddy reads, etc. I know a lot of people do like the themes, though. As far as your TBR game, what I did in 2023 was to play it during the months when I didn't have a readathon going on (two or three months) and then I also picked three months and just did a theme for that month, but not a restrictive theme...so I did a Manga May, horror in October, and had a KU month, which was 99% romance. So, it worked out to be half my TBR game and half other stuff. I can definitely relate to wanting to be more involved. I'm autistic and I've always had trouble being "involved." I'm a major lurker and I rarely comment or like videos. I'm really trying to get better at that. I don't have any major reading friends.

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

I love that you chose to comment on this one! Reading comments is my favorite so I hope you will continue. Good idea on the TBR stuff and vlogs. Definitely a balancing act but I’m looking forward to fun in 2024 for sure

I feel you on the job. I work in health care, likely promoting to social worker soon and I do not have a lot of listening or reading time. I do get to work early to read or listen to an audiobook though. It helps me prepare for the day most the time. I also listen to audiobooks to and from work a lot which is about an hour of listening time (20-30 minutes to work and around the same home unless there's a lot of traffic) There are some readathon I'm looking forward to next year. There's a chance I might take time off for some of them. Originally was gonna take a week off for realmathon but not sure that will happen. Maybe if there's another Battleathon I will be able too.

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

I’m hoping for another Battleathon! I’m glad you’re able to get some reading in. I definitely listen on drives too

Those are awesome goals for 2024. I am able to listen to an audiobook on my commute and during one of my jobs which is mostly shelving and sorting books (it's a quick 3 hour shift) but am not able to for the second one. I'm bad at keeping up to date with most series but I am trying to be better about that. Hope you have a great new year!

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

I hope we both are successful in the new year!

@MegBookishRamblings

6 ай бұрын

@@MelLenoreReads I agree! 🤞🤞

I always find that I do better with TBR type games if I either roll as I go or get all the prompts but choose as I go. That way I’m not locking myself into a bunch of books on the first that I don’t feel like on the 15th but I still get that direction on what to read next.

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Makes sense! I think that works well for a lot of people!

if you want more idea on ways to do wrap ups you could always do something similar to what booksandlala does where she talks about them in a more fun order. for example one time she did it in "cover that most matches the story to cover that least matches the story" which meant it dipped around a bit but can make the video more fun because of the gimmick

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

I do like the way she does wrap ups! May do that

love these goals! I really enjoy a books I want to read theme! always fun to see vlogs where the person is reading what excites them!

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

I’m hoping to do more of these. Just hanging out having a good time

Looking forward to 2024! ❤❤❤

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for hanging out! Same it’ll be a good year

Honestly, while I love a good themed reading vlog, I also just love to watch a "mood reading vlog" where you just pick up what you are anticipating or feeling like and keep us up to date as you go. I like that your goals are about being involved in the community but at the same time not beating yourself up for not being able to do certain things or read every notification! My reading goals for the year are to read a bit less, so I can take more time to truly enjoy what I'm reading, to really get back into epic fantasy, my favorite genre I feel like I've lost touch with in the past year or two, and to read at least 5 books in French too. Oh, and to finish 15 series because I have WAY too many currently going. I'm not a series binger either, for some reason I just can't do it. sorry for the suuuuper long comment 💀

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

I love a long comment! These are great goals and seem manageable which is always hard to do. Yeah I love the community but I get soooo many notifications 😅 thanks for watching!!

All about loving what you do while doing what you love 💙 ✏️

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

It's going to be a great year

✅ Love this energy for 2024! I need to work on my notifications too. I leave them all on which gets overwhelming but otherwise I’ve noticed I stop checking things entirely. Need to find a happy medium. Haha three vlogs a week seems like a lot, I kind of hope you meant per month. But excited for all the content regardless! 💗

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

HA yes I meant per month. I didn’t even catch that

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Yes notifications are so hard to manage

reducing notification stress yesss👏🏽👏🏽 i feel that

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

I have so many 😂

@literarysahar

6 ай бұрын

@@MelLenoreReads girl same. i’ll get out of class or after taking an exam and i’m like ok so the world basically ended during that and i missed it

these are all great goals!!

Sounds like lots of fun!

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

It’s going to be a good year!

I have the same goal of reading series close together. I’m trying to think of trilogies as one book since it’s essentially one story

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

That's a great way to think about it

Happy New Year!! ✏

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Bri! Happy new year!

Love these goals!!

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! You definitely helped inspire so thank you friend ❤️

Great goals!! 💻

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Happy new year!

I also have the same goal when it comes to series. I need to work on that and try to finish them.

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

I’m so bad lol. I’ll expose myself in a week or two. Good luck to us!

@AmandasBooktopia

6 ай бұрын

@@MelLenoreReads Yes I hope we both make our goals!

Join the notification free lifestyle. It's the jam.

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Hahahah baby steps baby steps. I might have withdrawal.

Some fantastic goals here, happy new year! Here is to another fantastic year on booktube!🥳

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Yes! And Happy new year!

Hurray for the goal of enjoying your book experience! But also remember, there's nothing wrong with being a pickier reader - so am I!!! 😜 I agree - reading a whole series is hard when the books are read far apart! Your sub goal is TOTALLY doable! 🏆 Your love of doing Booktube SHOWS! ❤️ I love your themed reading vlogs! What about using your TBR Game to select books for a reading vlog you do that month (for example, you roll & get 3 prompts that fit 3 books for that vlog) & the rest of the month is what you want to read? That way it's less restrictive but everyone still gets to see you play your game? 🎯

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

I will be doing this with the TBR game for a video! Not sure it’ll be a monthly thing. Thank you so much Tiera ❤️ happy new year!

Happy new year! Can't wait to see what you come up with next year :) ✏️

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Happy new year!

✏️ Awesome goals you’ve got there!

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Happy new year!

✏️ happy holidays

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Happy holidays!

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@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Viv! Thanks so much for watching ❤️

📝📝📝

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for hanging out!

📝

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Happy new year!

📖

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

✏️

Feel the job thing. Work in a lab, no phones allowed. No headphones or earbuds allowed.

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Dang that’s brutal. At least I can have headphones sometimes

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@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for hanging out!

✏️📝

@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

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@MelLenoreReads

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!