Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The New Year, New Me Book Tag is an original tag created by Kevin Towle @KevinTowleReads
Here's his video:
youtube.com/watch?v=H8jvQase9y4

I wa tagged by Jim @jimsbooksreadingandstuff and here's his video:
youtube.com/watch?v=hHigXl346Qo&t=18s

The Prompts:
1. (Fears) What is one book from your 2025 reading goals that scares you?

2. (Patience) What is the one book on your 2025 reading goals you want to start immediately?

3. (Growth) What book last year pushed you to reflect and/or grow as a reader?

4. (New Paths) What is one author you plan to try for the first time in 2025?

5. (Self Care) What is one book and/or series you revisit for comfort?

6. (Forging Ahead) What is you favorite debut book or first book in a series you read last year?

7. (Goals) Do you have a specific reading goal or challenge for the year ahead?

8. (Breaking Walls) ***Bonus - Do you have a none book-related goal for 2025 you wish to share?

9. (Teamwork) Tag Others:
I'm tagging Pat @BookChatWithPat8668
and Mariandrea @books_and_bocadillos

Books Mentioned:
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Ghost Mountain by Ronan Hession
Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope
Blackouts by Justin Torres
We the Animals by Justin Torres
Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig
Pedro Peramo by Juan Rulfo
How to Be Both by Ali Smith
??? unchosen book by Penelope Fitzgerald
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden