ASAP Book Reviews: 2023 Edition
Welcome back to Jo Jo's ASAP Book Reviews (As Short As Possible) 2023 Edition It's already that time again, since I posted my 2022 reviews a year late- in November 2023- I want to get my 2023 book reviews up during this first quarter of the year 2024. Goal Setting: In my last post , I mentioned I had a numeric goal for 2022, to read 28 books, and I barely made it to half (19). It's good to have goals, but it's also quite freeing to not hold yourself to it if you realize you have to or want to prioritize other things. I would have loved the satisfaction of surpassing my goal, but it was also my last year of grad school, when I was reading hours a week for class, so I did not feel guilty for not hitting my "fun reading" goal. I accomplished other similar goals like journaling [almost] every day and writing ideas for children's books. In 2024, I'm not setting a reading goal at all. At times when I can't choose what to read next, just for fun,...