Whether it’s joining the gym, finding a new hobby or quitting a bad habit, making New Year’s resolutions is an annual tradition for many. One enduringly popular resolution is to spend less time in front of a screen and more time reading. But while you may start out January with good intentions, the reality is that more than 90 per cent of New Year’s resolutions will be abandoned in just a few months.
Luckily, there are some simple steps you can take to stay on track with your resolution, including setting yourself realistic goals. For example, if you read no books this year, it probably isn’t a good idea to aim for 100 books next year - despite how easy BookTok makes it look.
Instead, try to set yourself some realistic goals. If you’re in need of some inspiration, here are some reading challenges you could try in 2025. As the name suggests, the aim of the alphabet book challenge is to read a book starting with each letter of the alphabet. Don’t worry, as ‘A’ and ‘the’ don’t count if they’re at the start of the book’s name, so for C, you could choose ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’.
You can select all of your books at the start of the challenge, or choose them as you go. Alternatively, you could start smaller and choose a series you want to finish by the time 2026 comes around. This is a really flexible challenge, and you could choose to read a series of any length.
