TGIF (2)

TGIF is a weekly feature created and hosted by GReads! that has a different question each week.

This week's question: Reading Resolutions: What are some of your reading goals for the new year?
  • On Goodreads, I challenged myself to read 130 books (30 more books from my 2011 challenge)
  • I have challenged myself to read at least 12 young adult debut books
  • I have also challenged myself to read at least 11-20 books that have been sitting on my TBR shelf
-Kristen ♥

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