Bookish Musings - Reading goals.

Bookish Musings is a feature here at Beautiful Bookish Butterflies that allows one of us to share our thoughts and opinions, talk and discuss things happening in the book and blogging community or share a personal book related issue we have. Today, Stacie is talking about some reading goals she's set herself, what books she would like to get around to and why

So this year I've set myself a few 'goals' you could say. This year I'm going to try and read more books out of my comfort zone, when I a teenager I used to read a lot of 'adult' books and even though YA will always have a big hold on my heart, I think its time that I mixed it up a bit.  Lately I've been finding it harder and harder to find a YA book that is different and doesn't seem recycled (If you know of any you think I would like then don't hesitate to comment with a few or a long list, I'm partial to a big list haha) 

Along with wanting to read more of a variety, I want to finish series that I started and have forgotten about ( I've joined a challenge to do with series so hoping I can finish it). I've got this thing where I like to read a series all in a go because I don't like waiting for the next one to come out, but obviously there are some that have slipped through the gaps fro my younger years or even in the last few years.

Last goal would be to just read more, and have fun doing it. It became something of a chore last year but well.. last year was chore in itself haha.

Here's a list of the books that I want to read this year, I'm going to go with the flow for the rest but these I would like to finish. ( I'd also like to read some classic's. But I'm not sure if I will.)

1.The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings #1)
2.The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings #2)
3.The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings #3)
4.The Hobbit (Middle-Earth Universe)

I can not begin to describe how much I love The Lord f the Rings , they are some of my favourite and as a reader, I am ashamed to say that I have yet to read these book. I've wanted to read them for a long time, but this year I'm going to make it my number one goal to read them. So here's hoping at the end of the year I've at least managed 3 of them haha

1.A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire #2)

2.A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire #3)

3.A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire #4)

4.A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire #5)

There isn't much that I can say about Game of Thrones that hasn't already been said. That show is just in a another league to others and I HAVE! to read them. I've read number one, and most of two, but because I've seen every season so far, I already know what's going to happen in the first 3 books. And even though its still a good book, with the amount I read I find I know the ending to the story before I'm even half way through, so to keep me focused on a book it really has to be unpredictable. So what I'm trying to say is I've found it really hard to get through the first 2 because of knowing whats already happened, but at the same time I'm not sure if I will read them before the show is finished or not. Me and my partner watch it together, and its nice being shocked with him and not knowing whats around the corner. So my mind isn't 100% made up yet about reading it this year haha.

1.Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle #3)

2.Inheritance (The Inheritance Cycle #4)

So when I was younger me and my best friend at the time used to spend hours in a book store, and for weeks we saw Eragon on show at the front of the store. It  had a sleeve for the movie around it and we both thought that it would be a good film as we were both heavily into fantasy movies. Anyway I deiced to get it before the film came out and I loved it, it became one of my favorites ( we do not speak of the shambolic movie!). I found it hard to get through the 2nd on because I was in college, and for some reason I never got around to reading Brisingr. So this year I am going to re-read them and finish the series.  I loved them once and I'm sure I still :).

Is there any books that you've been meaning to read but put of for one reason or another? :)