Hey everyone!! I hope you’re having a great week! I haven’t posted on here in a little bit. I’ve been busy.
Anyway, I wanted to write a post about how I’m going on a book-buying ban this year. It’s something I feel like I should’ve done a while ago. Basically, I’ve been so overwhelmed lately because of my big physical TBR. To be fair, it’s not as bad as it previously was a year ago. I recently un-hauled around 100 books! It was previously around 200-300 books. Now, it’s at 111 books. My goal is to get it down to around 50 books. Plus, I have like 200 books on my kindle to read as well!
Here is a list of reasons why I decided to go on a book-buying ban:
I’m a slow reader
Since I’m a slow reader, having a big physical TBR is too much for me. It takes me around 1-2 weeks to read an average-sized book, and longer to read a fantasy book. My book collection literally piles up, because I can’t read my books fast enough. I read an average of 50 books a year!
I want to read the books I’ve had for 3-4 years!
A lot of them are books I bought almost 4 years ago, and half are probably books I bought in the last year or so. I recently un-hauled a bunch of them, because I lost interest in them, but I still have a lot of books that I’m still interested in, and I never got to in the last 3-4 years. I want to make it a priority to read them this year!
I’m very picky!
Nowadays, I’m a very picky reader! I DNF books so easily now! I feel like most books I read now, I DNF. I’m going to post a separate post about this topic, because I have a lot to say! I recently learned that it’s kind of a waste of money for me to just buy books blindly. I feel like I need to sample books first before I buy them. This year I plan to use the library more, and get samples on my kindle to try books out first before I buy them. I have to, since I’m so picky now. I easily DNF books in the first or second chapter, because I can sense if a book isn’t for me.
Those are the reasons why I’m going on a book-buying ban. Will I let myself buy a book every once in a while? Yes, but only if it’s a book that I’m excited to read. I allow myself to buy kindle books, because having a huge kindle TBR doesn’t stress me out, since I can’t see it physically. I also mostly buy kindle books when they go on sale to save money. My plan in the future is to start using the library more again too. I’m going to talk more about this in a future post. I just wanted to post about going on a book-buying ban this year, and just reading the books that I already have, because I know a lot of people can relate.
Thank you for reading this article! If you’re on a book-buying ban right now, or you’re planning on doing one this year, leave me a comment. I would love to chat about it!
Stay tuned for more posts coming soon! Have a great day, and happy reading!!