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Welcome in! My name is Iva and I'm just a girl with ADHD trying to fall in love with reading as an adult. I started reading intentionally in 2022 by finding things that I enjoyed and it's been great fun.

Please don't comment in this discussion thread. I do welcome you to post in my yearly personal challenge page where we can chat over reviews, recommendations etc!

⭐️Bulatrix's 50 in 2025⭐️

My Reading Journey 👣

I started reading intentionally in 2022. My boyfriend is a big reader and he gave me the confidence and the space to try and incorporate it into my life. I've never been reader, I sort of attribute that to being in French immersion all through elementary school and not really learning proper English until high school. I struggled with grammar, syntax, vocabulary and essay writing... Maybe that, or my raging ADHD that was never diagnosed. I still find it hard to read sometimes. My mind likes to wander unless I absolutely love what I'm reading.

In 2022, I had a goal of reading 6 books, I only made it to 3.

In 2023, I had a goal of reading 5 books and I ended the year with 6.

In 2024, I had a goal of reading 12 books, which was double what I read in 2023. I ended the year with 19 books!

In December I participated in my first group read with an advent calendar type book by Per Jacobsen called 25 Days. It was a real challenge reading only one chapter a day leading up to Christmas, but I held out. I will definitely do this again next year, here is hoping I find a book!



Pending


Readers' Picks Challenge

In 2025, I have a goal of reading 50 books. I also think I am ready to incorporate challenges. I think it will force me to clean out my physical bookshelf and kindle TBR and move out of my usual genres of crime, mystery & thrillers.

I'd like to start building a physical library with books that I love and want to keep.