That's ok. Sometimes life gets in the way; sometimes we set a goal too high and demotivate ourselves. But you've read a book this year. You can use that as a minimum goal for next year: to read more than 1 book. Anything more than 2 will be a bonus. Celebrate yourself for what you've done, don't beat yourself up for what you didn't. It will not encourage you.

If you're looking for July inspiration, how about finding something about the fall of the Bastille (July 14) which lead to the start of the French Revolution?

My loose reading goal for next year is once again 35 books as it has been for the last two years. It's not as challenging that would require me to cheat by picking shorter books or easier reads and large enough to encourage me to concentrate on reading rather than scrolling social media in my free time. My other goal is to read Byron's works and Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". And lastly, read more women/nb authors as my reading list skews heavily male if I don't pay attention.

That is such an interesting twist on a reading challenge.