#FinishedReading ‘Am I having fun now?’ by Suzi Ruffell.

I’ve just finished a book in 6 days thanks to my self set commitment read a little every day this year as 2026 is the National Year of Reading.

In addition to feeling awe at the speed of my reading returning, this was a great read.

#FinishedReading ‘Thunder City’ by Philip Reeve.

A great tale of adventure. That it has taken me so long to finish should be no reflection on the storytelling (only on my lack of focus).

Finished Middlemarch. Now watching the BBC adaptation. An ideal novel for one Bluesky post, innit? 😉 Honestly, I think the book read me more than I read it. Fascinating (and slightly hilarious) how England hasn’t changed that much underneath. #Middlemarch #GeorgeEliot #Goodreads #FinishedReading

I recently finished up #thesilmarillion and enjoyed it. It's a complex piece that... I found terribly interesting in bits and terribly boring in others. In the end I appreciate what it is and enjoy having some history of tales touched on in the #lordoftherings and #thehobbit works; but also better appreciate the story telling in those works because of this addition.

In 2025 I've gone through Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit and now this book. Something I've been wanting to do for a long time. If I get the time to write down my thought in a longer form, I hope to write a blog post about my experience with them.

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Finished Jade City by Fonda Lee. Very interesting book. Very different from the usual fantasy that I normally read. Looking forward to the rest of the trilogy.

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#FinishedReading ‘The children of Cherry Tree Farm’ by Enid Blyton.

I do so enjoy Enid Blyton and this series of the children on the farm are special - I always wanted to be them when I was little and reading these.

#FinishedReading ‘Guilty by definition’ by Susie Dent.

Read and finished on my holiday. A wordy (but in a way that made sense contextually, not a Dicken’s type way) mystery fiction that was fun to read, kept me engaged and I’m looking forward to reading the next one in 2026.

Just wrapping up #TheTwoTowers and am still just tickled at how much I love this series. It is a damn pleasure every time I get to sit down with this! Onward to #thereturnoftheking

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