Read What You Own 2026

Finished Patricia Gibney - The Missing Ones, Natalie Fergie - 25 Library Terrace and Clare Chase - Mystery on Hidden Lane

Finished The Last Party - Clare Mackintosh which I bought a couple of years ago. Page-turning murder mystery. Full review on 50B thread will follow in usual way.

Just finished The Names by Florence Knapp.. love love loved it!

Three more RWYO for me - One August Night by Victoria Hislop (sequel to The Island), Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome and A Horse Walks into a Bar by David Grossman, which won the International Booker Prize in 2017.

Another book done, Rizzio by Denise Mina about the murder of Mary, Queen of Scots' Adviser David Rizzio which was plotted by her husband. Short but wonderful.

I am still sticking with RWYO and have just finished House of Glass - Hadley Freeman which I bought in 2021. Fascinating and moving story of a Jewish family in Europe in the twentieth century. Full review on 50B thread.

I finished two RWYO books When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr and The Appeal by Janice Hallett I’ll add full reviews on the 50 Books thread but I enjoyed both.

Finished and enjoyed Way Back by Sara Cox

Precipice - Robert Harris which I bought in May last year. I found this really interesting - full review to follow on 50B thread.

Emma Watson - Joan Aiken Based on Jane Austen’s incomplete/ abandoned novel ‘The Watsons’ (I think it was only a few chapters wasn’t it?) which Aiken adapted and finished. Didn’t love this, it was ok.

7 . Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy - I haven’t read this since my teenage years and it was well worth a reread. I definitely need to do some more RWYO over the summer.

Finished Fatal Legacy by Lindsey Davis, another in the Flavia Albia series. Not a regular whodunnit and very complicated. I’m only three books behind in the series now, of which I own two and have a birthday coming up…

I’ve also broken my RWYO rules by getting a library book - but in my defence it will finish a series, and I didn’t want to start any of my RWYO ‘first in a series’ books as my brain can’t cope with too many different worlds in this heat.

Finished Tamar by Mal Peet which has been on my kindle for nearly 10 years. Enjoyable. Review on the 50 books thread.

Have finished four more RWYO - Every Light in the House is Burnin' by Andrea Levy,
Sedated by James Davies, Good Harbour by Anita Diamant and The Missing Family by Tim Weaver.

Finished Scaffolding - Lauren Elkin which I bought at the 50B London meet-up last May. Not quite what I was expecting.

Another one off the list - Vile Bodies - Evelyn Waugh

Semi-cheated as I bought this on kindle years back, got bored trying to read it so used an audible credit. I actually quite enjoyed the audio, the narrator makes all the difference and this one was brilliant.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin

Bought in 2023, finished today. Loved it!

Have finished and enjoyed The Library by Bella Osborne
Also finished The Crossing by Matt Brolly

Finished The Editor's Wife - Clare Chambers which I bought almost exactly four years ago. Worth waiting for and review will follow on 50B thread.

I should also say I’ve fallen off the wagon in spectacular style, only on kindle not so much physical books but I must have bought about 10 titles in the last week. I’m still determined to read more of the ones I own though - I’ve managed 17 RWYO so far this year, would like to get that number to at least 27 say. Then any outstanding ones of my current purchases can be next year’s RWYO fodder 😀

I remember not particularly loving Brooklyn but I’d like to try again at some point, I read it at a not great time in life.

Finished 2 I’ve had knocking around since last year - Really good actually - Monica Heisey which I think was a kindle 99p deal at some point. And We Solve Murders - Richard Osman on audible.

Neither anything amazing but I enjoyed both in their own way.

Coincidence! I will try to avoid spoilers in my review