“In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit.”

Hi, my name is Melissa, and I read The Hobbit for the first time at 29 years old.

And what an adventure it was. I have always been leery about reading Tolkien, because I’m not good with high fantasy or complicated worlds. (I know it gets worse than this!) The Hobbit was a great start. Even though I’ve never read it before, it made me nostalgic for my childhood. I read a lot as a kid, as I was frequently by myself, and I have a feeling that The Hobbit would really have been a great book for me. 

Thank you to Ashley (@busy.book.bee) for finally making me read this! I can’t wait to discuss it with everyone at the end of the month.