Evolving Perceptions

Watching the Chilling Tales of Sabrina Halloween is coming real soon and if you're like me and you tend to forget to prepare your costume before hand or if your are looking for easy costumes that you might already have in your closet then keep on reading. 1. Hogwarts Student  First the very iconic Hogwarts uniform from the Harry Potter series. So I got my costume online but you can totally DIY it by wearing a black skirt, knee length grey socks, white button down shirt, and a tie or scarf with your house color. Hogwarts Robe Pleated Black Skirt White Button Down Shirt 2. Wednesday Addams  For my second costume, I just wore a dress that I had for years. I also but my hair in two braids and put on a lighter foundation and a dark lipstick. I would use a black lipstick but I do not have one at the moment.  Black Dress with Peter Pan Collar 3. Isabelle Lightwood For my Isabelle Lightwood costume, I opted for her lacy dress look but you can wea...

November is finally here and I cannot believe that in less than two months the year 2018 is finally coming to an end. In the month of October I read eight books and I feel like the book that I've read were either great or bad. Anyway here are the books that I have read in the past month... 1. Damaged by Martina Cole When the bodies of missing schoolgirls start turning up, former DCI Kate Burrows is dragged out of retirement. A new Grantley serial killer is in town and DCI Annie Carr turns to Kate for help. She welcomes the distraction from her home life with former gangster, Patrick Kelly, whose long lost son has turned up out of the blue, bringing trouble with him. It soon becomes clear the killer is on their doorstep and as the body count grows, Kate and Annie face a race against the clock. But they have no real leads ... and there's more to these murders than meets the eye. Can Kate take the killer down before another schoolgirl dies? My thoughts: I love ...

Halloween is fast approaching and it is the time wherein I love to read spooky and scary books. I just love reading with hot coffee during this festivities. I also watch horror movies in between reading. So, here is my book recommendation for Halloween. 1. The Dark Vault (The Archived #1-2.5)  by Victoria Schwab Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive. Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was: a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive. Being a Keeper isn't just dangerous...

Title: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty Authors: Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson Publisher: Crown Publishing Group Release Date: March 20, 2012 Introduction:   In Why Nations Fail, the authors try to study what factor contributes in a country’s political and economical success or failure. Their main argument is that the emergence of prosperity and poverty correlates with man-made political and economic institutions. They tried to achieve this by functioning on two levels. First is differentiating between extractive and inclusive economic and political institutions. Second is their explanation for why inclusive institutions emerge in some parts of the world and not in others. Their theory is the link between inclusion economic and political institution and prosperity. According to both Acemoglu and Robinson, “states differ in in their economic success because of their different institutions, the rules influencing how the economy wo...

Title: What If It's Us Author: Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera Published by : Harper Teen Released Date: October 9, 2018 PLOT: Arthur is only in New York for the summer, but if Broadway has taught him anything, it’s that the universe can deliver a showstopping romance when you least expect it. Ben thinks the universe needs to mind its business. If the universe had his back, he wouldn’t be on his way to the post office carrying a box of his ex-boyfriend’s things. But when Arthur and Ben meet-cute at the post office, what exactly does the universe have in store for them? Maybe nothing. After all, they get separated. Maybe everything. After all, they get reunited. But what if they can’t quite nail a first date . . . or a second first date . . . or a third? What if Arthur tries too hard to make it work . . . and Ben doesn’t try hard enough? What if life really isn’t like a Broadway play? But what if it is? Review: Disclaimer: I won an advance reade...