Evolving Perceptions

Happy New Year everybody and you know what that means. It is now time for my top 18 book of 2018. 2018 was a great reading for me. I read a total of 138 books, which is about 43,912 pages. I read a lot of good ones this year and I also fell back in love with mystery/thriller books, which is great since there are a lot of recently published good mystery books right now. Without further ado let get on with my top 18 books! 1. The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee Henry “Monty” Montague was born and bred to be a gentleman, but he was never one to be tamed. The finest boarding schools in England and the constant disapproval of his father haven’t been able to curb any of his roguish passions—not for gambling halls, late nights spent with a bottle of spirits, or waking up in the arms of women or men. But as Monty embarks on his Grand Tour of Europe, his quest for a life filled with pleasure and vice is in danger of coming to an end. Not only does his fathe...

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 ...