Evolving Perceptions

Title: Throwing Rules To The Wind Author: Thessa Lim Release Date: November 17, 2017 ABOUT THE BOOK:  A complicated office romance is not what scrupulous travel writer Zara Castillo has planned for, especially not when her career is finally taking off, but her easygoing colleague Matthew Villanueva is everything she wants in a man. When their relationship is tested by distance, issues she thought she had long buried emerge once again. Zara delves into her past in a quest for answers. Now she must face her demons or lose the love of her life. With trips to tropical islands boasting beaches, rolling hills, and windmills, Throwing Rules to the Wind explores the lights and shades of seeking closure, forgiveness, and love. Read an excerpt from the book here MY REVIEW:  Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an HONEST review.  Despite being using an overused theme with office/forbidden romance, the author's take on it is very unique with her d

BOOK HAUL 1. Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo  A wonderful, coming-of-age love story from a fresh new voice in YA fiction. 'Miss Amelia Hayes, welcome to The Land of Dreams. I am the staff trainer. I will call you grasshopper and you will call me sensei and I will give you the good oil. Right? And just so you know, I'm open to all kinds of bribery.' From the moment 15-year-old Amelia begins work on the checkout at Woolworths she is sunk, gone, lost...head-over-heels in love with Chris. Chris is the funny, charming, man-about-Woolies, but he's 21, and the 6-year difference in their ages may as well be 100. Chris and Amelia talk about everything from Second Wave Feminism to Great Expectations and Alien but will he ever look at her in the way she wants him to? And if he does, will it be everything she hopes?   2. The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare  Fans of The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices can get to know warlock Magnus

Title: Finding Audrey Author: Sophie Kinsella Published by: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Published on: June 9, 2017   PLOT: An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audrey’s daily life. She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr. Sarah, but when Audrey meets Linus, her brother’s gaming teammate, she is energized. She connects with him. Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way she’s never been able to do with anyone before. As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum, a sweet romantic connection develops, one that helps not just Audrey but also her entire family.  REVIEW:        In this book you can truly see Sophie Kinsella's growth as an author from the Shopaholic series to Can You Keep a Secret? to this is wonderful book Finding Audrey. Her writing style and theme has improved and matured overtime.         I love so many aspects about this book. First is the great family dynamics. I felt like I reading abo

1. Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab  THE WORLD IS BREAKING. AND SO ARE THEY. KATE HARKER isn't afraid of monsters. She hunts them. And she's good at it. AUGUST FLYNN once yearned to be human. He has a part to play. And he will play it, no matter the cost. THE WAR HAS BEGUN. THE MONSTERS ARE WINNING. Kate will have to return to Verity. August will have to let her back in. And a new monster is waiting—one that feeds on chaos and brings out its victims' inner demons. Which will be harder to conquer: the monsters they face, or the monsters within? 2. The Mortal Instruments Coloring Book by Cassandra Clare Experience Cassandra Clare’s internationally bestselling world of the Shadowhunters like never before with this intricate adult coloring book featuring forty-five all-new illustrations! From the hallowed halls of the New York Institute to the glimmering glass buildings of Alicante, from the depths of the city of bones to the forests of faerie, the world of Cassandr

My challenge for this month was to read 10 books and guess what! I HAVE READ 12 BOOKS THIS MONTH, which is crazy. I also did participate in the Booktube-a-thon, which helped me in completing my goal. 1. A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic #2) by V.E Schwab This is the perfect sequel! It's action pack, humorous dialogue, and amazing characters that I truly love! 2. The Edge of Falling by Rebecca Serle 3. Stalking Jack the Ripper (Stalking Jack The Ripper #1) by Kerri Maniscalco This book was super fun to read despite having a dark story filled with murder and gore. The author also did a great job with providing enjoyable characters. Audrey Rose is a very entertaining protagonist to read, as well as Thomas Cresswell with their love for forensic science and continuous bantering. Plus the mystery of who Jack The Ripper is was a real page turner. I was also right about who Jack was in this book because he/she was the not obvious choice, in terms of