2018! Another amazing reading year for me. I learnt to not forget the joy of Reading and also got really interested in non-fiction reads. I read 52 books out of which one was re-read and three were DNF. Here are the books I read in 2018:

The English Spy Mysteries – Rachel Amphlett

Murder in Mesopotamia – Agatha Christie

Dark Matter – Blake Crouch

Call to Arms – Rachel Amphlett

Only Time Will Tell – Jeffrey Archer

White is the Coldest Colour – John Nicholl

Dark of Night 1 – CS Duffy

Walls of Silence – Ruth Wade

The Smiling Man – Joseph Knox

Midday – David B. Lyons

Trickster – Vinaya Bhagat

Turn A Blind Eye – Vicky Newham

When Evil Calls Your Name – John Nicholl

I am Watching You – Teresa Driscoll

A Woman Scorned – Jack Jordan

Under the Woods – K A Richardson

Are You Afraid of the Dark – Sidney Sheldon

The Woman in Cabin 10 – Ruth Ware

UNSUB – Meg Gardiner

Calico Cat – Amanda James

Deception Wears Many Faces – Maggie James

The Fear – C L Taylor

The Anniversary – Hilary Boyd

Afterlife – Marcus Sakey

Pretty Ugly Lies – Pamela Crane

Gone to Ground – Rachel Amphlett

Before Her Eyes – Jack Jordan

Tripwire – Lee Child

The Silent Companions – Laura Purcell

Over My Shoulder – Patricia Dixon

Cards on The Table – Agatha Christie

The Sins of the Father – Jeffrey Archer

The Tainted Vintage – Clare Blanchard

Cats, Cannolis, and a Curious Kidnapping – Cheryl D Bannerman

The Cornish Retribution – Amanda James

Video Killed the Radio Star – Duncan Macmaster

The Golden Orphans – Gary Raymond

The Not So Secret Emails of Coco Pinchard – Robert Bryndza

The Legacy Device – Rachel Amphlett

Less – Andrew Sean Greer

Dig Two Graves – Keith Nixon

Murder Undeniable – Anita Waller

C is for Corpse – Sue Grafton

Real Artists Don’t Starve – Jeff Goins

The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck – Mark Manson

Plot and Structure – James Scott Bell

 

And here are the winners –

1. Best Book (Fiction) – Afterlife by Marcus Sakey; Midday by David B.Lyons
2. Best Book (Non-Fiction) – The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck by Mark Manson
3. Author of the Year – Jack Jordan
4. Promising Author – David B. Lyons
5. Best Protagonist (Male) – Will Brody (from Afterlife by Marcus Sakey)
6. Best Protagonist (Female) – Caitlin Hendrix (from UNSUB by Meg Gardiner)
7. Best Antagonist – *Sorry can’t name, Spoiler!* (from Midday by David B. Lyons; Before Her Eyes by Jack Jordan)
8. Best Ensemble – Vincent, Ryan, Jack and Darragh (from Midday by David B. Lyons); Katerina, Beth and Doris (from Murder Undeniable by Anita Waller)
9. Best Plot – Midday by David B.Lyons
10. Re-Read Worthy Book – Afterlife by Marcus Sakey
11. Best Writing – Less by Andrew Sean Greer
12. Most Surprising Book – Before Her Eyes by Jack Jordan
13. Quick Read – UNSUB by Meg Gardiner
14. Must Follow Bookstagrammer – Mary from @reading.between.wines
15. Best Movie – Andhadhun; Avengers Infinity War
16. Precious One – Before Her Eyes by Jack Jordan
17. Fictional Buddy – Eva Delacourt (from The English Spy Mysteries by Rachel Amphlett)
18. Wish I Was There Book – Murder Undeniable by Anita Waller
19. Best Kindle Read – The English Spy Mysteries by Rachel Amphlett
20. Best Cover – Midday by David B. Lyons; Murder Undeniable by Anita Waller