Pick of the Month [August 2018]

I read 14 books in August which is basically the same volume as the previous 5 months or so. One thing that is trending downward is my ebook reading. No real reason for this, I just prefer physical books. In August I read just the one ebook on my kindle and it just happens to be my pick of the month in The Upper Hand by Johnny Shaw. If you've not read it, I strongly suggest heading to Amazon and grabbing a copy asap; this book is funny as hell.

Pick of the Month [July 2018]

New releases: I read 5 books published this year, the aforementioned book by Johnny Shaw, along with;

Hellbent by Greg Hurwitz - the third thriller in the Evan Smoak series

The Folded Land by Tim Lebbon - the second book in the Relics series (which is a great follow-up to the very good, Relics) 

The Valley by Steve Hawke - a rural Australian general crime story with literary overtones

Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott - yet another 5 star read by one of my favorite authors. I listened to the audiobook and was once again blown away. 

Some of my other reading other highlights include:

Triggerman by Walter Hill - a graphic novel of gangsters published by Titan Comics / Hardcase Crime

Get Capone by Jonathan Eig - true crime in prohibition Chicago about the rise and fall of Al Capone

Lastly a brief update on my 2018 Goodreads Reading Challenge - I set out to read a conservative (for me) 120 books in 2018. At the end of August I'm sitting on 122, goal complete :-)